Tag: CJN
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JUST IN: NJC recommends new CJN to replace Justice Ariwoola
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun, cfr as the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to replace Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON.
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CJN to earn N5.3m monthly as Reps pass Bill on salaries and allowances for Judicial Office Holders
Good news as the House of Representatives has passed into law an act prescribing the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial office holders in Nigeria. The bill, submitted to the House by the President on Tuesday, received approval on Wednesday, March 20, marking a milestone in addressing the welfare of judicial personnel in the…
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See yourselves as God’s representative on earth – CJN tells new justices
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has told the 11 new Supreme Court justices that they represent God on earth and will give account of their stewardship to God one day. Ariwoola who said this on Monday at the swearing-in of the newly
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Rivers Assembly crisis: An open letter to the CJN – By Festus Okubor
My Lord, the CJN, I trust this letter meets you in good stead.
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CJN Ariwoola to Inaugurate 58 New SANs to celebrate legal year
As part of activities lined up to celebrate the 2023/2024 legal year of the Court, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear-in 58 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) on Monday, November 27, 2023, at the main Courtroom of the Supreme Court,
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Attacks on judiciary: Our silence must not be mistaken for weakness or cowardice – CJN
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. The CJN gave the warning in a statement issued by Dr. Festus Akande, the Supreme
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Supreme Court re-adjusts hearing date for Senator Peter Nwaoboshi’s appeal
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja granted a reprieve to jailed Senator Peter Nwaoboshi by reversing the downward hearing date in the appeal challenging his seven years imprisonment for corruption. The initial hearing date in his appeal against the conviction was slated for November 24, 2024, it was, however, on Thursday brought…
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CJN will never directly or remotely make political comments or innuendoes – aide
Dr Festus Akande, the Supreme Court Director of Press and Information, has stated that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is a Judicial officer and not a politician, as such, will never directly or remotely make political comments or innuendoes. He made this known on Saturday in Abuja, while reacting to alleged…
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Justice Ariwoola opens up on petition against immediate past CJN
Newly confirmed Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has opened up on a petition allegedly written against the immediate past CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad by 14 justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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BREAKING: Senate confirms Ariwoola as Chief Justice of Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), following a screening on Wednesday.