Tag: Chief Justice of Nigeria
Senate confirms Ariwoola as substantive CJN
By KINGSLEY OKOYE
ABUJA- The Senate has confirmed the nomination ofJustice Olukayode Ariwoola as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The confirmation followed his screening...
Activist urges politicians to learn lessons from CJN’s resignation
By STANLEY NWANOSIKE
ENUGU- An activist, Mr Olu Omotayo, has urged politicians and public office holders to learn some lessons from Chief Justice of Nigeria...
Nigeria’s naked Supreme Court, By Lasisi Olagunju
When politicians tell big lies and then dare exasperated wailing wailers to go to court, they know what they are saying. The courts are...
When their lordships bicker, By Kazeem Akintunde
Fourteen Justices of the Supreme Court few days ago wrote to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, to highlight the rot in...
Meet Justice Ariwoola, new CJN
ABUJA - Following tradition of seniority in the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will later today (Monday) be sworn in as the...
CJN Tanko Muhammad resigns amid health crisis and corruption allegations
ABUJA - Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). He reportedly tendered his resignation in a letter to...
Naked Supreme Court dance not a bad thing after all, By...
When I first read the news in People’s Gazette through a link forwarded to me by a friend, I prayed that it would not...
Supreme Court justices deserve more, By Mike Ozekhome
Recently, in an unprecedented manner in the 58-year history of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, all the 14 serving Justices of the Supreme Court...
Buhari orders ICPC to sanction corrupt civil servants
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to take actions against heads of Ministries, Departments, and...
Judiciary open to criticism, says CJN Muhammad
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has said the Judiciary under his watch is open to criticism and was not averse...
Special courts to be established for sexual and gender-based violence, says...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, has affirmed the support of the Ministry toward the establishment of...
Justice Mary Odili’s daughter, Njideka Iheme sworn in as high court...
The daughter of former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili and Justice Mary Odili, Njideka Iheme, has been sworn in as a judge of the...
Senior lawyers meet Malami, demand probe of siege on Odili’s Abuja...
Senior lawyers in the country under the umbrella of the Body of Senior Advocate s of Nigeria (BOSAN) have met with the Attorney General...
Senate Reacts To Invasion Of Justice Mary Odili’s Abuja Residence
The Nigerian Senate has wielded into the controversy surrounding the invasion of the Abuja residence of the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili.
The senate...
Senate to debate Odili’s residence invasion next week
The Senate on Monday said it would debate the invasion of the residence of the Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, by Security agents next...
VAT: Uncertainty over Supreme Court hearing of Rivers, Lagos case
Seven days after the Rivers State Government dragged the Federal Inland Service before the Supreme Court challenging the order by the Court of Appeal...
CJN Muhammad Drags 3 Chief Judges to NJC
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has taken action against three chief judges who gave conflicting ex parte orders.
He has now...
CJN summons Rivers, Kebbi chief judges, four others over conflicting judgments
Abuja - The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Commission, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has summoned the chief judges...
CJN to swear-in FCT acting CJ, five others on Monday
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad will on Monday swear-in Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf as the acting Chief Judge of the High...
Supreme Court to fix hearing in PDP’s suit seeking Uzodinma’s sack
The Supreme Court is expected to fix hearing date anytime soon in a motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to sack...