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Wiked judges and Nyesomized courts, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchOctober 27, 20240

“A Judge shall avoid developing excessively close relationship with frequent litigants – such as government ministers or their officials, municipal…

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Nigeria: Three stories, one message, by Azu Ishiekwene

BarandbenchOctober 24, 20240

Three – maybe three and a half – stories go to the heart of why Nigeria appears stuck in a…

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Mr President, are Ndigbo part of your Nigeria, asks Emmanuel Onwubiko

BarandbenchOctober 21, 20240

Igbo marginalization became very pronounced throughout the eight year- long treacherous government of the retired brutal military dictator: Major General…

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Shouldn’t we sell the power grid for a penny, asks Kazeem Akintunde

BarandbenchOctober 21, 20240

Electricity generation, transmission and distribution has now become rocket science for us in Nigeria. This is because in spite of…

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Examining Section 45(1) of the 1999 constitution as a limitation clause, by Fredrick  Awkadigwe

BarandbenchOctober 20, 20240

Introduction From the time of Osawe & 2 Ors v Registrar of Trade Unions (1985) 1 NWLR Pt 4 Pg…

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Why Imo Chief Judge must go, by Chidi Odinkalu

BarandbenchOctober 20, 2024October 20, 20240

The judicial career of Francis Chukwuma Abosi was supposed to last only seven years. In the event, he did 12…

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Does it still make sense to trust Tinubu, asks Azu Ishiekwene

BarandbenchOctober 17, 20240

This was tough to write. My heart resisted it, but I yielded to my head. The petrol in my car,…

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Of Birthdays: Oloyede, Lakanu and Owolabi, by Reuben Abati

BarandbenchOctober 16, 2024October 16, 20240

Many persons that I know and that are dear to me have been celebrating their birthdays in the last week…

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Economy: Why we need to probe President Buhari, by Taiwo Adisa

BarandbenchOctober 13, 20240

In the build-up to the 2015 election, when President Muhammadu Buhari mounted the podium to seek votes from Nigerians, he…

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Egbetokun l’okan, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchOctober 13, 20240

In 1982, on the foothills of the road to Nigeria’s 1983 general elections, it was quite clear that the ruling…

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