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BREAKING: Veteran Nollywood actor, Kola Oyewo, dies at 80

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Oyebamiji: Beyond his professional resume, by Ayo Ayoade

BarandbenchSeptember 28, 2025September 28, 20250

Simply put, leadership is about taking care of those in your charge. It is about guiding people with influence and…

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Those phantom charges against me, by Chinedu Agu

BarandbenchSeptember 28, 2025September 28, 20250

It is no longer news that on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, I honoured the invitation by the X-Squad Unit of…

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Tracing politicians’ trend of gifting judges with cars, houses, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchSeptember 14, 2025September 14, 20250

In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was Nigeria’s military ruler. He was supposedly in the last year of an interminable transition,…

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Ministry of judges’ welfare, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchSeptember 7, 2025September 7, 20250

When the House of Lords, as the upper chamber of the UK Parliament is called, debated the Courts Bill introduced…

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#GEJ2027: A hostage in the lap of the judges, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchAugust 31, 2025August 31, 20250

Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend and former Dean of Law at the University of Ghana at Legon,…

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Citizens’ rights and security concerns, by Femi Falana, SAN

BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250

In this paper presented at the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference, Enugu, FEMI FALANA, SAN argues that though Nigeria’s Constitution…

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Death of world’s nicest judge and matters arising, by Lasisi Olagunju

BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250

He was just a municipal court judge in a US city. Some years ago, he was asked: “In your 38…

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Examining the legality of suspending elected public officers, by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN

BarandbenchAugust 27, 2025August 27, 20250

The propriety of the decision of the President to suspend democratically elected public officers in Rivers State, including the Governor…

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Ooni, Alaafin: Needless war over Okanlomo of Yorubaland, by Taiwo Adisa

BarandbenchAugust 24, 2025August 24, 20250

Saturday, August 16, 2025, was set as a landmark date that would witness a unique event in the annals of…

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How to stand tall for an independent bar, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchAugust 23, 2025August 23, 20250

In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. Already…

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