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Nigeria’s judiciary in retrospect: The vicissitudes of third arm of government

7 years ago

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Photo/Twitter/ProfOsinbajo

The Nigerian judiciary has had a chequered history in the last 59 years of the country’s independence. This is because the judiciary, which is considered the most critical leg of the tripod on which democracy rests has had to groan under various military dictatorships for about 31 years.

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