By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18th April 2025, Barr. Nyesom Wike, former Rivers State Governor, now …
A Nigerian Judge and His À La Carte Law Read More
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Among the doctrines that underpin the legal process in Nigeria, few are as profound and pervasive as judicial independence, but no doctrine in the ecosystem of …
Independent, Unaccountable: A New Code for Nigeria’s Judiciary Read More
The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Hon. Justice Raymond Ozoemena, has granted bail and ordered the release of 86 inmates from the Enugu Custodial Centre during the flag-off of the …
Enugu Jail Delivery Exercise Frees 86 Inmates, Including 86-Year-Old Man Read More
By Okechukwu NwangumaExecutive Director, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) The judiciary, often hailed as the last hope of the common man, is steadily losing its moral authority …
Nigerian Courts as Playthings of the Executive Read More
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The ritual of the “Call to Bar” is the formal ceremony for the admission of new entrants into Nigeria’s legal profession. The responsibility for administering it …
Nigeria and Senior Advocates of No-Consequence (SANs) Read More
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) and the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) have responded to the Enugu State Government’s denial of demanding a ₦50,000 …
RULAAC and CRRAN Respond to Enugu State Government’s Denial of ₦50,000 Petition Fee Read More
Enugu State Attorney-General’s Office Accused of Extortion in High-Profile Murder Case A disturbing case has come to light in Enugu State, Nigeria, where the Attorney-General’s Office is accused of demanding …
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The Nigerian Government has been dragged before the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ) for “failure to enforce the prohibition of gas flaring and gas emissions… in violation of its …
Gas Flaring: Nigeria Taken to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice Read More
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The judiciary have a wide scope for making political decisions.” J.A.G. Griffiths, “Constitutional and Administrative Law’ in Peter Archer & Andrew Martin (Eds), More Law Reform Now, …
Nigeria: Supreme Enablers of Constitutional Outrage Read More
On Tuesday September 23, 2025, one of the sons of Okon-Aku, in Ohafia LGA of Abia State, Eke Kalu Eke, will officially be called to the Nigeria Bar by the …
Eke Kalu Eke: A Journey to the Bar Read More