Mary Odili: The judge and mother of two judges

By Lillian Okenwa Her last days at the Supreme Court were nearly marred by the attempted invasion of her Abuja residence on the night of Friday, October 29, 2021, by security operatives comprising soldiers, officers of the State Security Services (SSS), policemen, and others. It was a move the Supreme Court management, in a statement…

May 11, 20221Comment

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I was once approached by litigants on the other side with money – Akaraiwe, SAN

Says justice administration is systemic and may not be solved but only temporarily ameliorated by special courts FG has inadvertently destroyed the institution of the judiciary through disobedience to court judgments When a man has many wives and children, he becomes gradually absent and distant from view… And did you know that the River Nile…

January 18, 2022229Comments

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My mum, my coach, my hero

By Lillian Okenwa A former Deputy Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Enugu campus, he’s a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. His wife is a Judge of the Federal High Court though he did not set out to marry a judge. Actually he met a beautiful student who looked like a younger version of his…

August 11, 202133Comments

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A lawyer must continuously engage in self-development – BarristerCEO

“I understand that extreme circumstances require extreme measures, but must the delivery of justice be halted in a bid to attain this? We should ask ourselves, who are the people that are severely affected by this strike? The Government or those whose court cases have been halted indefinitely?” That was the opening salvo fired by…

May 22, 202112Comments

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Give a girl education, she would achieve enviable heights – Rhodes-Vivour

"Men that feel threatened by intelligent women should examine themselves." - Rhodes-Vivour, JSC Outside the courtroom, his imposing figure, and deep baritone voice command attention. But his friends will tell you that he’s both warm and fun loving. In the courtroom, however, he is known for strict adherence to the letters of the law, no matter whose ox…

March 22, 2021240Comments

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The quintessential senior advocate and his clan

S oft and steel, he never appears ruffled. A gentle, calm and almost indifferent exterior be- lie his strength of character and extreme drive. In regular conversations, his voice is gentle, rising gradually to an animated pitch as the discussion becomes more engaging. A former lecturer, research is his favourite game, so it is not…

December 29, 20200Comments

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Sisters’Act

They are five sisters. They are from the same parents. They are all Lawyers! One of the sisters, celebrating her siblings and her success, wrote on her Instagram page, “we’re siblings, of the same man and woman; these are not costumes… we’re actually lawyers! All of us 5” Photographer Jonah Ajigo of Brookmatrix Photography documented their achievement on…

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Like father, like son

But for providence, his choice would have been either, farming, football, athletics, or humanitarian services. Law was certainly not in the picture; yet, Hon. Justice Suleiman Galadima, (rtd.) rose to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The same might not be said about his son Hon. Justice Ibrahim Suileman Galadima, who is…

August 10, 2018150Comments

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The Lion and the Jewel

When the stage was set in 1959 for the first performance of that remarkable play The Lion and the Jewel by Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, the actors here were not yet thoughts on their parent’s minds. They were still in the land of the spirits. Unborn. Gruff, rugged and spiked with an aggressive mien,…

December 29, 20171KComments

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