By Haruna Salami The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will be screened by the Senate today for confirmation of his appointment in substantive capacity. Screening and possible confirmation of Justice Ariwoola by the Senate was announced Tuesday in plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lawan accordingly appealed […]
By Tunde Opalana The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Friday that the confirmation of the appointment of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN and the consideration of the anticipated budget proposals for 2023 will engage the immediate attention of the Senate on resumption next week. The Senate is expected to resume […]
By Andrew Orolua The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad on Monday abruptly resigned from the bench citing ill- health amidst protest and allegations of uncaring attitude levelled against him by all the 14 justices of the apex court. President Muhammadu Buhari accepted his resignation and swore in the most senior Justice Olukayode Ariwoola […]
By Andrew Orolua The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has officially reacted to allegations of uncaring attitude levelled against him by his brother Justices in the apex Court. In his first official reaction made public on Tuesday in Abuja, the CJN admitted that the Supreme Court like any other establishment in […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Monday evening read riot Act to judges in the country, granting frivolous ex-parte orders in undeserved matters to politicians in Nigeria. He warmed the affected judges to desist from the act or have themselves to blame for any act of judicial misconduct. At a […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has summoned six Chief Judges in the country over the conflicting court orders emanating from their states in the last one month. Justice Mohammed Who is the Chairman of the National Judicial Council, NJC, issued the summons to the Chief Judges in Abuja on Monday, […]
Chief Justice Tanko Mohammad (CJN) said on Monday that lawyers who engage in unprofessional conduct during court proceedings would be sanctioned. Mohammad was represented by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, while marking the 2020/2021 legal year and swearing-in the 72 newly conferred 72 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). He appealed to lawyers, particularly the young ones to […]
The effect of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic on Monday hit the judiciary, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad directed the suspension of all courts activities in the country temporarily. Justice Muhammad’s directive was contained in a fresh circular dated March 23, 2020, to all heads of courts. The closure which is for […]
ABUJA – Justice Tanko Muhammad, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN has ordered all courts in the country to shut down from Tuesday. The CJN, in a statement on Monday said In view of the reality of the COVID-19 in the country and in order to take further preventive steps, all Heads of Courts are, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its leaders have been challenged to apologies to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mohammed and the Supreme Court, for the invectives they always pour on him, the Supreme Court and the judiciary whenever court decisions went against them. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), which made the […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) blasted Tanko Ibrahim Muhammad, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) saying his call that an amendment of the constitution be made to accommodate certain ‘peculiarities of Shari’a’ is ‘reprehensible, reckless and insensitive’ CAN reacting to the CJN’s call said: ‘If the less educated, those who are not enlightened, the […]
A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has made public the proposed names of eight Justices allegedly ‘handpicked’ to hear the appeal of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Frank said the eight Justices about to be named […]
Abuja – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, has said that the justices of the Supreme Court are not repository of knowledge, hence are fallible and always amenable to correction. A statement signed by Festus Akande, the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, said Justice Muhammad made the assertion on Tuesday in […]
Tom Okpe, Abuja The Buhari Media Organization (BMO) has described the comments of the international community on the ongoing CJN Onnoghen saga as sheer hypocrisy saying they are not in position to recommend to Nigeria what is not acceptable in their countries or in other advanced democracies. The group also said that if they cannot […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Wednesday tasked judges on the need to be circumspect in their handling of disputes relating to depositors’ funds. Onnoghen, who noted that the judiciary plays an important role in ensuring financial system stability noted that when dispute concerning the financial sector are resolved on time, […]
Ex-President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has expressed grief over the death of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, describing his passing as a monumental loss. Jonathan who stated this in a statement by his spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze described the former chief justice as a man who stood as a towering figure in […]
In an effort to speed up the dispensation of justice, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, recently directed that any case fixed for hearing before the Supreme Court must be heard and determined one way or the other on that date. The policy, as announced by the CJN, is deliberately targeted at […]
…As S’Court begins publication of 3-month Cause List on website In an effort to speed up the dispensation of justice, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, directed that any case fixed for hearing before the Supreme Court must be heard and determined one way or the other on that date. […]
…Some lawyers in police net for forging court judgment -CJN …Says they are being investigated for forgery, prosecution The war against corruption has received a boost in the judiciary as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, disclosed that the Legal Practitioners and Privileges Committee (LPPC) has handed some lawyers who forged court […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Tuesday warned judges in the country to avoid corruption in the discharge of their duties by ensuring that their decisions in political matters are based on merit, laws and not influenced by external forces. Onnoghen, who gave the charge in Abuja at the opening of […]