It would be recalled that Justice Olotu was appointed a judge of Federal High Court on July 28, 2000 and resumed on the Bench on September 1, 2000. The NJC recommended her compulsory retirement on February 27, 2014, which the then President…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said that corruption remains a sore point in the country’s contemporary democratic experience.
Specifically, the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) noted that corruption constitutes a dent on the image of the…
The National Judicial Council, at its 100th Meeting of 18 and 19 January 2023 considered the list of candidates presented by its Interview Committee and at the end of deliberation, recommended the under-listed names of successful candidates as Heads of Courts and…
A cashier with the Kano State Sharia Court Division, Hussaina Imam and 14 others, including judges and registrars have been arraigned before a magistrates’ court in the state for allegedly diverting the sum of N500 million meant for orphans.
When the case came…
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Monday, swore in Justice Matilda Ayemieye as the acting Chief Judge of the state.
Ayemieye took the oath in an acting capacity during a brief ceremony in the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House,…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde , on Monday swore in Justice Iyabo Yerima as the Acting Chief Judge of the state.
The Governor said that his administration will continue to work with all other arms of government to ensure the system that the…
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court has queried Emmanuel Iyanna, a chief magistrate, over a warrant of arrest he issued against Umo Eno, governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State.
Eno, through his legal team…
The President of the Igueben Area Customary Court, Precious Aigbonoga, who was kidnapped on her way to work on Monday, has been rescued.
The rescue operation was carried out on Thursday by soldiers and policemen, who stormed the forest where she was held.
She,…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Honourable Justice John T. Tsoho has announced the plan for the appointment of nine more judges of the Federal High Court.
In a letter titled Appointment of Further Nine (9) Judges For The Federal High…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Tuesday warned politicians and others who are in the habit of disregarding the rule of law and contempt of the judiciary that it would no longer be business as usual under his…
