•Justice Adejumo Justice Babatunde Adejumo (rtd), has assumed duty as the 9th Administrator of National Judicial Institute (NJI) Abuja, following the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past Administrator, Justice Salisu G. Abdullahi (rtd) on July 31, 2025. Recall that the Board of Governors of the National Judicial Institute under the C...
•Justice Babatunde Adejumo The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has approved the appointment of Babatunde Adejumo as the new administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI). In a statement yesterday, Tobi Soniyi, senior special assistant on media to the CJN, said Adejumo’s appointment takes effect from August...
•Sole Administrator Ibas There is a fresh panic in Rivers State over an alleged move by the newly appointed Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd) to appoint administrators to head the 23 local government areas. It was gathered that President Bola Tinubu had, upon the appointment of Ibas, allegedly tasked him with setting [&...
•Nigerian lawyers The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reiterated its position that the removal of the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by President Bola Tinubu is unconstitutional and has called on the President to reverse that decision. On Tuesday, the president declared a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspending the governo...
•Ibas and Tinubu The federal government has announced that Rivers State’s financial allocation will be released to the newly appointed administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Étè Ibas (retd.). Speaking at the State House in Abuja, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision to ...

