JUDICIARY

Judiciary workers in Oyo State on Tuesday complied with the sit-at–home directive issued by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) over delay in payment of July salary. The Oyo State JUSUN Public Relations Officer, Mr Obafunso Okulaja, told the News Agency of…

The trial of civil actions in all High Courts across Ekiti State will be suspended from Monday 8th of August, 2022 to mark the beginning of the year 2022 annual vacation. Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice John Adeyeye, said the notice tagged annual…

The Chief Judge of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, yesterday commended troops of Operation Safe Haven for their efforts at ensuring that peace reigns across the nook and cranny of the Plateau. The Chief Judge gave the commendation when the General Officer…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). This is contained in a letter read at Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President Ahmad Lawan. Buhari said the confirmation request was in line with…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has set up a committee comprising members of the executive and judiciary arms of government to deliberate on the fiscal implications of the Industrial Court judgement reviewing the salaries of judges and justices in the…

A former President of Nigeria’s Appeal Court, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa yesterday decried the deteriorating state of the nation, laying the blame on the country’s leaders and professionals. Speaking at the 2022 Charles Mbanefo Distinguished Lecture Series in Abuja, Bulkachuwa, who was the first…

A Professor of Law and Judge of Enugu State High Court, Justice Cyprian Ajah has tasked lawyers on strict adherence to the ethics and code of conduct for legal practitioners as doing otherwise will erode public trust and undermine the rule of…

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has sworn in the newly appointed Chief Judge of Imo State, President of the Customary Court of Appeal and eight other justices of the Imo State High Court and customary court with a plea not…

Following the dismissal of the suit filed by the deputy governor of Oyo State Rauf Olaniyan, to stop the impeachment process against him and after various consultations with communities in the state, the Chief Judge(CJ) of Oyo State, Justice Munta Ladipo Abimbola…

Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu Thursday swore in three High court Judges and One Khadi at the Council Chamber of Government House. The three new High Court Judges sworn in by the Governor were Hon. Justice Hassan Shehu Kuwa, Hon…