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Dressing, addressing, and redressing Nigeria’s lawyers and judges
Aug 9, 2026
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU “The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end of the 16th century and by the end of the…
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Dressing, addressing, and redressing Nigeria’s lawyers and judges
BY CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU “The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end of the 16th century and by the end…
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The Renewed Dystopia of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (1)
Apr 13, 2026
The Renewed Dystopia of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (1) By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Our administration will be committed to permanently securing the safety, freedom and prosperity…
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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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The Trouble with Peter Obi’s Promise of a Single-Term Presidency
Feb 4, 2026
In Nigerian politics, ideas often travel faster than the hard arithmetic of power, and few recent propositions illustrate this disjunction more clearly than Peter Obi’s oft-cited…
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Implications of Nnamdi Kanu’s Conviction for Terrorism
Nov 24, 2025
The sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Nigeria on charges…
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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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5-point agenda for new CJN by eminent Nigerian lawyers
Aug 26, 2024
By Ernest Ojukwu, SAN; Sam Erugo, SAN; Chidi Anselm Odinkalu; and Mbasekei Martin Obono Amid the greatest crisis of judicial authority since Nigeria’s independence in 1960,…
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Olukayode Ariwoola: The baleful legacy of a lamentable tenure
Aug 20, 2024
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s supreme court dismissed an application for the review of its seven-week-old decision to judicially install Hope…
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Buhari Swears In Olukayode Ariwola As CJN
Jun 27, 2022
By Marcus Ikechukwu President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Olukayode Ariwola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, to replace Justice Mohammed Tanko who allegedly resigned on…
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JUST IN: Buhari To Swear In Justice Ariwoola As CJN Today
Jun 27, 2022
By Marcus Ikechukwu Barring any last-minute change of plans, President Muhammadu Buhari would swear in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)…