CommentaryFeatured A judicial mano-o-mano in Kano, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchJune 1, 2024June 1, 20240 Under the watch of its current Chief Judge, John Tsoho, the Court has developed a reputation as a safe harbour… Read More
CommentaryFeatured My Lord, the felon, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchMay 25, 2024May 25, 20240 Mohammed Ladan Tsamiya probably believed he was a commodities trader who happened also to moonlight as a Justice of the… Read More
Bar and BenchFeatured Granting judges 800% salary increase without reviewing support staff pay ‘ll be counter-productive— Prof. Odinkalu BarandbenchMay 21, 2024May 21, 20240 Human rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu has faulted the on-going move to review upward the salaries of judicial officers by… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Corpus juris abracadabrum, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchMay 11, 2024May 11, 20240 “I am surprised that lawyers can be so blind as to suffer the principles of law to be discredited.” Ralph… Read More
FeaturedLaw Icon Prof Chidi Anselm Odinkalu is our ICON for the week BarandbenchMay 5, 2024May 6, 20240 For being an intellectual with radical edge, his sagacity, huge intellect, and unparalleled fortitude in navigating uncertainty, notwithstanding formidable adversaries;… Read More
CommentaryFeatured Attorney-General Adoke and the burden of freedom, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchApril 28, 2024April 28, 20240 Adoke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice under President Goodluck Jonathan for five years… Read More
CommentaryFeatured When public agencies go rogue, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchApril 7, 2024April 7, 20240 In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo… Read More
Commentary 118 years after Satiru, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchMarch 24, 2024March 24, 20240 22.5 kilometres south-west of Sokoto, there used to exist a community called Satiru. In March 1906, it was extinguished… Read More
Bar and Bench List of Nominated FCT High Court Judges: Why some names should be dropped —Prof Odinkalu BarandbenchMarch 23, 2024March 26, 20240 A former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission, Prof Chidi Odinkalu on Friday faulted the list of candidates nominated for… Read More
Commentary When the Chief Justice brings the judiciary to ridicule, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu BarandbenchMarch 17, 2024March 17, 20240 On 27 February, 2024, Nigeria’s National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja opened a continuing education course for judges. The opening… Read More