Chidi Odinkalu

3 weeks ago | thenews-chronicle.com | Chidi Odinkalu

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. At 3,154 km2, Marte LGA is just a little under the size of all of Lagos State.

3 weeks ago | thecable.ng | Chidi Odinkalu

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. For the questions on insecurity, he called on then governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, to address them.

3 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Chidi Odinkalu

A Democracy in the Hands of the Judiciary To be sure, courts always have a legitimate role in the democratic process, and this was so well before Nigeria embarked on the experiment in presidential politics. The electoral process everywhere is established by law and the courts exist to interpret law. Ideally, the rules that govern elections should be determinate and determined by the courts while the outcome of elections should be indeterminate until the votes are cast and counted.

1 month ago | africa.direct.news | Chidi Odinkalu |Suyi Ayodele

[Africanews - Africa] - 27/05/2025 The African Development Bank has downgraded Africa's growth forecast for the next two years amid what it described as unprecedented global circumstances and seismic shifts in the trade policies of major economies. ... Article published by "Africanews" (Africa), read more For any information or claim on this article, see directly with the newspaper.

1 month ago | africa.direct.news | Chidi Odinkalu |Chido Nwangwu

[The Africa news - Africa] - 25/05/2025 Doha [Qatar], May 25 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule, who is leading an all-party delegation, on Sunday stated that the delegation received a positive response in Doha. She added that India is getting support from everywhere and the world stands with (…) ...