National Judicial Council

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has sworn in four new judges of the Kaduna State High Court. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Government House in Kaduna. They are Justice Amina Bello, Justice Ambo Yakubu, Justice Edward…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of 70 judges to President Muhammadu Buhari for apointments into the nation;s courts.   Breakdown of the 70 shows four Heads of Court, 64 Judicial Officers for States…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has said his comments on the planned petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over the February 23 presidential election was misconstrued. The…

By Toye Faleye Barrister Wale Ogunade of Voters Awareness Initiative said the Senate’s lack of locus standi forced the members of the chamber to beat a retreat.  Ogunade who commented as reactions trailed the withdrawal of the Senate…

A group of senior lawyers has established a separate intervention in response to the recent suspension of Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen. The senior lawyers, numbering up to 20, said their intervention is borne out of an urgent…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has disclosed its list of recommendations at the end of the emergency meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja. The emergency meeting was convened to address the issue of the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as…

The National Judicial Council has issued letters of query to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen; and the Acting CJN, Justice Tanko Mohammed, The PUNCH has learnt. It was learnt that the two judges were given…

The South-South governors on Sunday condemned what they decried as “assault” on the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen, telling him to ignore the court summons. The governors noted that the attempt to drag the CJN…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to dismiss two judges after being found guilty of corruption allegations brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The…