•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...
•House of Representatives A bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to make mandatory the recommendation of the National Judicial Council before the removal of heads of Nigerian courts, passed a second reading in the House of Representatives today. The bill, which has been referred to the House Committee on Constitution Review, was sponsor...
•Incarcerated IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in court Family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called for the sanction of the Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Binta Nyako over alleged disobedience to court orders. The family said the flagrant disobedience to court [&h...
The Nigerian judiciary, once revered as the bastion of integrity and fairness, has in recent years been tainted by allegations of corruption, nepotism, and abuse of power. Last month, the arrest and arraignment of Lagos-based lawyer and activist, Mr Dele Farotimi for alleged criminal libel against Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, in his book, ‘Nigeria...
•Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk and Britain’s Tyson Fury in the ring Tyson Fury insisted Oleksandr Usyk got an early Christmas gift from the judges after the Ukrainian won their heavyweight championship rematch overnight on Saturday. The “Gypsy King”, who was non-committal about his future, insisted he had won the fight that was scored 116-112 by al...
•Joseph Otteh Esq A senior lawyer, Mr Joseph Otteh, in this interview with The PUNCH, discusses how judges dependence on governors and other executive arms of government for houses, vehicles, and welfare benefits compromises judicial independence and other related concerns How does reliance on governors or the executive for housing and vehicle...
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