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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”,…

Section 83 and the Myth of Judicial Silence in Party Politics – M.O. Ubani, SAN

The recent assertion by my brother, Festus Okoye Esq, that lawyers have become scapegoats in…

The Renewed Dystopia of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (II) -By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When he was inaugurated as Nigeria’s elected president on 29 May 2015, Muhammadu Buhari identified…

Amupitan and the Ruse of Law – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

In Nigeria, every act of political grubbiness sooner or later ends up before the courts.…

My Lord, Justice Kneel Down -By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

“Minor judges have been known to abuse the contempt of court jurisdiction in an attempt…