GOVERNOR Uba Sani has argued that the judiciary remains indispensable guardians of constitutional order, protectors of civil liberties, defenders of due process, and custodians of societal equilibrium. The Governor noted…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When the Economist described Nigeria over 18 years ago as a “democracy by court order”, it ventured into prophetic journalism. In the period since then, partisan…
Hon Jurists and other participants at the recently concluded African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) conference in the Republic of Benin. Renowned lawyer, Prof Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN), has pledged to…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has called on court administrators across the country to uphold strong professional ethics in order to sustain public confidence in the…
A fresh rift has emerged between the Rivers State Judiciary and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the controversial remand of a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Lovinah Ugbana Benjamin, for contempt…
Abia State Judiciary workers have continued their strike action, which began on March 15, 2026, as the state government insists it will only pay the disputed allowance upon receipt of…
A renowned economist and public intellectual Professor Pat Utomi has delivered a sharp Easter message on X (formerly Twitter), condemning senior lawyers and judges for allegedly jeopardizing Nigeria’s future through…
Sam Amadi, a former chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC has claimed that corrupt judiciary leaders have sold the system to criminal politicians. Amadi made the claim in…
Hon. Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson has said that increasing female representation in the judiciary is not merely about numerical balance, but essential to the legitimacy of the justice system itself. Akomolafe-Wilson…