JUDICIARY NEWS

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of Justice Dije Aboki as acting Chief Judge of the state. The appointment of Justice Aboki followed the retirement of the erstwhile Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir. A statement by the Commissioner for Information…

The Federal High Court will on Wednesday commence a  5-Day Vacation  in view of the 2023 gubernatorial and House of Assembly Elections to perform their civic duties. The Chief Judge, Hon. Justice John T. Tsoho, made the announcement in a circular addressed to…

Justice Babajide Aladejana of Ekiti State High Court has been reinstated to office after 16 years of suspension by the National Judicial Council. Aladejana was suspended from office in 2006 with the state’s former Chief Judge, Justice Kayode Bamisile, under the administration of…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has sworn in Justice Maurice Ahemba Ikpambese as the Acting Chief Judge of the state. Ortom, while performing the swearing-in ceremony at the Benue People’s House, Makurdi, said Justice Ikpambese is taking over the mantle of leadership of…

A Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Justice Lokulo-Sodipe, is dead. The justice was said to have slumped in his office on Monday while dressing up to attend a court session. It was gathered that all attempts…

In support of electronic processes in government, the Lagos State judiciary has deployed Cinfores Court Management Information System, (CoMiS) to automate its court filing processes. Cinfores is a Nigerian based Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company that produces cutting edge web-based and installed software packages tailored to…

The Supreme Court has complained against the workload of the court which it attributed to gaps in the Nigeria constitution. The presiding justice of the seven-member panel hearing the suit by states against the federal government over the naira redesign and swap policy,…

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has constituted the Governorship/National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal for the 2023 general election in Lagos State. The tribunal will sit at the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse in Ikeja. This is contained in…