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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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