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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mohammed Uwais, has passed away. He died at the age of 88. The former CJN died in the early hours of Friday, according to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, Dr. Kayode Ajulo. Uwais served as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1995 until his retirement […]
Continue ReadingChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has acknowledged that few judges were giving the Nigerian judiciary a bad name, insisting that the country’s judiciary is blessed with upright and courageous judges. The Emir of Kano, His Royal Majesty Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi II, also asked the Nigerian judges especially justices of the Supreme Court […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Monday, overturned the conviction by the Umar Danladi Code of Conduct Tribunal, which found former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, guilty of false asset declaration. In a judgment, the appellate court discharged and acquitted Onnoghen from the conviction delivered against him by the Code of […]
Continue ReadingFederal and state high courts judges involved in reported conflicting rulings in political cases rocking Rivers State are now officially being investigated by a panel of the National Judicial Council (NJC). Reports say, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on Monday held a meeting with the panel in her office and gave a […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say the National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun to be appointed as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The recommendation was made in an impromptu closed-door meeting initially slated for Friday but brought forward to Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria. In the meeting, the NJC also made […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Wednesday, gave approval to a bill that grants a 300% salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels, as presented by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC- Borno North). This follows the consideration and adoption of an executive bill […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives has passed a bill for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial officers, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria now expected to earn a monthly salary of N5.39m. In the executive bill submitted to the House on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu and passed on Wednesday, other […]
Continue ReadingAt the swearing-in of nine new justices of the court of appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has lamented the rising number of litigations in the country. He said apart from several new crimes being committed which had contributed to the steady rise of court cases in […]
Continue ReadingAll Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council (PCC) has said there was no plan for a meeting in London between Bola Tinubu, president-elect, and Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, media director of the campaign council decried an attempt to create doubt about the legitimacy of the […]
Continue ReadingChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Hon. Justice Oluwakayode Ariwoola, is launching a major judicial reform soon, according to Sunday Tribune. The unveiling of the sweeping reform, expected to reposition the Judiciary, is reportedly billed for the resumption of the new legal year in September. It is not […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, Nigerians before mid-day, were treated to the news that Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) had resigned his appointment on health grounds. Arise TV broke the news, and it was my lot to make the announcement, with Arise News quoting impeccable and credible sources. It was a day of excitement for […]
Continue ReadingJustices of the Nigerian Supreme Court, fourteen in number, have lamented the decrepit state of affairs in the court in a letter sent to the Chief Justice, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad. In the leaked letter, the Justices accused the CJN of refusing to address the issues despite drawing his attention to them. They complained of a […]
Continue ReadingSome Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday rejected the proposed immunity clause for the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President just as voting on the amendment to the 1999 Constitution begins on Tuesday (today). The Joint Senate and House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say that the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Commission, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has summoned the chief judges of six states over the conflicting decisions all given by courts of coordinate jurisdiction. The chief judges summoned are those of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa, and Imo states. […]
Continue ReadingChief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has advocated alteration of the Constitution to reduce the maximum number of Justices of the Supreme Court from the current 21 to 16. Justice Muhammad called for an increase in the number of Justices of Court of Appeal, which is currently pegged at 49 in Section […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad, has said the justices of the Supreme Court are humans and are therefore subject to mistakes. A statement signed by the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, Festus Akande, said Mr Muhammad made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the CJN was speaking during […]
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