Corpus juris abracadabrum, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
“I am surprised that lawyers can be so blind as to suffer the principles of law to be discredited.” Ralph…
Chidi Odinkalu
Prof Chidi Anselm Odinkalu is our ICON for the week
For being an intellectual with radical edge, his sagacity, huge intellect, and unparalleled fortitude in navigating uncertainty, notwithstanding formidable adversaries;…
Attorney-General Adoke and the burden of freedom, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Adoke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice under President Goodluck Jonathan for five years…
When public agencies go rogue, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo…
118 years after Satiru, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
22.5 kilometres south-west of Sokoto, there used to exist a community called Satiru. In March 1906, it was extinguished…
List of Nominated FCT High Court Judges: Why some names should be dropped —Prof Odinkalu
A former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission, Prof Chidi Odinkalu on Friday faulted the list of candidates nominated for…
When the Chief Justice brings the judiciary to ridicule, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On 27 February, 2024, Nigeria’s National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja opened a continuing education course for judges. The opening…
Judiciary creates avoidable conflict in judicial precedents —Prof Chidi Odinkalu
In this interview with Ise-Oluwa Ige, former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and university don, Prof Chidi…