Court & Justice

Nigeria’s Supreme Court Decision on Local Government Autonomy: A Watershed Moment

By Sonny Onyegbula The Supreme Court's decision on local government autonomy is a significant milestone in Nigeria's journey towards decentralisation…

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Tinubu Government, Human Rights, Press Freedom and the Judiciary

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last…

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Two Feedbacks to Chidi Odinkalu’s – In Defence of Judicial Authority in Nigeria

Judicial Authority in Nigeria My Father Refused to Swear in Buhari after 31 December 1983 Coup By Seyi Sowemimo I have in recent times…

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Nigerian Judges and the Judicial Code of Conduct – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

If you wanna live - treat me goodIf you wanna live, live…

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Nigeria set to create a Club of Super Lawyers – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Twenty-three days after its transmission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper…

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Centre for Community Law Sues ECOWAS Over Appointment of Commissioner -By Orimogunje Samuel

The Registered Trustees of the Centre for Community Law (CCL), a Nigeria-based…

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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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