Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaette Obot, has freed 123 inmates from correctional centers across the state after a three-day facility tour. Sixty-two of the released inmates were freed on health grounds. The inmates were released from various custodial centers, including four from Ikot Abasi, 17 from...
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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Kanu Agabi, has lamented that in Nigeria, the guilty often escape prosecution while the innocent are subjected to prolonged legal ordeals. Agabi, a former Attorney-General of the Federation (A-GF) and Minister of Justice, made the allegation at the presentation of a book, “OPL...
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has advanced reforms in the nation’s legal system to accommodate emerging technologies that will enhance justice delivery in a timely and efficient manner. He also charged Nigerian lawyers to innovate and venture into emerging spaces in the legal profession or lose...
Nigerian judiciary is actively embracing digital transformation to improve service delivery, restore public confidence, and ensure that justice is accessible to all. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun made this known at a public lecture organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos. According to Kekere-Ekun,...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has emphasized the need for a well-informed and proactive judiciary to address the challenges posed by digital banking, cryptocurrency, and cybercrime. Speaking at the 23rd National Seminar on Banking and Allied Matters for Judges, Kekere-Ekun charged judges to continuously engage...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Prof. Zainab Duke-Abiola, wife of the late Moshood Abiola, has paid tribute to the late Justice Mohammed Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, describing him as a towering icon of judicial integrity and an outstanding jurist. “The passing to the great beyond of Justice Mohammed...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, describing him as a phenomenal jurist and statesman who served Nigeria with honor, courage, and exceptional integrity. Justice Uwais, who passed away on Friday at 89,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Supreme Court of Nigeria has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais, who passed away in the early hours of Friday. In a statement, the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus...
By JOY JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mohammed Uwais, describing him as an architect of electoral reform and conscience of the bench. In a statement signed by its President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), and...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Federal High Court would commence its 2025 annual vacation on July 28, marking a temporary pause in its judicial activities. The court’s Director of Information, Mrs. Catherine Oby Christopher, announced this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday in Abuja. According to Christopher,...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday suspended its strike which started on Monday. JUSUN announced the suspension in a commiunque issued after its meetings with the representatives of the Chief Judge of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The commiunque signed by all shareholders present, said this...
The industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Tuesday, entered day two. JUSUN’s national body, In a circular on Friday, had directed all its members to withdraw their services, beginning from Monday until further notice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
National President of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Mr Marwan Adamu, on Monday, said all the organs of the union would meet to review and take necessary action following the feedback from the ongoing strike. Adamu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Monday paralysed activities at the Court of Appeal, FCT High Courts in Maitama, Wuse Zone II, Garki and Nyanya. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the courts in some state capitals reports...
Federal High Court (FHC) workers in Lagos joined their counterparts on Monday and embarked on a strike called by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The workers were directed to return home by officials of JUSUN, who were seen around the premises. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters...
Judiciary workers under the Supreme Court, National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal High Court (FHC) have pulled out of the planned strike due to begin on Monday. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicial institutions to...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicial institutions to withdraw their services from June 2. National Vice President, North Central, Mr Mustapha Laminu, said this in a statement signed and issued on Friday in Abuja. Laminu said...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice, International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court, (ICC), and Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), have pledged to deepen their cooperation to enhance global jurisprudence. They made the pledge during a working visit by a high-level ECOWAS Court delegation, led by its President, Justice...
The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mr Kabir Akanbi has called on members of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) to ensure balanced, fair and objective in reporting. Akanbi made the call while receiving the Executive members of NAJUC Abuja chapter, who paid him a...