JUDICIARY NEWS

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ag. CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, has said that bi-annual seminar for Judges has improved the capacity of past participants in the judicial services by equipping them with the relevant knowledge of rudimentary maritime laws. Also the Minister of…

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho on Wednesday in Abuja announced the commencement of the annual vacation of the court beginning from July 25. The vacation is pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule…

The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammad, is expected to get a N2.5bn severance package from the Federal Government. Muhammad’s resignation on health grounds was announced on Monday, less than a week after the 14 Supreme Court Justices accused him of…

Judges have been warned against granting frivolous injunctions as the general elections approach. Speakers at a two-day workshop on capacity building for judges on pre-election and election matters urged judges to be wary of the antics of desperate politicians. It was organised by the…

Governor Yahaya Bello has sworn in Justice Josiah Majebi as the new acting chief judge of Kogi State. The governor described the acting chief judge as a man of impeccable character, urging him to sustain the feat, assuring the Judiciary of the present…