When the Economist described Nigeria, over 18 years ago, as a “democracy by court order”, it ventured into prophetic journalism. In the period since then, partisan politicians have become comfortable with playing second fiddle to judges, a sizeable number of whom have emerged as the most avid tribe of belligerents in the mortal combat of Nigerian politics.
Nigeria: The rise of judicial verdict without judgment, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
