The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka Chikeka, and the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Kadi Babagana Mahdi, for falsification of their ages. The NJC took the decision at its 107th meeting held between November 13 and 14. According to a […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended G. C. Aguma, judge of a state high court in Rivers, for alleged judicial misconduct. The council also suspended A. O. Nwabunike, Anambra state high court judge, for the same offence. According to a statement by the council on Friday, both chief judges are barred from performing judicial […]
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says some judges are giving the judiciary a bad name. Controversial ruling from courts of coordinate jurisdiction has sparked controversy at different times. Of recent, Kano, Rivers, where there are battles among key political actors have witnessed this development. Speaking at a public discourse on ‘Ethics, Morality […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says the construction of 40 Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District in the nation’s capital, Abuja, will boost the performance of judicial officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CJN, who spoke on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the project, described the project as […]
‘ The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says it is not acceptable for some judges to continue to delay the delivery of verdicts on cases before them. According to her, Nigerians would lose confidence in the judiciary if judges continue to fall to deliver judgements in one quarter. “At the last meeting […]
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, following her confirmation by the Senate on 25 September 2024. Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office and signed the oath register at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, on Monday. She succeeds Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has rescheduled the hearing of the bail application of a whistleblower Isaac Bristol to September 17, 2024. The hearing of the bail application was originally slated for today, Wednesday, September 11, 2024, but was postponed. The defendant, represented by his lawyer, […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday granted 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters who were arrested and detained for treason among others, to a bail in the sum of N10m each and one surety in like sum. While delivering the ruling, the trial judge held that Nigeria’s criminal justice system has its […]
Sunday Ununu, a lawyer, has been remanded to police custody over alleged murder and disruption of court’s proceedings in Ebonyi state. NAN reports that Ununu appeared before the court on a two-count charge of unlawful possession of firearm and murder, preferred against him by the police on Friday. The lawyer reportedly started shouting when he […]
The Federal Government is set to arraign some leaders and organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests held from August 1 to 10, 2024 today. The protesters are being tried for alleged treason, inciting mutiny and intent to destabilise Nigeria. The ten persons to be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court are Michael […]
