Opinion

John Tsoho Probe: The 1986 Supreme Court Cases That Still Shape Judicial Accountability in Nigeria, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

By SUNDIATA POST Reporter 07/03/2026

Two landmark Supreme Court cases from 1986 involving Justices Donald Ikomi and Paul Anyebe highlight a time when senior judges faced criminal prosecution without claims of institutional immunity. As controversy grows over the Code of Conduct Bureau’s investigation into Federal High Court Chief Judge John Tsoho’s asset declaration, the debate raises urgent questions about Continue Reading

News

In the House of ‘My Lord’: How Extra-Judicial Dealings Are Eroding Nigeria’s Judiciary, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

By Editor 01/02/2026

Once unthinkable, extra-judicial interactions between judges and litigants are now openly admitted, casually denied, or met with institutional silence. Drawing from landmark cases, personal confessions, and recent political disclosures, Chidi Anselm Odinkalu argues that Nigeria’s judiciary is confronting the consequences of a long-ignored ethical collapse—one that Continue Reading

Foreign

ECOWAS leaders seek action against threats to democracy, rule of law

By Angel Ojonugwa 05/12/2025

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – West African leaders have called for collective action by all member States to contain the prevailing threats to democracy and the rule of law in the sub-region. They made their positions known in Abuja during a ceremony organised by the ECOWAS Parliament to mark its 25th anniversary, stressing that the sub-region […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Nyesom Wike versus the General: Ad-Hoc Military System Defined

By Angel Ojonugwa 18/11/2025

By Austin Orette Nothing exemplifies more about the ad-hoc system than the altercation that took place between the Minister of the Federal Capital, Nyesom Wike and Lieutenant A. M. Yerima a few days ago. Some persons familiar with the theatrics of Wike may condemn his method but you can see that his heart is in […]Continue Reading