Governor of Kebbi State, Dr Nasir Idris, on Monday, in a historic occasion, swore in the chief judge of Kebbi, Umar Abubakar, and his counterpart in the sharia system, the state Grand Kadi, Alhaji Siddiku Usman, in Birnin Kebbi at the presidential…
Over the 2023 Christmas holidays, a grave and unsettling incident cast a shadow over the Supreme Court quarters in Maitama, Abuja. The official residence of retired Justice Muhammad Dattijo was infiltrated and stripped bare in a disturbing act of burglary. This audacious…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun Chapter, has rejected the dissolution of its state executive committee by the national leadership of the union.
Mr. Olugbemiga Eludire, the chapter chairman, stated in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
The Osun State leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has been dissolved by the national body and replaced with a three-man caretaker committee.
The strike declared by the Osun JUSUN on November 22, 2023, led to the suspension of judicial activities…
The Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola has sworn-in Mrs Yetunde Ajanaku-Makun as the new Chief Registrar for the State High Court.
Ajanaku-Makun’s appointment as the Chief Registrar of the state judiciary became necessary following the retirement of the former occupier of…
Justice Joy Unwana, a judge at Oron High Court, Akwa Ibom State and her driver, whom gunmen abducted, have regained their freedom.
Ini Ememobong, information commissioner, announced the development in a statement on Saturday.
The judge was said to have been kidnapped alongside her…
The State High Court, Oron Local Council Area, Akwa Ibom State was yesterday shut due to the kidnap of the High Court judge, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana and the murder of her police orderly, Inspector ThankGod Edet by gunmen.
Justice Unwana was òn Monday kidnapped…
The Lagos State Judicial Service Commission has requested the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) branches in Lagos to offer recommendations on suitability of shortlisted candidates being considered for High Court judge appointments.
In a confidential letter dated December 14th, the Commission’s Permanent Secretary, Olubukola…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has appointed his younger brother, Adebayo Ariwoola, as the new auditor for the National Judicial Council (NJC), Peoples Gazette reports.
The appointment places the younger Mr Ariwoola in a key position overseeing the internal audit unit…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has warned Judges of the Federal High Court against taking their appointments for granted for whatever reason.
He warned them not to attempt to convince anybody no matter how highly placed but to always…
