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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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Where are Nigeria’s lawyer-statesmen?
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…
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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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Palestinian Territory and Implications of ICJ’s latest Ruling
Oct 26, 2025
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered a landmark advisory opinion emphasising Israel's obligations as an occupying power in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) since…
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Senior Advocates of No-Consequence (SANs)
Oct 12, 2025
The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it…
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Ekpa’s Conviction in Finland: Vindication or Indictment of Nigerian Judiciary?
Sep 5, 2025
*“Justice is on trial for multiple reasons, such as delays, systemic inefficiency, corruption, bureaucratic bottlenecks and inconsistent judgments" - John Tsoho, Chief Judge, Federal High Court of Nigeria*…
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Nigeria: Ending the afflictions of age falsifications by Judges
Jul 7, 2025
*“The mind grows old, no less than the body.” Aristotle, The Politics, Book II, Ch. 9, 146 (Penguin Classics, 1981)* A little over two decades away…
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Democracy in Africa and the Dangers of Judicial Selectorate
May 18, 2025
In March 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin adjudication of the disputes over the presidential election that occurred the previous month in the country. Voting…
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Aminu Ado Bayero, Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, Nyesom Wike: My Response
Mar 25, 2025
As part of its golden jubilee, the University of Calabar is said to have held a special convocation ceremony on Saturday, 22 March, 2025 where it…