Human rights lawyer and activist, Chidi Odinkalu, has criticised the judiciary over the use of the “wasted votes” doctrine in electoral disputes, saying the practice undermines the mandates given to…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has charged the state judiciary to uphold justice, fairness, accountability and the rule of law, saying public confidence in democracy depends largely on the…
By Festus Ogwuche American constitutional scholar Kermit Roosevelt’s new book, Advanced Introduction to the U.S. Supreme Court offers Nigerian constitutional lawyers something more valuable than an account of the American…
President Bola Tinubu has again charged the Nigerian judiciary to ensure swift, fair justice that is blind to a litigant’s status or tribe, insisting that a compromised legal system threatens…
By Israel Olawunmi Esq An institution begins to decay long before it collapses. The first sign is often its inability to distinguish between what attracts attention and what deserves authority.…
“Earn Better, Live Better, Practise Better” The newly inaugurated President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, entered office with an extensive campaign manifesto built around what she called…
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HOLDEN AT ABUJA ON FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA TIJJANI ABUBAKAR CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME HARUNA SIMON…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the bail bond granted to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, from ₦2 billion to ₦1 billion in…
By Ogu Thomas Obohi, Esq. Many Nigerians have not merely criticized the judiciary, they have quietly withdrawn their faith from it. This is not an attack on the conscientious judex,…
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, FNJI, has reaffirmed that prudent…