JUDICIARY NEWS

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has sworn in new Chief Judge, Grand Khadi and President of Customary Court of Appeal, for the state. Those inaugurated are Hon. Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman (Chief Judge), Hon. Justice Ibrahim Sudi (Grand Khadi) and Hon. Justice Audu…

There are indications that the strike action embarked on by judicial workers in Abia State may be called off soon with the swearing-in of the Chief Judge, Justice Lilian Abai, in line with one of their demands. The event which was held on…

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly, yesterday, directed Area Court Judges in the state without degree in law to either obtain one or lose their jobs. The assembly, however, recommended a ten-year window period to be granted to the Area Court judges without…

A strike action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union, (JUSUN) in Cross River State has disrupted the sitting of the State Elections Petition Tribunal in Calabar. The sitting was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the National and State House of Assembly…

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, swore in Justice Abiodun Adebara as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. The governor also swore in Kadi Abdullateef Kamaldeen as Grand Kadi of the state’s Shariah Court of Appeal, re-stating his administration’s commitment…

A group of young legal practitioners committed to providing pro bono legal services and representation to vulnerable, indigent and marginalized individuals and communities, Call A Lawyer, has appointed a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Peter-Odili, to serve as the…

A former Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello has urged newly appointed Judges and Khadis in Kaduna State to discharge their duties responsibly. Bello gave the admonition on Sunday at a reception organized in honour of Justice Buhari Balarabe,…

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mesem, has constituted two additional panels to hear petitions arising from the National and State House of Assembly Elections in Lagos. This might not be unconnected with large number of petitions filed before the…

The ongoing strike by Judiciary workers has forced all five election petition tribunals sitting in Abia to relocate to Abuja. This was as Abia Judiciary workers resumed their suspended strike over their emoluments, non-confirmation of a substantive ChiefJudge, non-payment of leave allowance and…

Justice Oyebola Ojo, the Chief Judge of Osun State handling the alleged murder of a Masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, has reserved her judgment. After listening to the motions and addresses of the parties, Justice Ojo promised that…