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Hail to the New Chief Justice of Nigeria
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he died at 80 in June 2008, Lamidi…
Tinubu Government, Human Rights, Press Freedom and the Judiciary
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian…
Enforcing Human Rights in Nigeria: A Comparative Analysis of Court Judgements
By Sonny Onyegbula Human rights enforcement in Nigeria inhabits many complexities such…
How Judges Suffer Terror in Africa
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Around 26 May 2020, the Police in the Democratic…
Some Cautionary Thoughts about Reforming Nigeria’s Judiciary
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Seven years after his emergence as Nigeria’s military Head…
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…
