My friend and brother, Dr. Aliyu Tilde, regularly performs unrivalled feats of public service and enlightenment through his blog for which he should receive more credit in a country that values ideas. On reflection, he may consider that his latest posting “Is the South Finally Set to Colonize the North”,…

[caption id="attachment_6777" align="aligncenter" width="412"] Chidi Odinkalu: This Human Rights Day serves up a huge to-do menu for Nigeria, its people and our leaders. We have to find a common memory of shared values; a common narrative for a shared country.[/caption] Nigeria confronts combined challenges in the protection of human rights…

Violence against women is a dreadfully brutal and pervasive crime. In many countries, those who are responsible for preventing, eliminating and ensuring accountability for it mostly fail to recognize it as such, tolerate it or simply blame the victims for being violated.  On the 31st Anniversary of the International Day…

On Monday, 5 November 2012, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Aloma Mukhtar, was scheduled to administer oaths of office to 12 newly appointed Justices of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal at the premises of the Supreme Court in Abuja. All 12 had scaled through the rigorous processes preceding appointment and had…