Justice Tanko Muhammad

After 31 years of litigation, the Supreme Court, Friday, affirmed the finality of the verdict it gave on January 11, 2019, that ordered the Shell Petroleum Development Company Ltd to pay N17 billion in settlement of the oil spillage case…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, gave judges across the federation the nod to give verdict on cases through online platforms. The CJN, who spoke at the virtual opening ceremony of the Induction Course for…

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, decried what he described as the “terribly slow pace” of justice administration in the Nigerian courts. Recalled how it took so long for the courts to decide and eventually dismiss the…

The Supreme Court, on Monday, affirmed the election of Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected governor of Sokoto State in the March 2019 governorship election. The apex court dismissed an appeal of the…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Monday, warned that falsehood peddlers and rumour mongers would be made to face the wrath of the law. He issued the warning in a statement denying issuing a directive for the…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, declared on Monday that the future of the Nigerian judiciary under his watch is bright. He said since being appointed, his focus had been on reinventing the processes of the…

The newly sworn-in Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, has expressed his views on how anti-graft war in the judiciary can be a success. Mr Tsoho spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after he was sworn in…

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, will on Wednesday appear before the Senate for screening and confirmation of his appointment by President Mohammadu Buhari. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan,…