Opinion
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Peaceful, fair, and transparent elections: The key to sustainable democracy
By Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan “Credible elections are essential to a democracy, but there are worrisome obstacles to achieving peaceful, free,…
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Mohammed Idris: One year of leading with passion and purpose
By Gidado Shuaib Reflecting on Honourable Minister Mohammed Idris’s first year in office, it is impossible to overlook the significant…
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OPINION: How judges suffer terror in Africa
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Around 26 May 2020, the police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that…
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OPINION: AES junta leaders racing into uncharted territory
By Paul Ejime The latest decision by the Burkina Faso junta to remove the ECOWAS logo from the country’s international…
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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…
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Eminent lawyers set 5-point agenda for new CJN
By Ernest Ojukwu, SAN; Sam Erugo, SAN; Chidi Anselm Odinkalu; and Mbasekei Martin Obono Amid the greatest crisis of judicial…
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Olukayode Ariwoola: The baleful legacy of a lamentable tenure
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s supreme court dismissed an application for the review of its…
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In the matter of the yam-eating division of the FCT high court
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Rights are only worth having if they are occasionally boisterous, often inconvenient and frequently tiresome.” Inigo…
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FCCPC’s heavy-handedness and the threat to Nigeria’s business and economic future
By Akeem Akinniyi In a move that has raised eyebrows across Nigeria’s business landscape, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…
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Lethal illegitimacy and the right to protest in Nigeria
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “It is beyond ironic that rights of protest secured with the heroic sacrifices of Nigerians under…
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