JUDICIARY NEWS

National Industrial Court Declares Two-Week Easter Vacation From March 25 To April 5

The Honourable President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, His Lordship, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, Ph.D, OFR has declared Monday 25th March 2024 to Friday 5th April 2024 as Easter vacation. Hon. President made the declaration pursuant to Order 58 Rule…

16/03/2024 0Comments

Lagos High Court Announces 2024 Easter Vacation Schedule

The High Court of Lagos State has officially announced the schedule for its 2024 Easter vacation. In a notice dated 5th March 2024, signed by the Acting Chief Registrar, Mr. T.A. Elias, the court provided details regarding the vacation period and arrangements…

13/03/2024 0Comments

Osun Courts Resume Activities After Three-month JUSUN Strike

The judiciary staff in Osun on Monday returned to work following the suspension of the three-month strike embarked upon by the state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Judiciary workers in the state had…

11/03/2024 0Comments

Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua is Dead

The Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal Benin division, Hon. Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua is dead. She died Friday, 8 March Justice Orji-Abadua, who was on the reserve list of nominees for appointment to the Supreme Court last year, hailed from Ikeduru in…

09/03/2024 0Comments

Granting Interviews After Court Sittings Unethical, Justice Odili Cautions Lawyers

The Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Justice Mary Peter Odili (retd), on Wednesday, cautioned lawyers against addressing the media after court proceedings, describing the action as unethical. She stated this on the second day of the Call to Bar Ceremony of 4,412…

06/03/2024 0Comments

Osun State Judiciary Workers Suspend Strike

The Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, has suspended its industrial action. The union had declared an indefinite industrial action on November 22, 2023, due to a faceoff with the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo. But in a…

06/03/2024 0Comments

CJN Assures Judges of Improved Welfare Packages

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday assured magistrates and judges of the lower courts of ongoing efforts at improving their welfare packages. Ariwoola, who gave the assurance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Hybrid Refresher Course for…

05/03/2024 0Comments

How Explosion at Abuja Judge’s Residence Killed Three

An explosion at the home of Abubakar Musa, a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has killed three persons. The victims, a welder and his two apprentices were working on a leaking diesel container at the residence in Kubwa, a satellite town in…

02/03/2024 0Comments

CJN Swears In 11 New Supreme Court Justices

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in 11 new Justices to the bench of the Supreme Court, charging them, not to allow their ambition to becloud their sense of judgement. Some of the Justices are Jummai Hannatu Sankey,…

26/02/2024 0Comments

Ogun State Judiciary Workers to Launch Strike Over Unpaid Allowances

In a move that underscores the ongoing struggle between labor unions and government authorities in Nigeria, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Ogun State has declared its intent to initiate a five-day warning strike starting from 26 February to 1…

25/02/2024 0Comments

JUDICIARY NEWS

Best Choice for Creatives