Law & Human Rights
How military junta smeared judiciary, truncated democracy — Justice Saulawa
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri With the nation marking 66 years of independence and 27 years of uninterrupted democratic rule, the intrigues around the military junta’s annulment of the 1993 presidential election
What is the cost of freedom of expression
The weaponization of law: Nigeria and the case of cybercrimeBy Ikechukwu Nnochiri A Federal High Court judge in Abuja, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, had, on September 9, made a critical observation
EFCC’s push to block payment of legal fees in foreign currency draws backlash
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — A fresh row is brewing between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and legal practitioners across the country over a renewed push to bar
What the NBA must do to help Nigeria, Africa grow — Ex-Liberian President Weah
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Despite the controversy that trailed his selection as keynote speaker at the recent Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), George Weah, immediate past President
NBA: We’ll build a bolder Bar that speaks truth to power — Badejo-Okusanya, SAN
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri History was made on August 28, as Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, was sworn in as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, becoming the first
2027 Elections: Uwais Report alive on paper, dead in implementation
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri In the wake of the 2007 general elections, widely regarded as flawed, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua established a 22‑member Electoral Review Committee to examine the exercise
Justice for Children: UNICEF’s N120m offer, NBA’s pledge & LACoN’s cry for help
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri On November 1, 2024, the nation shuddered in palpable disbelief after 32 malnourished minors were marched into the dock of the Federal High Court in Abuja to
Benchers back CJN’s push to retire colonial titles
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Willy Mutunga was sworn in as the first Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya on June 20, 2011, under the country’s 2010 Constitution.
Lawyer in trouble for testing Supreme Court’s finality, gets ban, N50m fine
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The extent to which legal practitioners can stretch the provisions of Order 20 Rule 4 of the Supreme Court Rules 2024 became a matter of public discourse
Policy on security, terrorism dysfunctional, incoherent — AfBA President, Hannibal
By Henry Ojelu Mr. Hannibal Uwaifo is the President of, Africa Bar Association, AfBA. In this interview, he speaks on the precarious security situation in the country and what government
