Femi Falana

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Femi Falana
Born (1958-05-20) May 20, 1958 (age 63)
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
OccupationLawyer
Spouse(s)Funmi Falana
Children3
Websitefalanafalana.com.ng

Femi Falana, SAN (born 20 May 1958)[1] is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist.[2][3]

Education[]

He graduated from the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife Osun State. He is a Principal Partner at Falana&Falana Chambers which he runs with Funmi Falana his wife. He contested and lost the governorship election of Ekiti State in 2007 on the platform of the National Conscience Party, a party he served as National Chairman in 2011.[4]

He is the father of Falz, a popular Nigerian rapper, singer, online comedian and actor[5] and husband to Nigerian women's rights activist Funmi Falana.[6] He belongs to many professional bodies: West African Bar Association, Member, Nigerian Bar Association and Member, West African Bar Association, Member, Pan African Lawyers Union and Member, International Bar Association.[7][8][9]

Publications[]

He has written many publications including "Governance Politics in Post Military Nigeria Fundamental Rights Enforcement, Legaltext Publishing Company 2005.

References[]

  1. ^ Admin. "MR. Femi Falana, HLR". Hallmark of Labour. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Femi Falana". informationng.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Femi Falana". okay.ng. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Femi Falana". nigerianbiography.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "My wife didn't like our son's music career –Femi Falana". The Punch. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Simeon Ndaji (5 August 2012). "Femi Falana left me at the mercy of judges – Funmi,wife". Vanguard News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. ^ Legalnaija (2017-08-18). "Star Profile – Mr. Femi Falana SAN, LL.B, B.L, FCI, Arb. - Legal Naija". Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ^ Ifeoma, Peters. "Legal Luminary Profile: Femi Falana SAN - DNL Legal and Style". Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ "Femi Falana".


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