The Lagos State High Court will begin its annual vacation on July 21 to end the 2024/2025 legal year of the state judiciary.
This is contained in a notice dated June 5 and signed by the State Chief Registrar, Mr Tajudeen Elias.…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has ordered the immediate redeployment of five judges across various judicial divisions of the court.
This was disclosed in an official statement signed by the Director of Information at the Federal High…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has directed the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, to reverse the appointment of the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Theophilus Nnamdi Nzeukwu, and appoint the most senior judge as the Acting Chief Judge of…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has challenged the Nigerian Bar Association to rise and defend the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary.
This is contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Chief Justice of Nigeria…
The Rivers Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says the retirement of Chief Magistrate Ejike King George is not connected to the political crisis in the state.
George announced his retirement on Monday, citing the current political crisis in the state, which led to the…
Mr Tajudeen Adegbenga Elias has been officially confirmed as the Chief Registrar of the High Court of Lagos State, effective January 2, 2025. A graduate of Lagos State University, Ojo, Elias earned his law degree in 1994, and was called to the…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has expressed worry over the practice of law in Nigeria and lamented the downturn in the adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession.
She noted that strict adherence to ethical principles in the…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has created an ‘Insolvency Unit’ for the court, the court’s Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan, has said.
In a statement, the court said the creation of this Unit is done under the provisions…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja has recused himself from the case filed by the Senator Representing Kogi Central District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
At the proceedings on Tuesday, Justice Egwuatu announced his decision to withdraw from the matter after the…
Amid his contentious suspension by the House of Assembly, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, has vowed to remain in office until the expiration of his tenure. He addressed the people in Tiv at the burial of his mother-in-law…
