JUDICIARY NEWS

A retired Justice of the Court of Appeal (JCA), Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore, is dead. The news of Belgore’s demise was announced on Tuesday night by the chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch, Kwara State, Kamaldeen Gambari, Esq. “Information reaching me now…

Impeached Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, in his quest to file a formal petition against the Chief Judge of Edo, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, who he accuses of abuse of office. Shaibu…

The Honourable Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Subulade Yerima, has issued a notice announcing the Eid-el-Fitri break for the High Court of Justice of Oyo State. The break will commence on April 8, 2024, and end on April 15, 2024,…

Justice Peter Kekemeke of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  Maitama, Abuja, has taken a swipe at both the police and the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation over the manner they sought to withdraw a matter before…

The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has made changes to the seven-man panel set up to probe the alleged misconduct and perjury levelled against State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, by the Edo State House of Assembly. Chief Registrar of the…

At the close of a send-off dinner hosted by the Body of Benchers in honour of Hon. Justice Mary Peter Odili, JSC (rtd) who concluded her tenure as Chair of the Body, Thursday night, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode…

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima, on Monday, granted amnesty to 38 inmates at the Oyo Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abolongo, Oyo town. Justice Yerima, who was at the custodial centre on Tuesday, said the pardon of the inmates was…

The National Judicial Council’s attention has been drawn to “incessant phone calls being made to retired Judicial Officers by some unscrupulous individuals demanding payments to fast track the processing of their retirement benefits”. A disclaimer signed by Soji Oye, Director, Information of the…