JUDICIARY NEWS

The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, Ph.D., OFR has been appointed as a member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee of Experts in the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR). This appointment by the ILO is…

The Rivers State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, has granted pardon to 181 inmates in various correctional centres in the state in a bid to decongest the facilities. The 181 pardoned inmates were also discharged and acquitted of their offences. Amadi, while speaking at…

THE GENERAL LIST OF NOMINATED JUDGES FOR ELECTION PETITION TRIBUNAL 2023 10 FROM: ABIA 1.Justice C.O. Onyeabo 2.Justice Ory Zik-Ikeorha 3.Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu 4.Justice A.O. Chijioke 5.Justice K.C.J. Okereke 6.Justice L.T.C. Eruba 7.Justice Benson Anya 8.Justice Nweke Philomena 9.Justuce A.O. Phoeba 10.Justice C.K. Nwankwo _________ 6.FROM: ADAMAWA 1.Justice H.N.H. Joda 2.Justice B.I. Ladukiya 3.Justice Musa Usman 4.Justice K.L. Samuel 5.Justice…

The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, launched a Bail Information Management System (BIMS) on Tuesday at the Ikeja High Court. Alogba said the system would help to address congestion at correctional centres by resolving delays associated with tracking and verifying defendants…

Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday, swore in the acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ayedun Odusola. Aiyedatiwa, while speaking at the ceremony in Akure, said that the state government would continue to support the judiciary in the…

For the second day in a row, activities at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos have been crippled following a power blackout. The Lawyer reports that the court has been in darkness since Wednesday morning following the non-supply of electricity to the facility. Some…

Chief Judge (CJ) of Abia State, Justice Onuoha Arisa Kalu Ogwe, last Wednesday retired from service with a parting warning to the state judiciary to shun perversion of judgments. At the Valedictory Court session held in his honour at the state high court,…