Court & Justice

In Rivers State, A Supreme Iniquity?

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta…

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GTBank’s Persecution of Bloggers

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu By the time Muhammadu Buhari ran for a second presidential term in 2019, it seemed clear…

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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 as profound and pervasive as judicial independence, but…

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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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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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Nigeria and Senior Advocates of No-Consequence (SANs) – Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for…

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Criminal Defamation or Criminal Intimidation: The Phantom Charges against Me, By Chinedu Agu

It is no longer news that on Wednesday, 17th  September 2025, I honoured…

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ECOWAS Council, Commission President Dragged to Community Court Over AES Staff Matter, By Paul Ejime

David Aguele, a Nigerian citizen, and the Centre for Community Law (CfCL), an…

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Nigeria: Supreme Enablers of Constitutional Outrage, – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“The judiciary have a wide scope for making political decisions.” J.A.G. Griffiths,…

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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…

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