Tag: Chidi Odinkalu
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A reply to Chidi Odinkalu: NJC was unfair to Justice Inyang, JCA – By Alex Morgan
After reading the article entitled “Blessed Are The Crooked Judges’ by Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a legal mind for whom I have nothing but respect, I can’t but agree that the article aptly captures the decisions reached at the 108th Meeting of the National Judiciary Commission (NJC) held on April 29 and 30, 2025.
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What were 70 officers going to do in Canada? – Chidi Odinkalu blasts military chiefs, Ribadu over visa denial
Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has berated Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, and other senior military officers following the denial of their visa applications by the Canadian Embassy.
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Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu: The last of a few good men? – By Chidi Odinkalu
The 1983 elections in Nigeria were quite contentious. Those were the first to be supervised by civilians under the presidential system. Many of the disputes over election outcomes ended up in court. Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu, whose death at 91 recently became public, was then a judge of the High Court of Imo State. He later…
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The perils of a Chief Justice as political prayer warrior – By Chidi Anslem Odinkalu
Emmanuel Araka was 60 years old when Allison Madueke, then over 20 years his junior, a Navy Captain and military governor of Anambra State, terminated his judicial career in March 1985. At the time, Araka had been the Chief Judge of Anambra State for six years and a judge for double that. At the time…
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EDSIEC charges lawyer N94 million for election documents
The Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has demanded a staggering N94 million from a senior associate with Perchstone and Graeys Akhigbe Oserogho, for the photocopying and certification of electoral documents related to a Local Government Area (LGA) election that took place in Edo state earlier this month. Oserogho had initially requested access to various…
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#Meffy2023: A joke taken too far – By Chidi Odinkalu
In November 2017, it emerged that the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, had significant interests in an off-shore company registered in Bermuda, which held an account with the UBS in London. The UBS is a multinational investment bank and financial services company with its headquarters in Basel and Zurich in Switzerland.