Commentary Abdul Oroh and a durable coalition for hope in Nigeria, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchAugust 16, 2025August 16, 20250 Abdul Oroh is an unlikely avatar of the Nigerian dream. An Afenmai from Ivbiaro in Owan West Local Government Area… Read More
Commentary What happened in the matter of Bayo Ojulari, asks Azu Ishiekwene BarandbenchAugust 14, 2025August 14, 20250 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either… Read More
Commentary The Selectorate: When the people vote but the judges choose, by Abdul Mahmud BarandbenchAugust 4, 2025August 4, 20250 One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals and thinkers… Read More
Commentary How another judge plots to suffocate the people of Nigeria, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJuly 26, 2025July 26, 20250 Three different decisions of the highest court in the country over the past two decades illustrate how the judicial conspiracy… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Nigeria’s election petition system unconstitutional, by Chidi Odinkalu BarandbenchJuly 13, 2025July 13, 20250 Sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority– Section… Read More
CommentaryFeatured The origin of Nigeria’s insecurity crisis, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJune 29, 2025June 29, 20250 On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table—Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014 On 26 January 2009,… Read More
Commentary Joseph Chu’ma Otteh: The man who changed human rights enforcement in Nigeria, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJune 23, 2025June 23, 20250 The legal career of Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, whose mortal remains were committed to earth on 20 June 2025, could easily… Read More
Commentary Book Review: GOCOP perspectives on online publishing, by Dr Ike Neliaku BarandbenchJune 18, 2025June 18, 20250 Title: Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing Author: Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) Publisher: Guild of Corporate… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Mohammed Lawal Uwais, 12 June 1936 – 6 June 2025, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJune 15, 2025June 15, 20250 The father of a very senior lawyer and husband to a wife both capable and experienced as a lawyer, Uwais… Read More
Commentary The enduring significance of June 12, by Prof Ozekhome, SAN BarandbenchJune 12, 2025June 12, 20250 June 12 holds an indelible place in Nigeria’s political consciousness, a date now officially designated as the nation’s “Democracy Day”…. Read More