That Olukayode Ariwoola memoirs, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On 22 August 2024, Olukayode Ariwoola, the penultimate Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) retired from the bench and transitioned into…
Commentary
Does Africa have a January problem, asks Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In Imo State, for instance, where the National Judicial Council (NJC) has removed the Chief Judge for falsifying her age,…
The missing links in Tinubu’s maiden media chat, by Taiwo Adisa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu praised himself for recording a good performance during his maiden presidential media chat held in Lagos…
Why Nigerians now reluctant to pay tax, by Hassan Gimba
There is this hullabaloo that has enveloped the country, with debates all over, in some instances threatening to degenerate into…
In the matter of GTBank’s persecution of poor bloggers, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
By the time Muhammadu Buhari ran for a second presidential term in 2019, it seemed clear that the judicial process…
Nigeria’s hostages in law, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida….
Farotimi: A trial of the Supreme Court, by Lasisi Olagunju
Adeola was a destitute woman with neither a surname nor a known relative who died at 1.15pm on Friday, 29…
Between Farotimi and Afe Babalola, by Festus Adedayo
The question of whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech and a curtailment to democratic…
What if Farotimi’s allegations are not false, asks Tonnie Iredia
From the comments made by the Nigerian Bar Association and some senior lawyers including the fiery Femi Falana, the case…
In the matter of Dele Farotimi before the Star Chamber, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son…