The National Judicial Council (NJC) will reconvene today to consider the responses of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad to the queries issued to them by the council. A council member who was not authorised to speak with the media confirmed to correspondent […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 28 judicial officers for the Court of Appeal, the Federal High Court and the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While 12 were approved for the Court of Appeal, the President approved the appointment of nine for the Federal High Court and seven for the […]
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Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), said on Monday, that the National Judicial Council had the power to place judges under investigation on interim suspension. Falana said in a statement that the position held by the NJC to the effect that it had no power to suspend judges without first receiving a petition against […]
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The National Judicial Council is set to go against media reportage or publication of allegations or misconduct leveled against judges and employees of the judiciary. This is contained in the National Judicial Policy to be launched by the NJC on Monday. The policy will widen the dark veil that shields disciplinary proceedings against judges. Under the […]
Read More A retired Lagos lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) have said the judiciary should take part of the blame for the plight of some judges in the hands of the Department of State Security (DSS). Adebajo described the arrest of some judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and Federal and state high courts at the […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday berated the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of judges over alleged corruption. He described the defence of its action by the DSS as “deliberate misinformation and concocted stories to justify their unconstitutional assault on the nation’s judiciary”. Wike said the DSS lacked the constitutional powers to […]
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The National Judicial Council will tomorrow, Tuesday hold an emergency session. According to report by correspondent, NJC originally scheduled the meeting solely to consider the candidate most suitable for appointment as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria from the list forwarded to it by the Federal Judicial Service Commission last week. But following the raids on […]
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