Bar and BenchFeatured 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,… Read More
CommentaryFeatured 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… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured 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… Read More
FeaturedNews 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… Read More
CommentaryFeatured 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,… Read More
FeaturedNews 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… Read More
CommentaryFeatured 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… Read More
FeaturedNews 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… Read More
FeaturedLitigation 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… Read More
CommentaryFeatured X-raying Senator Ojudu’s Justice-for-Sale claims against Nigerian judges, by Kayode Ajulo, SAN BarandbenchNovember 20, 2025November 20, 20250 This article responds to Senator Babafemi Ojudu’s recent claims implying widespread judicial corruption in Nigeria. While acknowledging the senator’s courage… Read More