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Dele Farotimi Says He Still Has Four Lawsuits Despite Case Withdrawal
Activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi has revealed that he is still battling four separate lawsuits in different states, all filed by members of the Aare Afe Babalola law office.
He shared this on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews, days after Aare Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, agreed to withdraw legal cases against him.
Farotimi had previously been arrested and arraigned in two different courts in Ekiti State after Babalola filed a petition accusing him of defamation.
The allegations stemmed from his book Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, which Babalola claimed contained defamatory content.
As a result, Farotimi faced trial for criminal defamation in an Ekiti State Magistrates’ Court and was also charged with cyberbullying at the Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti.
Following interventions by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other senior traditional rulers, Babalola decided to drop the charges. However, during Sunday’s discussion themed Politics, Law and Society, Farotimi disclosed that while the criminal cases had been withdrawn, four civil suits remained active.
“My inability to fully speak on certain aspects of this matter is because, even though the criminal proceedings have been discontinued, I still have four ongoing cases in different states, all filed by members of the same law office,” he said.
Farotimi defended his book, emphasizing that it was not written out of gossip or idle speculation but was the result of thorough research.
“I wasn’t in a beer parlour, an officers’ mess, or sitting around gossiping. I wrote a book,” he said. “If anyone thinks I’ve lied, they should read it and challenge me with facts.”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to late Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs, recalling his contributions to the creative industry and his impact on Nigeria’s cultural identity.
In his tribute, Tinubu described Jacobs as a giant of the Nigerian creative industry and said “He was a giant of the Nigerian creative industry. His passing is a great loss to Nigeria, the African film industry and the global community of lovers of the performing arts. His remarkable body of work will continue to speak to generations yet unborn.
“The nation recognises the enormous contributions of Nigeria’s creative practitioners to the country’s cultural identity, global image and economic development. Olu Jacobs played a big role in creating this identity.”
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency over the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard drugs and consumer products in Nigeria.
Adeyanju also called for the removal of the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, as well as the heads of other regulatory agencies, including the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
“Nigerians are being exposed to dangerous products daily, from fake and substandard medicines to unsafe consumer goods, with reports of drugs being sold wholesale in the open under the hot sun. No responsible government should expose its citizens to such risks and expect mortality rates not to rise.”
Adeyanju also called out NAFDAC over what he described as failures in regulating the circulation of counterfeit and substandard products in the country.
It can be noted that various counterfeit products continue to circulate in Nigerian markets, while NAFDAC has also reported seizures and destruction of counterfeit, expired and substandard products.
Lagosians have lamented heavy traffic caused by ongoing construction work at Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Federal Government announced that repairs on the damaged expansion joints at Kara Bridge would begin on September 8, 2026. The project, initially scheduled to begin in August, was delayed to allow further traffic management planning due to concerns over its impact on motorists.
Since work began, traffic around the Kara area has become heavy, with Lagosians sharing updates on social media about spending two hours or more on the road.
Some commuters say the delays have made their 9-to-5 routines difficult, with several hours spent travelling to and from work.
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