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The SEDC will need protection from political extortion, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

The SEDC will need protection from political extortion, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

​When he presented his budget proposals for 2024 to Nigeria’s National Assembly, the first full year of appropriations under his presidency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu identified as his priorities human asset development, poverty reduction and fighting insecurity.  Last week, his official spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, appeared to forget or renounce that policy direction, when he acknowledged […]
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El-Tufiakwa for El-Rufai

El-Tufiakwa for El-Rufai

One of the memorable moments from the presidential campaign ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections featured then ruling party candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Chatham House in London in December 2022 allocating to leading members of his entourage responsibility for answering various questions from members of the public.

Before Nuhu Ribadu rides off into fantasy-land

Before Nuhu Ribadu rides off into fantasy-land

Marte, the headquarters of the eponymous Local Government Area (LGA) on the western floodplains of the Lake Chad in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, has been a site of lingering contest between Nigerian troops on the one hand and Islamist insurgents of Boko Haram on the other for over one decade.

Democracy in Africa and the dangers of a judicial selectorate, by Chidi Odinkalu

Democracy in Africa and the dangers of a judicial selectorate, by Chidi Odinkalu

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In March 2006, Uganda’s Supreme Court convened to begin adjudication of the disputes over the presidential election that occurred the previous month in the country. Voting took place on 23 February. Two days later, on 25 February, the Electoral Commission announced the results giving the incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 59.28% of […]

Nigeria: The making of a judicial selectorate

Nigeria: The making of a judicial selectorate

Anambra North senatorial constituency comprises seven Local Government Areas (LGAs). These are: Anambra East, Anambra West, Anyamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, and Oyi.

Blessed are the crooked judges by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Blessed are the crooked judges by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When he was a Justice the Court of Appeal in the Port Harcourt Division, during the tenure of Mohammed Bello as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Alloysius Katsina-Alu was the subject of allegations of serious misconduct which ended up before the Advisory Judicial Committee (AJC), the predecessor to the National Judicial Council (NJC).