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Justice Beyond the Grave: The legacy of DIG Moses Jitoboh, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchMarch 1, 2026March 1, 20260

Ambakina Moses Jitoboh, a distinguished Deputy Inspector-General of Police, died in December 2025 amid a legal battle against his controversial…

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NJC recommends Hon. Justice Kayode Oyewole, JCA, for S’Court, 35 others for judicial appointments

BarandbenchJanuary 14, 2026January 14, 20260

The National Judicial Council has recommended Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, a serving Justice of the Court of Appeal,…

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How President Tinubu’s Legal Practitioners Bill threatens the independence of the bar, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 20260

Far from being a guarantor of an independent Bar, the BoB created by this Bill is a wholly-owned subsidiary of…

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Judicial Appointments: NJC dismisses report on 34 disqualified lawyers

BarandbenchJanuary 1, 2026January 1, 20260

• Says it is yet to take any action on the issueThe National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed as inaccurate…

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Ex-CJN, Tanko Muhammad, dies in Saudi Arabia

BarandbenchDecember 16, 2025December 16, 20250

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead. Justice Muhammad reportedly died in the early hours…

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In Defence of State Police: Answering the critics, by Dr Olukayode Ajulo, SAN

BarandbenchDecember 14, 2025December 14, 20250

My brother, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, offers a critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nationwide security emergency announcement on November 26,…

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Why we are detaining ex-AGF Malami–EFCC

BarandbenchDecember 10, 2025December 10, 20250

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…

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Policing Nigeria: History’s red flags, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

BarandbenchDecember 7, 2025December 7, 20250

the record of state security initiatives has been very abysmal. Native Authority policing was abolished following the onset of military…

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Again, terrorists abduct students, staff from Catholic school in Niger

BarandbenchNovember 21, 2025November 21, 20250

Suspected terrorists have kidnapped scores of students and staff from St. Mary’s School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area…

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BREAKING: Court sentences Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment

BarandbenchNovember 20, 2025November 20, 20250

A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, has sentenced the leader of the proscribed Indigenous…

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