JUDICIARY

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 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 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…