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My Lord, Justice Kneel Down
Mar 22, 2026
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction in an attempt to enhance their own dignity.” David Pannick…
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My Lord, Justice Kneel Down
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction in an attempt to enhance their own dignity.”…
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A Back to the Future Moment for the Nigerian Bar Association
Mar 15, 2026
A Back to the Future Moment for the Nigerian Bar Association By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When the then Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Babangida – a…
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In the House of ‘My Lord’, There are Judgments
Feb 1, 2026
Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1976. In a career as a trial judge spanning 17 years and…
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On Whose Mandate Do Judges Stand?
Nov 23, 2025
“I had discovered since my appointment as a High Court judge that most of the politicians in Nigeria and, indeed, in other developing countries only pay…
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James Omotosho: A Judge and His À La Carte Law
Nov 9, 2025
One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimeda state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18 April 2025, former Rivers State Governor, Minister of…
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Independent and Unaccountable: A New Code for Nigeria’s Judiciary
Nov 1, 2025
Among the doctrines that underpin the legal process in Nigeria, few are as profound and pervasive as judicial independence, but no doctrine in the ecosystem of…
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Enforcing Citizens’ Rights in Election Petitions Under the Nigerian Constitution
Jul 20, 2025
*“The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall…
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Joseph Otteh: The Man Who Changed Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria
Jun 22, 2025
The legal career of Joseph Chukwuma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily have been different. He graduated from…
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African Lawyers Association Appeals To Cape Verde Govt To Release Saab
Apr 14, 2021
The African Bar Association which is an association of African lawyers has reacted to the continued detention of Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat in Cape Verde.…