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JudiciaryOpinionPolitics

Ministry of Judges Welfare

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

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JudiciaryLawPolitics

#GEJ2027: A Hostage in the Lap of the Judges

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

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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…

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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…

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JudiciaryOpinion

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

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

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HeadlinesJudiciary

Judicial bombshell! Supreme Court Justice hobnob with Edo AG

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

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Judiciary

Guarded optimism as NJC announces 80 names of potential judges

True to its promise as contained in the 108th meeting, the National…

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JudiciaryOpinion

Blessed Are the Crooked Judges

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he was a Justice the Court of…

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HeadlinesJudiciary

Odinkalu accuses NJC of complicity in judicial corruption

A former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof Chidi…

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Headlines

Furore over virtual proceedings fees, electricity in Lagos courts

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the announcement of electricity rationing in…

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OpinionPolitics

For God, Country and the Marabou: #NigeriaDecides2023

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Democratic politics is by far the most brutal…

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