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Allow Judiciary Do Its Work – CJN to Politicians

CHIEF Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has advised Nigerian judicial officers to leave politics for politicians. He also called on politicians to allow the judiciary to discharge its functions without distractions. Ariwoola spoke at a reception organised in his honour in Ibadan,…

01/11/2022

Abia: NJC Asks State to Pay ex-CJ Accrued Benefits

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has asked the Abia State Government to pay the former Chief Judge of the State, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, retirement benefits and entitlements accrued to her. Uzokwe was suspended from office by the Abia State House of Assembly in…

01/11/2022

Kogi CJ Set to Tour Correctional Centres for Decongestion Exercise

In line with determinations to fast-track administration of criminal justice in Kogi State, the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Josiah Majebi, has proposed to visit all correctional centres in the state with a view to decongesting over populated centres, review other…

31/10/2022

Abia: Ikpeazu Swears in Acting Chief Judge

Abia State Governor, Dr.Okezie Ikpeazu has sworn in Justice Lilian Abai as the Acting Chief Judge of the State and charged her to maintain the cordial relationship existing between the executive and the Judiciary in the State. The swearing -in of the Acting…

28/10/2022

Bauchi Chief Judge Releases 21 Awaiting Trial Inmates

The Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has during her routine quarterly review cases visit to various correctional centres across the state ordered the release of 21 awaiting trial inmates. Justice Umar, who made this known when she paid homage…

27/10/2022

Industrial Court Collaborates With ICPC, Inaugurates Anti-Corruption Transparency Unit

In line with the commitment of the National Industrial Court to win the war against any form of corruption, the Hon. President, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, OFR on Monday 24th October 2022 led the Judges, top Management Staff, and Staff to witness…

26/10/2022

Judges’ Transfer Not About Nnamdi Kanu – Appeal Court

The Court of Appeal headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday clarified that the transfer of its 21 Justices to various divisions in the country has nothing to do with the judgment of the Court that discharged and quashed the terrorism charges against the…

25/10/2022

Kogi Acting Chief Judge Condemns Corrupt Practices Among Judges

The Acting Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Josiah Majebi has condemned corrupt practices, saying that the Council of Judges had critically evaluated the negative effect of the menace on the integrity of institutions in the country. He noted that the Council…

24/10/2022

Magistrates Reject Police Case Files Over Withdrawal Of Prosecutors From Ondo Courts

The Magistrate Courts in Ondo State have rejected all the criminal cases forwarded to them by the state’s Police Command over the withdrawal of prosecutors attached to the courts by the legal section of the Command. There has been tension between the…

24/10/2022

3 Justices Who Sat On Nnamdi Kanu’s Appeal Transferred

Three justices of the Appeal Court who sat on the panel that dismissed the 15-count terrorism charge against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have been transferred from their various divisions. Last week, the Appeal Court held…

24/10/2022

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