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...
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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...
ustice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, the Chief Justice of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), discharged 30 inmates awaiting trial across the two custodial centres in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state. Baba-Yusuf discharged the inmates during a visit to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Keffi on Thursday. The News Agency...
Mr Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), counsel to Mrs Aisha Achimugu, Chief Executive Officer of Felak Concept Group, on Wednesday said that the order for release of Achimugu from the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) within 24 hours was victory for the justice system. Ojukwu made the statement...
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...
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...