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Lifusprudence: An introduction to a judicial hitman
Jun 28, 2026
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU Nigeria has been blessed over the years with a rich supply of towering judicial intellect. The second chief justice of post-colonial Nigeria,…
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Lifusprudence: An introduction to a judicial hitman
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU Nigeria has been blessed over the years with a rich supply of towering judicial intellect. The second chief justice of…
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In Imo state, Governor Uzodinma seeks a chief judge he can own
Jun 21, 2026
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU Swami Kesavananda Bharati was a senior Hindu monk who became an unlikely icon of constitutional law and provocateur for judicial independence. Better…
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Gbeho: Elder statesman, quintessential diplomat, goes home
Jun 17, 2026
BY PAUL EJIME Ambassador James Victor Gbeho served only two years (2010-2012) as President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Durable themes in troubled times
Jun 7, 2026
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU When the FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, Nigeria will be on the menu but not as a competitor. Nigerian…
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Beyond the GDP numbers: Why Soludo’s ‘8 percent’ remark misses the point
Jun 4, 2026
BY ANTHONY EJIOFOR Governor Chukwuma Soludo is one of Nigeria's most accomplished public intellectuals. As a former central bank governor, economist, professor, and now governor of…
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Before the return of judicial anarchy
May 31, 2026
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU 1993 was the year that changed Nigeria’s judiciary. Over a period of a mere five months, the military in that year contrived…
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Where are Nigeria’s lawyer-statesmen?
May 17, 2026
BY CHIDI ANSELM-ODINKALU On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President…
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Negotiation, only viable path to a stable Nigerian union
May 11, 2026
BY RICHARD IKIEBE Public debate about Nigeria's future has grown increasingly crowded with competing prescriptions. Two of the suggested remedies dominate the discourse: the demand for outright…
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The travails of Nestoil and the travesties of courts
May 3, 2026
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In a week in which the Nigerian judiciary at all levels has been the focus of considerable civic and party-political energy, it…
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Identity, power and emerging Hausa question in Nigeria
May 2, 2026
BY RICHARD IKIEBE For over 100 years, Northern Nigeria has been held together by a politically contrived twofold ethnic fusion expediently branded as “Hausa-Fulani”. It has served…