My father refused to swear in Muhammadu Buhari after 1983 coup, by Seyi Sowemimo, SAN
I am grateful to Seyi Sowemimo, SAN, and Abdul Jinadu respectively for taking time to address matters of historical record…
Chidi Odinkalu
In defence of judicial authority, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The judiciary,…. has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of…
Why S’Court should not be ‘cannibalized’, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
It will also dis-establish the court because a “Supreme Court” that sits in judicial divisions will be neither apex nor…
As S’Court prepares for Rivers proxy wars, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Depending on what view one takes of the matter, 10 February 2025 promises to be Proxy Wars Day at the…
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…
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,…
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….
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…
Right of Reply: When will the judges who cheated on their age be made to account, by Johnson Agwu
On 20 October 2024, I was gloomy. It was four years since the #EndSARS protests by Nigerian Youths against police…