The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the appointment of Adefunke Helen Anoma and four others as new Judges for the Ekiti State High Court. The four others were Olanike Caroline Adegoke, Julius Sunday Bamidele Bamise, Julius Ajibare and Stephen Rotimi Akinyede. The Deputy Director, Information of NJC, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, Esq , ...
•Pastor Bakare The Serving Overseer of CitaÂdel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has urged urgent personal and structural reforms within Nigeria’s justice system, warning that entrenched corruption among legal practiÂtioners and judges continues to hold the nation captive. The cleric, who is also a legal practitioner, described th...
•Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Ahead of the 2027 general election, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has cautioned judges to be wary in their handling of election-related cases. Justice Kekere-Ekun warned them against granting conflicting decisions, encouraging forum shopping, and abuse of ex parte orders, among ot...
•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...
•Wike in blue suit (sitting C) The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will continue to support the judiciary to enhance productivity, reduce delays, and uphold the independence and integrity of the judiciary. The minister disclosed that budgetary provisions had been made to c...
•NJC building, Abuja The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 109th Meeting presided over by the Honourable, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M. O. Kekere-Ekun, GCON, held on June 25, 2025 has recommended two Hon. Judges for appointment as Heads of Court for Ekiti and Yobe States, respectively. The Heads of Court […]...
•Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Senate is considering a legislative proposal that would increase the number of Supreme Court Justices from the current 21 to 30 in a bid to tackle the mounting backlog of cases and improve the efficiency of the apex court. Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo West), who is sponsoring the bill, disclosed this […]
•Strike The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ondo branch today began an indefinite strike with judges, lawyers, and litigants barred from accessing the courts’ premises. Akure Division of the State High Court complex and Magistrates’ Court had its entrances to the buildings locked, effectively shutting down all activities within and a...
•Justice John Tsoho The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has ordered the immediate redeployment of five judges across various judicial divisions of the court. This was disclosed in an official statement signed by the Director of Information at the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Catherine Christopher. According to the ...
•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State A Federal High Court in Umuahia has issued an order preventing the Abia State Government and its agents from initiating a new process for the appointment of judges in the state. The ruling came after two applicants challenged the state government’s attempt to restart the selection process for appointing [&hell...
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