Femi Falana, SAN (born 20 May 1958)In the town of Ilawe, Ekiti State He is a

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and Human right activist.He is also the father to Folarin Falana popularly known as

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. Femi Falana is a well-known activist for human rights, always trying to show sympathy towards people.Femi Falana is well known for opposing oppression, from successive military authorities.

Education

Femi Falana was a student of St. Michael’s School from 1963 to 1968. After finishing from this school, Femi Falana attended Sacred Heart Catholic Seminary from 1971 – 1975, He began his legal practice in 1982. After finishing his law practice in 2012, Femi Falana became a Senior Advocate in Nigeria he graduated from the University of Ife now

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. He is a Principal Partner at Falana&Falana Chambers which he runs with

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his wife. He contested and lost the governorship election of

Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the northeast by Kogi State, to the south and southeast by Ondo State, and to the west by Osun State. Named for the Ekiti ...

in 2007 on the platform of the

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, a party he served as National Chairman in 2011. He is the father of

, a popular Nigerian rapper, singer, online comedian and actor and husband to Nigerian women's rights activist

. He belongs to many professional bodies: West African Bar Association, Member,

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and Member, West African Bar Association, Member, Pan African Lawyers Union and Member,

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Publications

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

References

1958 births Living people Nigerian human rights activists 20th-century Nigerian lawyers Nigerian politicians Senior Advocates of Nigeria Falana family Obafemi Awolowo University alumni 21st-century Nigerian lawyers {{Nigeria-law-bio-stub