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CHIDI ODINKALU

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, a lawyer, is co-convener of Nigeria Mourns. He writes in his personal capacity.
April 27, 2025

Why Bola Tinubu’s plot to make Nigeria one-party state may be his undoing

President Tinubu may wish to be reminded that of the major misfortunes in life, few are as ruinous as the tragedy of fulfilled desires.

Bola Tinubu and Ifeanyi Okowa
April 20, 2025

Nigerians endure economic pain, insecurity as ailing Bola Tinubu lingers abroad

It should be no news that a man of President Tinubu’s age is unwell.

President Bola Tinubu
April 6, 2025

Edo election tribunal and Nigeria’s fading lights of justice

This was not the first time that the decision of an election petition tribunal in Nigeria would be foreshadowed by suggestions or allegations of a leak ahead of its delivery.

Monday Okpebholo and Asue Ighodalo
March 23, 2025

Bola Tinubu’s corrupt decree in Rivers proves Lord Lugard’s point about Nigeria

From the get-go, the invention of Nigeria was about the exploitation of resources and property. Rivers State is at the centre of these resources.

Bola Tinubu and Lord Luggard
March 16, 2025

How Nasir el-Rufai became Nigeria’s bloodlust presidential wannabe

His signal accomplishment was to displace Boko Haram from the top of the league of atrocities.

Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-rufai
February 9, 2025

Why breaking Supreme Court of Nigeria into five divisions is misguided

The most charitable anyone can be about this bill is that it is hare-brained.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria
January 26, 2025

As Nigeria’s Supreme Court hears Rivers proxy battle between Nyesom Wike, Simi Fubara

One important difference, though, is that the issues in Rivers State today hardly involve principle or the public interest.

Nyesom Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara
January 12, 2025

What Kayode Ariwoola conveniently left out of his 2024 memoir 

The best that can be said of the book and its author is that they chose to be economical with any indication of a coherent judicial philosophy.

CJN Ariwoola
December 22, 2024

How Ibrahim Babangida, Nasir el-Rufai and Afe Babalola rendered Nigerians as hostages in law

Abdul Mahmud, Audu Maikori and Steven Kefas suffered the same travesty of jurisprudence assailing Dele Farotimi today.

Ibrahim Babangida, Afe Babalola and Nasir el-Rufai