JUDICIARY NEWS

The late Honorable Justice Edith Noelita Nneka Agbakoba of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) will be honored at a valedictory court session today, December 13, 2023. Justice Agbakoba, aged 60, passed away recently. As part of her burial arrangements, the NICN…

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has challenged one Barrister Maxwell, who in a recent viral video alleged that a Magistrate from Nassarawa State Judiciary has been defrauding Nigerians. JUSUN’s Nasarawa State Chapter Chairman, Comrade Jimoh Musa Alonge, when he reacted…

The leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, Osun State chapter, has said the industrial action embarked upon by its members would continue since its demands have not been met. The Osun JUSUN has been on strike since November 22, after police…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of a judge of the Osun High Court, S.O Falola over an alleged false order. This is as the NJC also set up panels to investigate 51 petitions against other judges over various…

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has approved the relocation of the Kogi State governorship election petitions tribunal from Lokoja to Abuja. The Secretary to the tribunal, Mr. David Umar Mike, who confirmed the development in a statement on…

The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, PhD, OFR has declared Tuesday 19th December 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024 as Christmas and New Year vacation. Justice Kanyip made the declaration pursuant to Order 58 Rule…

Judiciary workers in Osun State have been directed by the national body of the Union to stop the ongoing strike in the state. JUSUN national, said the body has never directed any member to protest amidst the ongoing tussle between the Osun State…

The protest by the Osun State judicial workers under the auspices of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has continued against the embattled Chief Judge after their Monday picketing over allegations of highhandedness and withholding of their wardrobe allowances. The clash unfolded as…

The Court of Appeal has insisted that its judgment on the dispute over the last Governorship election in Kano State is as pronounced in the open court. The appellate court insisted that the judgment dismissed the appeal by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)…