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Judicial independence: CJN tasks judges of lower courts on ethical conduct

Judicial independence: CJN tasks judges of lower courts on ethical conduct

Offor Callistus May 19, 2025
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged judges of lower courts to guard their integrity jealously to avoid compromising the standards of ethics and professionalism of the judiciary. The CJN made the call on Monday in Abuja as she inducted newly appointed magistrates, judges of...
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CJN asks NBA to protect bench, warns against frivolous petitions against Judges

CJN asks NBA to protect bench, warns against frivolous petitions against Judges

Offor Callistus April 29, 2025
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to rise and defend the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary. This is contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the CJN on Media, Mr Tobi Soniyi. Kekere-Ekun was responding...
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CJN tasks judiciary on enforcement of power safety regulations

CJN tasks judiciary on enforcement of power safety regulations

Offor Callistus April 29, 2025
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has called on the judiciary to adopt a proactive stance in enforcing safety regulations within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). Kekere-Ekun made the call while declaring open the 2025 National Seminar on Regulations in the Power Sector for Judicial...
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Misconduct: Kano judicial commission suspends 2 court registrars, warns 2 judges 0292885d7a24ffed32f2395c5f79ece61

Misconduct: Kano judicial commission suspends 2 court registrars, warns 2 judges

Offor Callistus April 28, 2025
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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President Mahama suspends Ghanian Supreme Court Chief Justice Ghanaian President-elect, John Mahama

President Mahama suspends Ghanian Supreme Court Chief Justice

Offor Callistus April 22, 2025
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...
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Yiaga Africa to CJN: Purge judiciary of those undermining its integrity IMG 20241114 WA0045

Yiaga Africa to CJN: Purge judiciary of those undermining its integrity

Offor Callistus April 20, 2025
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...
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Appointment of junior judge as Ag CJ inimical to judiciary, democracy – Lawyers 20f2631eb9501de84fbbd96e1bb4e96c

Appointment of junior judge as Ag CJ inimical to judiciary, democracy – Lawyers

Offor Callistus April 11, 2025
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...
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NBA relocates conference from Rivers amidst controversy over Emergency rule NBA

NBA relocates conference from Rivers amidst controversy over Emergency rule

Offor Callistus April 11, 2025
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...
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CJN decries downturn in adherence to ethical principles in legal profession Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

CJN decries downturn in adherence to ethical principles in legal profession

Offor Callistus March 26, 2025
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...
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Reforming judiciary alone can’t transform Nigeria – Shehu Sani Shehu Sani

Reforming judiciary alone can’t transform Nigeria – Shehu Sani

Offor Callistus March 9, 2025
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...
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Benue Assembly suspends Chief Judge over alleged misappropriation of judiciary budget Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese,

Benue Assembly suspends Chief Judge over alleged misappropriation of judiciary budget

Offor Callistus February 19, 2025
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...
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Atiku says judiciary biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy Atiku Abubakar PDp

Atiku says judiciary biggest threat to Nigeria’s democracy

Offor Callistus January 28, 2025
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...
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Election tribunal: Ighodalo reaffirms confidence in Judiciary amid rising tension Edo PDP Governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo

Election tribunal: Ighodalo reaffirms confidence in Judiciary amid rising tension

Offor Callistus January 16, 2025
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...
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Why I chose not to speak on Nigeria’s economy, reforms or help Tinubu’s govt – Sanusi Emir Sanusi Lamido

Why I chose not to speak on Nigeria’s economy, reforms or help Tinubu’s govt – Sanusi

Offor Callistus January 16, 2025
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...
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