Looming collapse of third arm of govt: Imo NBA kick as more lawyers raise concerns

By Chidi Okafor  Legal practitioners in Imo state have continued to raise serious concerns over the ugly state of the judiciary in the state, noting that if nothing urgent is…

Seven Months after, Uzodimma yet to appoint new Imo Chief Judge

Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo State is yet to appoint a new Chief Judge for the State, seven months after the previous Chief Judge was sacked and five weeks after the National Judicial Council nullified his earlier appointment.

Judiciary workers suspend strike after CJN’s intervention

  The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria on Tuesday suspended its strike which started on Monday. JUSUN announced the suspension in a communique issued after its meetings with the representatives…

BREAKING: Uzodimma bows to pressure, agrees to appoint most senior official As Imo Acting Chief Judge

  The Imo State Government has accepted the decisions reached by the National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 108th meeting, particularly the Council’s position on the appointment of an Acting…

NJC voids Uzodimma’s appointment of acting Imo Chief Judge, suspends three others

  The National Judicial Council has declared the appointment of Justice Theophilus Nzeukwu as acting Chief Judge of Imo State void, directing the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma,…

BREAKING: Court Sentences Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband To Death

  Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death…

Rivers’ N300m was a gift, not hosting fee – NBA

  The Nigerian Bar Association has clarified that the N300 million it received from the Rivers State Government was a non-refundable gift, not a payment for hosting rights to its…

Chief Magistrate In Rivers Resigns Over ‘Quasi-Military’ Leadership In State

    A Chief Magistrate in the Rivers judiciary, Ejike King George, has voluntarily resigned from service, citing unease with the recent appointment of what he described as a “quasi-military…

Rivers asks NBA to refund N300m confab hosting rights

  The Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has replied to the Nigerian Bar Association regarding the reason for relocating its Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt…

Abuse of Process: Imo Chief Judge, Nzeukwu Risks Suspension by NJC

The newly sworn-in acting Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice Theophilus Nzeukwu, may be suspended by the National Judicial Council (NJC), if the mounting tension between the Imo state government…

NBA relocates annual conference from Rivers over emergency rule 

NBA relocates annual conference from Rivers over emergency rule The Nigerian Bar Association has announced the relocation of its 2025 Annual General Conference, formerly scheduled to hold in Port Harcourt,…

Abuse Of Process: Appointment Of Imo Chief Judge Illegal — NJC 

…….NBA demands reversal ….As Imo judiciary crisis deepens The National Judicial Council (NJC) has distanced itself from the recent appointment of Justice Theophilus Nzeukwu as the acting Chief Judge of…

NJC dismisses reports of Nnamdi Kanu’s release, repatriation

  The National Judicial Council has disclaimed reports that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been released and repatriated back to Kenya. NJC in a…

Court Strikes Out Cyberstalking Suit As GTBank Withdraws Charge Against GTB CEO

  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out the suit against four bloggers who were accused of cyber stalking Guaranty Trust Bank, its holding company, GTCO Plc…