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Justice John Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, as the Inspector General…
Leaked judges’ letter, CJN’s resignation — 5 major events in Nigeria’s judiciary in 2022
The judiciary is historically regarded as a conservative arm of government, but in 2022, key stakeholders shook things up. From supreme court justices protesting poor welfare to a chief…
Why NJC must flush judiciary of ‘cash and carry judges’ — Catholic Bishops President
President of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has raised the alarm over the number of citizens, who are languishing in correctional facilities across…
Ganduje Ready To Sign Abduljabbar’s Death Warrant – Kano Gov’t
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Kano State, Lawan Musa, has said the state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is ready to sign the death warrant of the convicted…
Court vacates order sentencing I-G to 3-month imprisonment
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba to three-month imprisonment for contempt. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a…
Call To Bar: Why We Ignored NBA – Benchers
The Body of Benchers (BoB) has explained why its chairman, Wole Olanipekun (SAN) did not recuse himself from conducting the induction of 4,711 new lawyers into the profession. In…
Human Trafficking: Woman Bags 3 Years Jail In Benin
The Benin Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has sentenced a human trafficker, Fatima Joy Odiri Joseph, to three years imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking young…
NJC Reinstates Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia As Judge Of Federal High Court
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…
Alleged Misconduct: 15 High Court Judges To Face NJC Probe Panels
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…
2023: CJN Swears In Election Petition Tribunal Members
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…
Federal High Court Sets Up Task Force On Pre-Election Cases
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…
Nnamdi Kanu: Appeal Court Says Justices Not Targets Of Routine Posting
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…
CJN to swear in 62 new senior advocates on Nov 28
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,…
Nnamdi Kanu: ‘We’ve served DSS, AGF A’ Court judgment’
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…
CJN: With current challenges, Nigeria needs honest judicial officers
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…
