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Before Judicial Anarchy Returns to Nigeria – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The year 1993 changed Nigeria’s judiciary. Over a period of a mere five months,…
Governance As Dignity: Otti’s 3 Yrs of Impact, Shaping Abia’s Future – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
I should begin my remarks by transmitting congratulations to the people of…
Gowon: Contested Allegiances and Duty of Remembering – By Richard Ikiebe
First, a disclosure: I have not yet read General Yakubu Gowon's newly published memoir,…
Who Cares About Nigeria? – By Paul Ejime
Foreigners who have lived in Nigeria or interacted with Nigerians at various…
Nigeria and the Search for Judge Dan Maliki – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
“Divine right is an old, established principle. It means that kings have…
ECOWAS Court Orders Prison Decongestion, an end to Prolonged Detention without Trial in Nigeria – By Ajayi Osahon
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the de-congestion of Nigerian prisons…
Nigerian Elite and the Death of Democratic Promise – By Richard Ikiebe
British voters have delivered a massive jolt to their political establishment. The…
In Search of Nigeria’s Lawyer-Statesmen – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as…
Odinkalu Bags Award at America’s Influential University – By Paul Ejime
Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, a Nigerian lawyer, human rights activist and professor of international…
