President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable ... Show more
JUST IN: CJN to receive N5.39m monthly as Reps pass judicial officers salaries bill
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Tinubu pushes N60m annual pay for Supreme Court justices: The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill that was sent to it by President Bola Tinubu ...
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‘Wike’s In-law’ Listed as One of FCT High Court Judge Nominees: Wike, the Federal Capital Territory minister, and Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of ...
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Plateau Assembly crisis can erode confidence in judiciary – Olawuyi: This legal imbroglio is unfortunately another sad reflection of the urgent need for reforms ...
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CJN promises better welfare for magistrates, others: The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, has assured magistrates, judges of lower courts ...
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Supreme Court gets full bench of 21 justices first time in history: The CJN urged the 11 new justices of the Supreme Court to see themselves as representatives ...
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NJC reinstates Ekiti judge after 16 years of suspension: Aladejana was suspended from office in 2006 with the state's former Chief Judge ...
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Tinubu pledges to support judicial reforms across West Africa: President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State ...
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CJN to swear in new S’Court justices Monday: The newly-appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court will be sworn in on Monday, The PUNCH has learnt.
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Shettima demands synergy as PEBEC begins 90-day action plan: This came as the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council commences its 90-day Regulatory ...
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ECOWAS court sets up committees over unimplemented judgments: The Judicial Council of ECOWAS, on Wednesday, said it is combing its extant laws and reviewing the ...
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Supreme Court made suspicious N12 billion payments, unauthorised sale of assets – Audit Report
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Adeleke raises committee to end Osun JUSUN strike: Adeleke has set up a committee to resolve issues that led to the ongoing strike by the Judiciary Workers Union ...
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Court of Appeal now cash and carry point – Ousted senator: Ex-senator accused judges of using their children to collect bribe.
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Kanu yet to receive judgment’s CTC – Lawyer: The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has yet to commence over one month after ...
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Let judiciary breathe in 2024: At the Federal Capital Territory, the High Court Divisions adjudicated 4,293 cases while the Magistrates’ courts determined 7 ...
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Isale-Eko, example of worst urban decay –Descendants’ union chairman: "The Union is apolitical, and it provides an umbrella for all indigenes of Isale-Eko ...
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No date yet for S’Court justices inauguration – NJC: The National Judicial Council has said no date has been fixed for the swearing-in of the newly appointed 11 ...
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Judiciary in 2024: Speedy justice delivery, digitalisation top lawyers’ expectations
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Don’t tarnish judiciary’s image, CJN urges judges: He warned them not to attempt to convince anybody no matter how highly placed but to always consult with laws ...
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Judiciary: A third arm still in the eye of the storm: "Many Nigerians try to see the court judgments from a layman’s perspective, some legal practitioners ...
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Tinubu seeks Senate’s confirmation of 11 Supreme Court justices: President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm 11 justices recommended for the ...
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Kano gov election: echoes of past similar cases: Today, I write not only as a keen observer of political affairs but as a concerned citizen deeply troubled by ...
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CJN wants amendment of Nigerian laws to stop ‘most’ cases at Appeal Court: The CJN spoke against the backdrop of the enormous workload the 10-member Supreme ...
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CJN to swear in 58 SANs November 27: No fewer than 114 applications were received by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee for the award of the rank of ...
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CJN’s ‘Brother’ Is Auditor of National Judicial Council. He’s Been Auditing Federal MDAs Since 2012
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How to properly decongest custodial centres: "70 per cent of the inmates housed in Nigeria’s 255 custodial centres are awaiting trial."
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What retiring Supreme Court judge, Dattijo Muhammad, said about CJN, Nigerian judiciary (FULL TEXT)
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Tinubu bemoans politicians’ attack on the judiciary : The president said he was aware of the challenges facing the arm of government, promising to address them ...
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Again, PDP demands disbandment of Plateau election appeal panel: PDP demanded that the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem ...
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Adegoke, Salami… University Students Found Dead, Buried in Shallow Graves in Last Two Years
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Nigeria: Judicial Council Recommends 11 for Appointment As Supreme Court Justices
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Adeleke backtracks on acting CJ, APC Knocks gov: The governor’s sin is his consistent refusal to accept overtures to protect his kinswoman, the Chief Judge ...
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Tinubu moves to increase welfare package, construction of houses for judges: President Tinubu, who said the Nigeria judiciary has evolved, called on judicial ...
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Disappointment, frustration for litigants denied justice by snail-speed proceedings
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Supreme Court postpones whole-week sittings: The CJN directed the postponement of all the sittings of the Supreme Court scheduled for the whole of next week.
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Here are some of the news that you should not miss this morning:
1. Tinubu will work with Atiku, Obi, says FG ... Show more
Quick Glance: Supreme Court of Nigeria to Decide on Controversial Presidential Election
- The Supreme Court of Nigeria will decide on Thursday regarding the controversial election victory of President Bola Tinubu.
- The decision of the highest court in Africa's most populous country will be final.
- No legal challenge to the outcome of a presidential election in Nigeria has been successful thus far.
- Lawyers representing Atiku and Obi argued that the tribunal made an error by declaring that the electronic transmission of results from polling stations was not mandatory, despite previous promises.
Judiciary’s integrity hanging on a thread, says group: The integrity of the Nigerian Judiciary, as many believe, is hanging on a thread at this time ...
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Supreme Court justices’ number drops to all-time low: The number of Justices of the Supreme Court, currently 11, will drop to 10. as another justice of the court ...
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Group asks appeal court to review judgement sacking senate minority whip: The court sacked the minority whip from the Senate and declared the PDP candidate as ...
