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Judiciary

Mr. Justice Steppin’ Razor

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu If you wanna live - treat me good…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
Criminal LawHuman Rights Law

Ese Oruru: The Inspiring Triumph of a Survivor

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In April 2020, then governor of Kano State…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
Criminal LawLawOpinion

Pardon me!

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In September 1887, Harry Johnston, Acting Consul of…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
JudiciaryLawOpinion

Supreme Enablers; Constitutional Outrage

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The judiciary have a wide scope for making…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
JudiciaryOpinion

Nigeria: How Politicians Started Dashing Cars and Houses to Judges

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In January 1993, Ibrahim Babangida was Nigeria’s military…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
JudiciaryOpinionPolitics

Ministry of Judges Welfare

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When the House of Lords, as the upper…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
JudiciaryLawPolitics

#GEJ2027: A Hostage in the Lap of the Judges

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Seven years ago, in 2018, my good friend…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
Sport

A Legacy Larger than Sport: Christian Chukwu, Jan 4, 1951 – April 14, 2025

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 6 December 1977, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s military…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
Human Rights LawJudiciary

Joseph Chu’ma Otteh: The Man Who Changed Human Rights Enforcement in Nigeria

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The legal career of Joseph Chu’ma Otteh, whose…

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Peoples' Profile

Mohammed Lawal Uwais, 12 June 1936 – 6 June 2025

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he opened the All Nigerian Judges Conference…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
JudiciaryOpinion

Justice Okoro: Our judiciary cannot be transformed by force of impunity

By Prof Chidi Odinkalu In the week in which we buried the…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha
HeadlinesJudiciary

Judicial bombshell! Supreme Court Justice hobnob with Edo AG

Includes video of Justice Okoro at Protea Hotel, Benin!!! A new twist…

Ogunsakin Mustapha Ogunsakin Mustapha

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