•APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Justice Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court before the National Judicial Council (NJC) for granting an ex parte order restraining the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, from further parading himself as the party’s leader. The restraining ...
•Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme For alleged miscarriage of justice, Senator Elisha Abbo, today in Abuja asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the nomination of Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme as a Supreme Court Justice. Justice Nwosu-Iheme was among the 11 Justices from the Court of Appeal nominated for vacant seats at the Supreme Court by President ...
•NJC building The National Judicial Council (NJC) has put a hold on the process of appointment of judges and kadis into the Kogi State judiciary. The council said this was done to maintain a fair and just judicial system, reports Channels TV. Some Senior Advocates of Nigeria, namely Jibrin Okutepa, Yunus Usman, and four others […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, rose from its 104th meeting of December 6 and 7, 2023, affirming that Justice Adepele Ojo is still the recognised Chief Judge of Osun State. The Council directed Osun State to revert to status quo after declining the request of […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 11 justices to the Supreme Court. A statement by the apex court’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, said the recommendation was made at the 104th meeting of the council in Abuja on Wednesday. The recommended candidates would be sworn-in after the approval of their recommen...
•Olisa Agbakoba The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to heed the issues raised by retired Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad in his valedictory speech. Agbakoba, in an interview with Arise Television, noted that NJC needs to take action in order to address the ...