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FIFA World Cup 2026: Durable Themes in Troubled Times – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When the FIFA World Cup finals kick off on June 11, Nigeria’s…

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GDP Numbers and Issues with Soludo’s 8% Remark – By Anthony Ejiofor

Governor Chukwuma Soludo is one of Nigeria's most accomplished public intellectuals. As…

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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,…

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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…

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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,…

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Who Cares About Nigeria? – By Paul Ejime

Foreigners who have lived in Nigeria or interacted with Nigerians at various…

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Nigeria and the Search for Judge Dan Maliki – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“Divine right is an old, established principle. It means that kings have…

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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…

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Nigerian Elite and the Death of Democratic Promise – By Richard Ikiebe

British voters have delivered a massive jolt to their political establishment. The…

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