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Dressing, Addressing, and Redressing Nigeria’s Lawyers and Judges – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“The division between the two professions was well recognised by the end of the 16th…

Ubani, SAN Clarifies Supreme Court Directive: Calling Lawyers “Barrister” Is Not a Criminal Offence

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani, SAN, has offered his interpretation of the…

Courts of Justice Can End Attacks on Judges

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Around Africa, many associate the job of a judge with the…

Isa Hamma Dashen: The Judge Who Can Do Anything and Everything – Prof. Chidi Odinkalu

Courts are creatures of law. Everything about them, including what they can do (jurisdiction) and…

Lifusprudence: An Introduction to a Judicial Hitman – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria has been blessed over the years with a rich supply of towering judicial intellect.…

In Imo State, Governor Uzodinma Seeks a Chief Judge He can Own – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Swami Kesavananda Bharati was a senior Hindu monk who became an unlikely icon of constitutional…

Before the Return of Judicial Anarchy -By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

1993 was the year that changed Nigeria’s judiciary. Over a period of a mere five…

Are We at a Judicial Crossroads with the Decisions of Justices Umar and Omotosho on INEC’s Electoral Guidelines? – M.O. Ubani, SAN

The two decisions of the Federal High Court delivered respectively by Justice Mohammed G. Umar…

The First Major Casualty of Section 83 of the Electoral Act 2026 May Have Emerged – M.O. Ubani, SAN

The recent decision of the Federal High Court in Fubara Dagogo v. All Progressives Congress…

Nigeria: The Rise of Judicial Verdict Without Judgment By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When the Economist described Nigeria over 18 years ago as a “democracy by court order”,…