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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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”….

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