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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,…
Implications of Nnamdi Kanu’s Conviction for Terrorism – By Sonny Onyegbula
The sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of…
On Whose Mandate Do Judges Stand? – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
“I had discovered since my appointment as a High Court judge that…
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…
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…
Ese Oruru: The Inspiring Triumph of a Survivor, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In April 2020, then governor of Kano State in north-west Nigeria, Abdullahi…
Palestinian Territory and Implications of ICJ’s latest Ruling, By Sonny Onyegbula
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered a landmark advisory opinion…
Nigeria and the latest Presidential Pardons, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In September 1887, Harry Johnston, Acting Consul of the Oil Rivers Protectorate…
Nigeria and Senior Advocates of No-Consequence (SANs) – Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for…
