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Enforcing Human Rights in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Court Judgements

By Sonny Onyegbula Human rights enforcement in Nigeria inhabits many complexities such…

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How Judges Suffer Terror in Africa

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Around 26 May 2020, the Police in the Democratic…

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Some Cautionary Thoughts about Reforming Nigeria’s Judiciary

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Seven years after his emergence as Nigeria’s military Head…

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5-Point Agenda for New CJN by Eminent Nigerian Lawyers

By Ernest Ojukwu, SAN; Sam Erugo, SAN; Chidi Anselm Odinkalu; & Mbasekei Martin…

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Olukayode Ariwoola: The Baleful Legacy of a Lamentable Tenure

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s Supreme Court dismissed…

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In the Matter of the Yam-Eating Division of the FCT High Court

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Rights are only worth having if they are occasionally…

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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…

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The Kano Emirate legal dispute and Justice Abdullahi Liman

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the month since 23 May 2024, when…

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Odinkalu, Others Offer Hope to Millions of the Stateless in Africa

By Michael Blanding When refugees seek asylum, they leave one country for…

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