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Supreme enablers, constitutional outrage

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “THE judiciary have a wide scope for making political decisions.” J.A.G. Griffiths, 'Constitutional and Administrative Law’ in...
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News

Senate moves to raise supreme court justices to 30

The Nigerian Senate is reviewing a bill seeking to raise the number of Supreme Court Justices from 21 to...
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Special reports

Power, politics, and polls: Inside Nigeria’s troubled local government elections

LOCAL government areas are the closest to the grassroot in Nigeria. They allow communities to have a say in...
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News

FOI Act enforceable in all tiers of gov’t, state institutions, Supreme Court rules

THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has unanimously affirmed that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2011 applies to all...
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Human Rights

Stabbed twice, then sentenced to death: The controversial story of Sunday Jackson

CAN you be guilty of murder for defending yourself after being stabbed twice? In Sunday Jackson v. The State,...
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Judiciary

Supreme Court sacks Abure as Labour Party’s national chairman

THE Supreme Court has sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The court set aside...
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