By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola At the beginning of March 2020, Nigeria’s Supreme Court dismissed an application for the review of its seven-week old decision to judicially install Hope Uzodinma..
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Judgement Without Justice
In the words of Emmeline Pankhurst “Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.” The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) judgement of 6th September 2023 echoed that unfortunate truth. Many thoughts ran through my mind as I stoically..
Is Our Hope In The Courts Misplaced?
The elections have come and gone. INEC declared Mr Bola Tinubu as president-elect to the widespread discontent of many who voted. As a result, all the major opposition parties are challenging the validity of the election results in..
The Udeogu (Orji Uzor Kalu ) Case: A Major Setback To The Administration Of Justice
The Supreme Court, the Apex Court, the last bus stop, is supposed to establish a profound code of conduct for social behaviour and interaction between man and man, man and society and man and government itself. Its judgments..