JUDICIARY NEWS

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…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn Justice Kayode Ariwoola in as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Buhari administered the oath of office on Ariwoola at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Justice Ariwoola became the presumptive lead justice of the Nigerian Supreme…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, praised the immediate-past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, even as he conferred on him the second highest national honour, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). The President spoke at the swearing-in ceremony…

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn Justice Kayode Ariwoola in as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). He performed the ceremony in the Executive Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Justice Ariwoola became the presumptive lead justice of the Supreme Court, following the…

Nigeria's Chief Justice, Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned, The Lawyer can confirm. Sources told The Lawyer that Justice Muhammad resigned on Sunday night, citing ill-health as the reason for his decision. This might also be connected to the recent revolt at the Supreme Court by…

Justice Nathan Musa, the Chief Judge of Adamawa, has identified the lack of a functional central criminal registry as a challenge to the successful implementation of the administration of criminal justice law. Mr Musa stated this at the implementation assessment of the law…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, has said that there was no hostility or ill-feelings among the Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The CJN, while reacting to a protest letter written by his brother justices of the…

A retiring Federal High Court Judge, Justice Musa Haruna Kurya, has reminded  serving judges and lawyers that they will one day give account of their service before the Judge of all Judges. He gave the admonition during a valedictory court session held in…