JUDICIARY NEWS

The President of the National Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, has ordered the closure of the Imo state division of the court following an attack and abduction of four staff of the court by suspected officials of the state government. Consequently, all staff…

The Osun State government has reinstated Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede, a sacked High Court Judge, to the Osun State Judiciary. This is consequent upon its failure to appeal the judgement against it with regards to the sacked jurist. Her ordeal started when she was…

The Magistrate of the Chief Magistrate Court 1, Mushin, Lagos who was allegedly arrested and detained by a Police Area Commander in the course of her routine visit to police stations has spoken up and debunk the reports of her arrest or…

The Katsina State judiciary has pledged to partner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to ward off corruption in the state. The state Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar, made the pledge Monday when he received in audience…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has cautioned Magistrates and Judges of lower courts in the country against monetary gratification and all forms of inducement, saying it brings disrepute in the discharge of their duties. Justice Muhammad gave the charge at…

The Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed 11 persons from the service for gaining employment with fake certificates. The commission also demoted a judge for corrupt practices and also 20 staff members for using forged certificates to obtain higher promotions. As gathered,…

Worried by the stagnation in the salaries and allowances of judicial officers, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ejembi Eko has called on the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has rescheduled the time for the valedictory Court session in honour of Hon Justice Ejembi Eko. According to The information made available to The Lawyer, the valedictory Court session, which will hold on 23rd May, 2022 will…

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Ladipo Abimbola, on Thursday, announced that the only approved channels to swear affidavits in the Oyo State judiciary will be online via the website and inside the registries of the State High Court and…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Thursday presented seven brand new Land Cruiser Prado to Judges to make their ”work easy and ensure efficient justice delivery”. Presenting the vehicles to the seven judges, Makinde, represented by the Secretary to the State Government…