Human rights lawyer and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has raised alarms over a notable shift in Nigeria’s official narrative regarding insecurity in the North-West, following recent U.S. airstrikes on terrorist positions in the region. In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Odinkalu noted that Nigeria has […]
By Andrew Orolua Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has sued Reno Omokri, media aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, human rights activist, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu and others in a N2 billion defamation suit. In separate suits filed by his lawyer A.U. Mustapha (SAN) before the FCT High Court, Gov. El -Rufai also joined as […]
As Nigeria prepares for the 2019 elections, the media has been challenged to abide by the tenets of the profession and ensure neutrality and impartiality, while covering political activities and election and also refrain from broadcasting and publishing abusive language, incitement to hate, and other forms of provocative languages that may lead to violence. A […]
Professor Chidi Anselm Odinkalu rudely woke the legal community Thursday morning, with a vitriol diatribe against Mr Paul Usoro, SAN in what has to be considered as an unfair and unwarranted onslaught against his person. READ: NBA election passions heat up as Odinkalu revives debunked Usoro allegations While Odinkalu is within his right as a concerned […]
The race for the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association looks set to take a nasty turn as Senior Managing Legal Officer for the Africa Program at the Open Society Justice Initiative and former chairman of the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission, Professor Chidi Odinkalu alleged that leading commercial lawyer and Senior […]