The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho on Tuesday approved the redeployment of 94 judges across Federal High Court divisions in the country. The deadline for the presumption in the new posting, according to the CJ, is January 8, 2024. The redeployment was aimed at boosting manpower and optimising the […]
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CJN Ariwoola and Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad By Justice Dattijo My lord, the Honourable the Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola GCON permit me to adopt and rely on the protocols you earlier established at this event. With your leave having been sought and obtained, let me outrightly make one confession to this distinguished audience. […]
Continue ReadingJustice Musa Dattijo Retired justice of the Supreme Court, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, has said the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, is too powerful and therefore prone to abuse by the holder. He took opportunity of a valedictory session that was organised in his honour by the Supreme Court on Friday to address […]
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CJN Olukayode Ariwoola An outgoing justice of the Supreme Court, Dattijo Muhammad, has hit out at the way the presidential election appeal panel was set up, saying it is dangerous for democracy in Nigeria. Muhammad who mandatorily retired on Friday after attaining the age of 70, said this while speaking at a valedictory session that […]
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Friday revealed that the Supreme Court is now having the lowest number of Justices in its history. According to him, the Apex Court has only 10 Justices on its bench to tackle the heavy workload of pending cases. Justice Ariwoola spoke on the occasion of […]
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Three Chinese nationals have been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal mining. The convicts, Song Fei, Li Teng Fei, and Fei Shan, along with their company, Lian Hua Quarry Nigeria Limited, are charged with three counts charges in court. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is prosecuting the […]
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Governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Plateau State, Dr. Patrick Dakum, has won the suit brought against him by one Ambassador Yohanna Margif, who contested the primary with him. Dissatisfied with outcome of the exercise, Margif had gone to the High Court, Appeal Court and finally the Supreme Court, where Dakum’s candidacy was yesterday […]
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Justice Olufunke Sule-Amzat of a Lagos High Court sitting in Yaba, yesterday, ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General of the Federation ( AGF) to pay N400 million as compensation to families of four Ladipo market traders, who were extra-judicially killed by police officers in 2001. The four – Anthony Ezenwafor, […]
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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says the Supreme Court’s silence on attacks on its judicial officers must not be mistaken for weakness or cowardice. He gave the warning in a statement issued by Dr Festus Akande, the Supreme Court Director of Press and Information on Saturday in Abuja. The statement is […]
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HURIWA Commends Judiciary A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday vacated an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties granted against former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Inyang Ekwo vacated the order following a discovery that the Forfeiture Order was fraudulently obtained by the Federal Government against the properties. The Judge, while lifting […]
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