Judges

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded higher pay for judges compared to political officeholders. The frontline civil society organization, therefore, urged the Chairman, Revenue Mobilization Allocation…

The Femi Falana-led Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB) has appealed to judges and chief magistrates to conduct monthly inspections of police stations and detention centres. The coalition of over 80 civil society…

Babajide Sanwo-olu, handed over 51 new SUVs and eight houses to Judges in the state on Wednesday.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad says Nigeria will suffer grave effect if judicial officers are consistently deprived of requisite infrastructure. According to a Thursday statement signed by Rivers State…

‎The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has advised six newly-sworn in judges of the State High Court to shun corruption and maintain their credibility. This is just as he noted that the judges were sworn-in for speedy dispensation…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has donated 41 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to some state and federal judges. Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim disclosed this in a statement on Monday.…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has raised the alarm over alleged moves by the Federal Government to subject 200 more judges to intimidation and harassment under the guise of war on corruption in the judiciary. The governor said…

Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti has appealed to the Federal Government and the Chief Justice of Nigeria to provide more judges and a Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Fayose made the appeal during the inauguration of the ultra-modern…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen says judges cannot form an association to speak for them when under attack because their mandate is adjudication, not advocacy. Onnoghen said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the…

India’s Supreme Court ruled that it can not order the British government to return the famous “Kohinoor” diamond or stop its auction. Disposing of a petition, the judges said no court in India can pass a direction with regard to…

Mr Daniel Danladi, a detective with the Special Task Force of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday at an Ikeja High Court exposed judges and judicial officers, who allegedly received bribes from Dr Joseph Nwobike,…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him “to use your good offices and leadership to urgently instruct all appropriate authorities to release budgetary…

Worried by the non-payment of salaries to federal judges for four months, the Senate, yesterday, took steps to probe the development, to ascertain why the government would allow such to happen. Consequently, the Senate, yesterday asked…

Embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu was pictured struggling with the prison officials as he made an attempt to go through an entrance which was used only by judges. The IPOB leader, who refused to adhere to…

Presiding judges at Ikorodu Customary Courts have continued to stay away from the temple of justice in protest over the non-payment of their eight months salaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inactivity at the…

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has given the reasons why he approved the October 7 and 8 arrest of some judges by the Department of State Services (DSS). He revealed the…

On Monday, the Federal Government formally filed a 15-count criminal charge against Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola, a 63-year-old serving judge of the Federal High Court, and his wife Mrs. Olabowale Toluwatope Ademola. The charges…

The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has raised alarm concerning his safety as he disclosed that he might soon be arrested by security operatives in the state. The Rivers state governor expressed his fear while speaking at a special…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed, revealed yesterday that the judges facing allegations of corruption were asked to step down because it was confronted with proof of evidence against some of them. The judges…

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has faulted the decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC) directing judges under investigation to step aside. According to Wike, the action portends great danger to the nation’s democracy. Mr. Wike…

All stakeholders in the judiciary must work as a team to overcome the current challenges confronting that arm of government, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said. Speaking on Tuesday at the swearing-in of a new Chief…

Lawyers on Monday in Abuja protested alleged continued disobedience of court orders by the Department of State Services (DSS). The lawyers, who marched to the Federal High Court Headquarters in Maitama, the Attorney General’s Office,…