Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
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Opinion
Some Cautionary Thoughts About Reforming Nigeria’s Judiciary – By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
Seven years after his emergence as Nigeria’s military Head of State, in the third quarter of 1974, General Yakubu Gowon…
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Opinion
The Perils Of A Chief Justice As Political Prayer Warrior -By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
“Some judges have achieved a considerable degree of expertise….in displaying an immunity from contemporary knowledge and concerns.” David Pannick, KC,…
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When The Chief Justice Brings The Judiciary To Ridicule – By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
On 27 February, Nigeria’s National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja opened a continuing education course for judges. The opening featured…
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Opinion
Judicial Mercenarism -By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In July 1977, the Organization of African Unity adopted a Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa. It offered…
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Opinion
How Nigeria’s Courts Became “The Lost Hope Of The Common Man”, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
When Ogbonnaya Ukeje died in Lagos two days after Christmas Day in 1981, Bode Rhodes-Vivour was a 30 year-old lawyer…
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Opinion
Why Philanthropy Stops At Building A Courthouse – By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
“Nothing is to be done which creates even a suspicion that there has been an improper interference with the course…
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Saving The Supreme Court From Crises – By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
Over the past fortnight, this column has addressed the multiple dimensions of the crises of attrition, retention, and replacement in…
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Opinion
Senior Advocates Of Whatever – By CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation is the only ministerial office or department created directly by Nigeria’s…
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