Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken disciplinary action against two court registrars and two Upper Shari’a Court judges over misconduct. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, the spokesperson of the Kano State Judiciary, on Monday in Kano. He said that the decision...
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Ghana’s president on Tuesday announced the suspension of the country’s top judge while she is investigated for misconduct. The action against Supreme Court Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo came after three separate petitions called for her removal. Allegations against her include tampering with court records and misuse of...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has condemned the arson attack on Ilesa High Court building by yet-to-identified persons, describing the act as a criminal attack on the state judiciary. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the governor, on Monday in Osogbo. Adeleke...
A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to purge the judiciary of those undermining it through conflicting judgments. Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of...
Lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers for Civil Liberties, have urged the National Judicial Council not to allow the appointment of a junior judge as acting chief judge of Imo above other senior judges. The lawyers told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that beyond the appointment being an aberration...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has relocated its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu, following President Bola Tinubu’s recent declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The association stated that although the initial announcement of Port Harcourt as the host city for this year’s conference was...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on Wednesday in Abuja, decried what she described as a downturn in the adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession. Kekere-Ekun said this at the maiden edition of the Annual Lecture of the Body of Benchers.The occasion also marked...
A former senator, Shehu Sani, says reform of Nigeria’s judiciary alone cannot transform the country into an Eldorado. Sani, a vocal activist-turned politician, made the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said: “We can’t have a perfect judiciary when we...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has praised the judiciary for its boldness in standing firm against what he described as “impunity” in Rivers State. Wike made the commendation in Abuja on Friday while reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment on the constitution of the...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday tasked judicial officers on respect, obedience and harmonious working relationship with each other in the discharge of their adjudicatory duties. The CJN made the call on Monday in Abuja while declaring open a hybrid refresher course for judges...
Benue State Assembly has suspended the state Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, for alleged misappropriation and mismanagement of the budgetary allocation and finances of the state Judiciary. This was sequel to a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Saater Tiseer, during plenary session in Makurdi on Tuesday. Tiseer...
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the judiciary is the biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy. He spoke on Monday in Abuja, as a panelist at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), the Centre...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the last Sept. 21, Edo governorship election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has reaffirmed his confidence in the nation’s judiciary. Ighodalo stated this in Benin on Thursday, outside the court house, while speaking to News men, amid rising tension in the Edo...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has announced that he would no longer offer advice to President Bola Tinubu led administration on how to tackle the country’s economic challenges. He stated that he had initially tried to help the government but had now resolved not to do so...
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN), on Wednesday, said that he will intensify advocacy for preservation of the rule of law and human rights, in 2025. Osigwe made this known in his new year message to Nigerian Lawyers, which was made available to newsmen...
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State. The court also asked Farotimi to provide 3 sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction. He was told to refrain from media interview and to submit his international passport. The...
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has called on the judiciary to maintain its integrity by purging itself of bad eggs. Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the opening of the Law Week and...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has pledged continued support to infrastructure development for the judicial arm of government. Wike stated this at the inauguration of the construction and furnishing of Office Annex for the Body of Benchers, in Abuja on Friday. He pledged...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Director General, Benue Public Service Institute, Professor Terkura Tarnande has sought collaboration with Benue State Judiciary to enable the system work for the benefit of the Benue people. Professor Tarnande, who spoke during a courtesy call on the Chief Judge of Benue...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says that the Nigerian Judiciary has a lot of upright knowledgeable, hardworking and courageous judges, but lamented that there are a few tarnishing this reputation. The CJN made this known on Saturday at a public discourse in Lagos which had the...