Tag: Chief Judge
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Gunmen abduct former Abia Chief Judge
A former Chief Judge of Abia State and Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Ohaji/Egbema in Imo State, Justice Nnenna Oti has been kidnapped.
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Jigawa gets substantive Chief Judge
The Acting Governor of Jigawa, Malam Umar Namadi has sworn-in Justice Umar Sadiq as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. Hajiya Zainab Baba-Santali, the Public Relations Officer of the state Ministry of Justice, said in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse that this followed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). Baba-Santali noted…
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BREAKING: Yobe Chief Judge, Nabaruma is dead
The Chief Justice of Yobe State, Honorable Justice Garba Musa Nabaruma has passed on. Justice Nabaruma was said to have died in an Abuja hospital after a protracted renal disease, a family source revealed. He has served as Yobe number one judicial official for about ten years, having been sworn in since 2011 in that…
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CJN swears in Justice Tsoho as acting Chief Judge, Federal High Court
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Friday, swore in Justice John Tsoho as acting Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court. His appointment was sequel to the retirement of Justice Adamu AbdulKafarati, who attained the retirement age of 65 years on July 25. Tsoho’s elevation as acting CJ of the…
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Sanwo-Olu appoints Alogba as acting Chief Judge
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Justice Kazeem Alogba as acting Chief Judge of the state with effect from Tuesday, June 11, 2019. The information is in a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile in Lagos on Monday. He stated that Alogba would be in…
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Kogi Assembly demands sack of Chief Judge over alleged misconduct
The Kogi State House of Assembly has recommended the removal of the Chief Judge (CJ) of state, Justice Nasir Ajanah, for alleged gross misconduct. This followed Tuesday’s adoption of the report and recommendations of the House committee on public account, which indicted the Kogi State High Court and Kogi Hajj Commission of financial breaches. The…
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Gov Bello collaborating with Kogi Speaker to sack Chief Judge – Judiciary alleges
The judicial arm of the Kogi State government has alleged plans by Governor Yahaya Bello to sack Justice Nasir Ajanah from office. The judicial service in a statement issued on Tuesday, which was signed by Saqeeb Saeed, Senior Information Officer, Kogi State Judiciary, alleged that the plot being hatched by the governor to remove Ajanah…
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Osun chief judge releases 32 inmates
Thirty-two awaiting trial inmates from the two prison formations in Ilesha and Ile Ife, Osun state, have been released by the state’s Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo. The inmates were released during the Chief Judge and Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice’s jail delivery exercise at Ilesha and Ile Ife prisons. Three other inmates were also…
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Ogun assembly confirms Dipeolu as new Chief Judge
The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu as the new Chief Judge of the state. Mr Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo 1), the Deputy Speaker, moved the motion for the confirmation of the new Chief Judge during plenary in Abeokuta, seconded by Adebowale Ojuri (APC-Odogbolu). Reading the report of committee…
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NJC condemns Ikpeazu’s removal of Abia Chief Judge, suspends acting CJ
The National Judicial Council has condemned and described as illegal the removal of the chief judge of Abia State,Theresa Uzokwe, by the state’s House of Assembly last week. The council also queried and suspended Obisike Orji, the newly appointed judge (acting). The regulatory body, NJC, made its decision known in a statement on Wednesday. The…