Court & Justice

Joseph Otteh: The Man Who Changed Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

The legal career of Joseph Chukwuma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily have…

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Africa’s Continental Criminal Court Can No Longer Wait

*By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Less than a decade ago, the detention centre of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Scheveningen…

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Corruption: The Bane of Nigerian Judiciary

By Sonny Onyegbula Nigeria's judiciary, considered a cornerstone of its democracy, now grapples with corruption threatening the reputation and integrity…

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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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Nigeria and the Ministry of Judges’ Welfare – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When the House of Lords, as the upper chamber of the UK…

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Ekpa’s Conviction in Finland: Vindication or Indictment of Nigerian Judiciary? – Paul Ejime 

“Justice is on trial for multiple reasons, such as delays, systemic inefficiency,…

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#GEJ2027: Will most likely suffer a Judicial Abortion, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean 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…

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The Selectorate: When the People Vote but the Judges Choose, By Abdul Mahmud

One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts,…

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