FeaturedNews Uproar as UK University fires 71-year-old Nigerian woman over bracelet BarandbenchJune 8, 2025June 8, 20250 A 71-year-old Nigerian grandmother, Janet Olufunke Damiro, has been dismissed from her cleaning position at the London School of Economics… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured One-time super CJN, Muhammadu Uwais, dies at 88 BarandbenchJune 6, 2025June 7, 20250 Second longest-serving Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, is dead. He died six days to his 89th… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured S’Court, NJC, Federal High Court pull out of June 2 industrial strike BarandbenchJune 1, 2025June 1, 20250 Workers of the Supreme Court of Nigeria have pulled out of the January 2 industrial strike called by the Judiciary… Read More
FeaturedNews Saudi Arabia stops Sheikh Gumi, from performing Hajj, deports him BarandbenchMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250 Saudi authorities have deported a prominent Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to Nigeria. That was after barring him from… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Before Nuhu Ribadu rides off into fantasy-land, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchMay 25, 2025May 25, 20250 Marte, the headquarters of the eponymous Local Government Area (LGA) on the western floodplains of the Lake Chad in Borno… Read More
FeaturedNews Shadow Govt: Senior lawyer hails DSS for suing Prof Utomi BarandbenchMay 19, 2025May 19, 20250 A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Adeboro Adamson, has commended the Department of State Security (DSS) for challenging the legality… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Dangers of judicial selectorate in a democracy, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchMay 17, 2025May 17, 20250 In March 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin adjudication of the disputes over the presidential election that occurred the… Read More
FeaturedNews Poor Performance: JAMB admits errors in 2025 UTME BarandbenchMay 14, 2025May 14, 20250 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially admitted that errors occurred during the conduct of the 2025 Unified… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured S’Court holds valedictory session for Justice Ogwuegbu May 14 BarandbenchMay 11, 2025May 11, 20250 The Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) will on Wednesday May 14 hold a valedictory court session in honour of the… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Nigeria: The making of a judicial selectorate, by Chidi Odinkalu BarandbenchMay 11, 2025May 11, 20250 This week, publishers Narrative Landscape will be releasing, The Selectorate, my book which tells the story of how Nigerian judges… Read More