•Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun In anticipation of litigation that could arise from the 2027 general elections, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, today warned judges across the country against allowing politicians to manipulate the legal system to gain undeserved advantage. The CJN par...
•Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, today, swore in 68 legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the 2026/2027 Legal Year ceremony. It was earlier reported that the swearing-in took place during the ceremony marking the new legal year. The Legal Practitioners...
•CJN Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has sworn in 68 legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria at the 2026/2027 Legal Year ceremony. The Nigerian Television Authority announced the development in a news flash on its official X handle today, sharing images and a video from the ceremony. The sw...
•Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun (CJN) The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has charged a newly sworn-in Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to uphold the constitution with courage, independence of mind, and unwavering fidelity to the rule of law, warning that decisions of the apex court carry consequences far beyond the pa...
•Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has said that the presidential directive ordering the withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Personalities is part of measures to combat rising insecurity in the country. However, the media aide to the CJN, Tobi S...
•Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Motomori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, has approved the commencement of online applications for lawyers seeking appointment as Notaries Public of Nigeria. The initiative, described as a landmark step by the Supreme Court, is aimed at revolutionising the appointment proc...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria today suspended its strike which started yesterday. JUSUN announced the suspension in a communique issued after its meetings with the representatives of the Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, reports NAN. The commiunque signed by all shareholders present, said this was after long deliberat...
•Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has expressed worry over the practice of law in Nigeria and lamented the downturn in the adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession. She noted that strict adherence to ethical principles in the legal profession was not only dwindling but ...
•Nnamdi Kanu in court with his lawyers The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the case against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to another judge for trial. Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021 when his bail was […]
•Nnamdi Kanu in court The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, urging her to direct the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to reassign his case to another judge with proper jurisdiction. In a [&h...

