JUDICIARY NEWS

The sub-committee of Zone ‘C’ of the Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO) says sanctions await judges in Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo who fail to submit quarterly returns. The COTRIMCO was set up by the ex-Chief Justice of…

Judges in Rivers State on Monday commenced the annual vacation of the high court. The commencement of the vacation was announced by the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, who disclosed that the vacation would begin from Monday 1st August…

The Chief Justice of Borno State (CJBS), Justice Kashim Zannah, has sworn in new 21 judges of the Sharia Court in the state. In his address at the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Justice Zannah urged the…

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has presented 13 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) to the state judiciary to enhance welfare of judges and smooth running of the judicial arm of government. Abiodun presented the vehicles to the Chief Judge, Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Tuesday,…

Judiciary workers in Oyo State on Tuesday complied with the sit-at–home directive issued by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) over delay in payment of July salary. The Oyo State JUSUN Public Relations Officer, Mr Obafunso Okulaja, told the News Agency of…

The trial of civil actions in all High Courts across Ekiti State will be suspended from Monday 8th of August, 2022 to mark the beginning of the year 2022 annual vacation. Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice John Adeyeye, said the notice tagged annual…

The Chief Judge of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, yesterday commended troops of Operation Safe Haven for their efforts at ensuring that peace reigns across the nook and cranny of the Plateau. The Chief Judge gave the commendation when the General Officer…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). This is contained in a letter read at Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Buhari said the confirmation request was in line with…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has set up a committee comprising members of the executive and judiciary arms of government to deliberate on the fiscal implications of the Industrial Court judgement reviewing the salaries of judges and justices in the…

A former President of Nigeria’s Appeal Court, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa yesterday decried the deteriorating state of the nation, laying the blame on the country’s leaders and professionals. Speaking at the 2022 Charles Mbanefo Distinguished Lecture Series in Abuja, Bulkachuwa, who was the first…