Court & Justice

Nigeria: How Politicians Started Dashing Cars and Houses to Judges, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was the military ruler of Nigeria. He was supposedly in the last year of an…

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As Nigeria’s Supreme Court Prepares for Rivers State Proxy Wars

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The 10th of February 2025 promises to be a day of Proxy Wars at the Supreme Court of…

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Nigeria: Standing Tall for an Independent Bar, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. He had also…

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Arresting abuse of power in Nigeria’s judicial appointments – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“A Judge who takes advantage of the judicial office for personal gain…

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Nigeria and the Supreme Court’s Emergency Politics – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“All judges are politicians whether they know it or not.” - Enrique Petracchi,…

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Implications of Nnamdi Kanu’s Conviction for Terrorism – By Sonny Onyegbula

The sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of…

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On Whose Mandate Do Judges Stand? – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“I had discovered since my appointment as a High Court judge that…

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A Nigerian Judge and His À La Carte Law, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency…

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Independent, Unaccountable: A New Code for Nigeria’s Judiciary, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Among the doctrines that underpin the legal process in Nigeria, few are…

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Ese Oruru: The Inspiring Triumph of a Survivor, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

In April 2020, then governor of Kano State in north-west Nigeria, Abdullahi…

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Palestinian Territory and Implications of ICJ’s latest Ruling, By Sonny Onyegbula 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered a landmark advisory opinion…

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Nigeria and the latest Presidential Pardons, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

In September 1887, Harry Johnston, Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate…

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