Latest Court & Justice News
5-Point Agenda for New CJN by Eminent Nigerian Lawyers
By Ernest Ojukwu, SAN; Sam Erugo, SAN; Chidi Anselm Odinkalu; & Mbasekei Martin…
Olukayode Ariwoola: The Baleful Legacy of a Lamentable Tenure
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s Supreme Court dismissed…
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…
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…
The Kano Emirate legal dispute and Justice Abdullahi Liman
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the month since 23 May 2024, when…
Odinkalu, Others Offer Hope to Millions of the Stateless in Africa
By Michael Blanding When refugees seek asylum, they leave one country for…
A Petition To The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission
African Law Foundation and others petition NHRC over “Systematic” rights violations in…
Africa’s Continental Criminal Court Can No Longer Wait
*By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Less than a decade ago, the detention centre…
The Judiciary in Nigeria, Erosion of Trust and Quest for Justice
*By Dr Sonny Onyegbula The judiciary, a vital institution in any democratic…
