JUDICIARY NEWS

The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Hon. Justice. M.A. Dipeolu, FICMC has directed that fees for searches must be paid before applications are received for processing of Certified True Copies (CTCs) of records of Court. This directive is contained in a memo…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Dr. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR on Thursday 10th February 2022 performed the foundation laying ceremony of the Bauchi Judicial division of the National Industrial Court complex. Justice Tanko said the edifice when completed would ease the…

A judge of the High Court of Kogi State, Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, has advised heads of court to amend the rules for electronic discovery (e-discovery). He delivered a paper at a specialised training for prosecutors of environmental offences organised by the Nigerian…

The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Williams Akinrotoye, on Wednesday said correctional centres tend to breed hardened criminals and posited on how to reduce hardened criminals in the society. Akinrotoye who lamented over the congestion of prisons and police custody by suspects…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has denied the twin accusations of delaying high-profile corruption cases and running an opaque budget levelled against the Nigerian judiciary by the Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami. Mr Malami had about two weeks ago criticised the…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has called on senior Lawyers to seek the welfare of young Lawyers working under them. The CJN who was speaking at the annual dinner party of the Body of Senior Advocate of…

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Monday, inaugurated the Oyo State secretariat of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) as part of effort to ensure the smooth and effective implementation of the provisions of the Administration…

An Area Court Judge in Adamawa State has been removed for incompetence. Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Nathan Musa, removed the Presiding Judge of Lunguda Area Court sitting in Guyuk Local Government Area, Hon. Jemison Fawe, over what he termed gross…

Delta State Chief Judge, Justice Tessy Diai, has concluded the jail delivery exercise for the first quarter of the year in the state with a directive to magistrates to conclude cases before them on or before six months. Justice Diai discharged 17 defendants…

As part of efforts to provide an efficient and effective practice direction that would consider different means of practising and administering criminal justice law in Oyo State, the Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Friday inaugurated the committee on the Administration of…