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Judgments based on constitution, not public opinion – CJN: The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has said public opinions ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu considers 71-year-old retiree as ICPC chair: The 71-year-old retiree, if eventually appointed by Mr Tinubu, will be the fifth chairperson of ...
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LPPC names 58 lawyers SAN, drops 11 professors: Our correspondent learnt that most of the disqualified applicants were those in academia.
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Custodial centres reject prisoners, lawyers demand reforms: On October 16, 2023, a lawyer at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja lamented that an inmate who had ...
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CJN, others pay tributes to deceased Supreme Court judge Nweze: Mr Nweze, a Justice of the Supreme Court, aged 64, died aged on 29 July, in Abuja after a brief ...
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Funmi Falana, ex-NBA chair, 56 others make new SAN-designates’ list (FULL LIST): The LPPC, chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola ...
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Ex-classmates defend CJN’s son appointment as judge: The Alumni Association of Ikolaba Grammar School, Agodi, Ibadan in Oyo State (2000 set) ...
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CJN to swear in 23 Federal High Court judges: A total of 23 newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court will take the oath of office on Wednesday, October 4 ...
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NBA meets AGF over S’Court justices, other judges’ poor pay: Concerned by the poor remuneration of judges at all levels, the Nigerian Bar Association has met ...
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Appeal Court’s ADR centre receives 200 cases, resolves 65: Out of a total of 200 cases filed at the centre in the last one year, 65 had been amicably resolved.
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A’Court gets additional nine justices, CJN warns against graft: The workforce of the Court of Appeal received a boost on Wednesday as the Chief Justice of ...
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CJN to swear in new Appeal Court judges, honour retired Supreme Court justice: The Court of Appeal justices-designate to be sworn in by the CJN were all elevated ...
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Quick Glance: Justice Isa Leads Full Court in Live Telecast of Law Hearing
- Newly-appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, leads a full court comprising all 15 judges of the Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 today (Monday).
- Upon arrival at the court, CJP Isa, who arrived in his personal car, emphasizes the Supreme Court's role in resolving people's problems.
- During the previous hearing in June, the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan discussed the similarities between the Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023 and the SC Practice and Procedure Act, suggesting possible harmonization by parliament.
- The law empowers a three-member committee of senior judges, including the chief justice, to take suo motu notice and, in matters requiring interpretation of the Constitution, to form a bench of at least five apex court judges.
NBA demands appointment of more Supreme Court judges, as another retirement looms
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Quick Glance: Focus on Ethics: Supreme Court Justices Return to Washington
- Supreme Court justices will gather behind closed doors for their first meeting in Washington after the summer recess.
- History indicates they will ultimately reject most of the petitions.
- There is growing scrutiny on the court's ethics standards.
- A Supreme Court ethics bill was proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July.
PROFILES: Meet nine new Court of Appeal justices: The nine new Justices of the Court of Appeal swell the rank of the judges of the court to 81.
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Election petitions: Tribunals decide Tinubu, 25 govs cases September: There is anxiety as President Bola Tinubu and 25 state governors await the verdicts of the ...
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Supreme Court justices drop to 11, as Augie retires: The constitution prescribes 21 justices for the Supreme Court bench.
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CJN decries burden of political cases, swears in new Appeal Court judges: The CJN, while inaugurating nine new Justices of the Court of Appeal ...
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Professor caught for examination fraud makes SAN rank shortlist: The professor, who makes the SAN shortlist of 69 lawyers, was caught "cheating" in a ...
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Tinubu promises review of judges’ salaries to curb judicial corruption: The issue of poor remuneration for judges has dominated public discourse ...
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LPPC shortlists Funmi Falana, Ajulo, ex-PDP legal adviser, 66 other lawyers for SAN rank (FULL LIST)
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Ariwoola swears in Umahi, Keyamo as works, aviation ministers: David Umahi (Ebonyi) and Festus Keyamo (Delta), have been sworn in as the Minister of Works and ...
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JUST IN: Wike, Adelabu, Umahi, others take oath of office as ministers : The oath of office was administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola ...
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Elections: Nigeria must go back to Justice Uwais: I confess that last Wednesday, I feared I may be a masochist. I do not know what else one diagnoses after he ...
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Uprooting corrosive corruption in the judiciary: LIKE a malignant genie, corruption allegations are sticking stubbornly to the judiciary ...
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NJC denies surrendering powers over judges’ appointment, promotions to govs: The NJC said the letter addressed to the Chief Judge of Kebbi State and purportedly ...
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FACT-CHECK: CJN Earns N280,331 Monthly Salary, Not N450,000: VERIFICATION: In the same interview, the NBA president mentioned that the salary structure for ...
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Supreme Court judge dies at 64: The jurist, until his death, ranked the fifth most senior among the 13 judges of the Supreme Court.
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NBA laments judicial officers’ poor welfare: According to him, the loss of Judges and Justices indicated neglect for their health conditions ...
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No conversation between CJN, Tinubu, says Supreme Court: The Supreme Court on Wednesday described as untrue reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria ...
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Judiciary appointments must be merit-based, not family affiliation – Lawyers: On July 14, 2023, the National Judicial Council recommended Justice Olukayode ...
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Presidential Election: Atiku, Tinubu trade words over alleged plot to undermine judiciary
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Election petition: Atiku accuses APC of plotting to manipulate judiciary: These and reports in the media about some heinous plots to harass justices sitting on ...
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No phone conversation between CJN, Tinubu, says Supreme Court: The apex court warned that if the current trend of falsehood and mudslinging continued ...
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