The National Judicial Council (NJC) has reinstated Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a judge of the Federal High Court. The reinstatement takes immediate effect. Channels TV’s judiciary correspondent, Shola Soyele sighted a circular of the Federal High Court notifying all judges of the court of this decision. The circular dated Dec. the 5th was signed […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up Probe Panels to investigate alleged gross misconduct allegations brought against 15 Judges of the federal and state high courts. The probe panels are to determine the culpability of the Judges in the various petitions filed against them by individuals and corporate bodies. This was disclosed in […]
The Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in members of the Election Petition Tribunal for the 2023 general elections. The event took place on Monday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, the country’s political capital. Having administered the oath of office on the members of the Tribunal, […]
The Federal High Court has set up a Special Task Force of Judges to swiftly hear and determine all pre-election cases before it. This was disclosed in a circular issued by the Chief Judge of the Court, Honourable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, issued on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the circular, the task force […]
The Appeal Court on Tuesday said justices of the Court that determined the appeal of Nnamdi Kanu are not targets of its routine posting exercise. In a statement, the Chief Registrar of the Court, Umar Bangari said routine posting of justices is “aimed at reinvigorating the justice delivery system of the Court”. Bangari, however, […]
The supreme court has fixed November 28 to formally swear in 62 lawyers into the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In a statement on Monday, Festus Akande, supreme court’s spokesperson, said although the swearing-in was initially scheduled for November 21 it was rescheduled to accommodate other activities which include the formal commencement […]
The legal team representing the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday have an insight on how he received the news of his freedom by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal. They also served copies of the judgement of the Court of Appeal which freed him to […]
Olukayode Ariwoola, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says the country is in dire need of passionate judges who will promote the rule of law and the integrity of the judiciary. Ariwoola said this on Friday at the swearing-in of Stanley Lawal, the newly-appointed acting president of the customary court of appeal of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Justice Ariwoola Olukayode as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria. Justice Ariwoola took the judicial oath of office on Wednesday in a brief ceremony at the Council Chambers in Abuja before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola […]
Court, on Friday, ended the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, with the dismissal of an appeal instituted at the Apex Court by Dan Orbhi-led faction. The Apex Court in a judgment by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim held that the issue of leadership by political parties is an internal […]
