JUDICIARY NEWS

Over the 2023 Christmas holidays, a grave and unsettling incident cast a shadow over the Supreme Court quarters in Maitama, Abuja. The official residence of retired Justice Muhammad Dattijo was infiltrated and stripped bare in a disturbing act of burglary. This audacious…

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun Chapter, has rejected the dissolution of its state executive committee by the national leadership of the union. Mr. Olugbemiga Eludire, the chapter chairman, stated in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…

The Osun State leadership of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has been dissolved by the national body and replaced with a three-man caretaker committee. The strike declared by the Osun JUSUN on November 22, 2023, led to the suspension of judicial activities…

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…