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 months, the military in that year contrived to overthrow government twice.…
Tinubu’s Anniversary: Judiciary-Rule of Law – No excuses to fail, but…
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Before assuming office as Nigeria’s 16th President on May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu had identified judicial reform as a cornerstone of economic growth and investment in his…
Airport security: FAAN partners judiciary, others
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has moved to strengthen security enforcement and judicial coordination across the nation’s airports. FAAN warned that offences committed within airport facilities pose serious…
Law is not Mathematics: Reflections on conflicting judgments in Nigeria
By Akinwumi Laleye This is a reflection on judicial inconsistency, legal certainty, and public confidence in the administration of justice. The increasing prevalence of conflicting judgments in Nigeria has once…
Judiciary Bedrock Of Modern Civil Society — Uba Sani
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…
Where are Nigeria’s Lawyer-Statesmen?
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…
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”, it ventured into prophetic journalism. In the period since then, partisan…
Prof Ali SAN pledges infrastructure support for Abuja varsity
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…
CJN Kekere-Ekun urges court administrators to uphold ethics to boost public trust in judiciary
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…
Judges must not weaponise contempt powers to intimidate lawyers – NBA
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…