Buhari Asks Senate To Confirm Justice Kayode Ariwoola As CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to the Senate for confirmation of his appointment. His request for…
Yakubu Maikyau Elected New NBA President
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Maikyau, has emerged as the 31st President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Maikyau was named the new NBA president following an…
Court Orders FG To Raise Salaries Of Judicial Officers In Nigeria
A National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to review the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in Nigeria. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, on Friday, ruled that…
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- July 14, 2022
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Kogi court acquits two Buhari-Must-Go protesters
A Magistrate Court sitting in Kogi State has, on Thursday, discharged two humnan rights activists, who were being prosecuted by the state for pasting posters of ‘Buhari must Go’…
Court dismisses suit seeking Oyetola’s disqualification
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress candidate, in Saturday’s Governorship…
Elections: High Court Issues New Directions To Hold Virtual Hearings Of Cases
The Federal High Court, has issued new practice directions that allows for virtual hearing of cases and electronic service of notices on lawyers. This is to Provide for a…
Court refuses to nullify Rivers’ PDP guber primaries
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to nullify the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State gubernatorial primaries held on May 26, 2022. Trial…
Ondo court sentences welder to death for killing wife
An Ondo State High Court has sentenced one Daniyan Ojo to death for killing his wife Dorcas Daniyan by setting the deceased ablaze. The 50-year-old convict, who is a…
Irish court jails impotent Nigerian man for accusing, attacking ex-girlfriend for his erectile dysfunction
An Irish court, Belfast Crown Court has sentenced a 52-year-old Nigerian man, Rotimi Adeyemo to eight years imprisonment for attacking and accusing girlfriend of causing his erectile dysfunction. Adeyemo,…
EXTRA: How Fired Judge dissolved marriage – and then impregnated complaint’s wife
The Lagos State Government says it has fired a customary court judge, Mr Ishola Razaki Adeyemi, who allegedly dissolved a marriage and snatched the wife of a complainant, Mr.…
Courts Should Stop Imposing Politicians On Nigerians – Femi Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Thursday urged the courts to “stop imposing politicians on Nigerians,” arguing that, “the involvement of the courts in the electoral process has not…
Court declines request to reject Tinubu, Atiku as APC, PDP’s candidates
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request for an interim order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar…
‘Born in 1958, started school in 1959?’ — fresh questions raised over acting CJN’s credentials
On Monday, following the resignation of Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Olukayode Ariwoola was sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari as the acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). Ariwoola is expected…
Updated: Buhari swears Ariwoola in as Acting CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn Justice Kayode Ariwoola in as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). He performed the ceremony in the Executive Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa…
BREAKING: Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Appointed Acting CJN
The Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has been appointed the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ariwoola succeeds Justice Muhammad Tanko who, suddenly, resigned Monday morning, allegedly…
