Tag: Judiciary
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Judiciary urged to handle 2023 elections petitions firmly
The Labour Party Candidate for Abia South Senatorial District, Mr Chinedu Onyeizu, has urged the judiciary to be firm in delivering justice in all litigations on the 2023 general election.
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2023 elections: Not democracy, nor politicians, but Nigerian judiciary on trial – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The first Chief Justice of Nigeria, so named, was Stafford Foster Sutton; obviously a British, who was in charge from 1956 to 1958. However, and effectively, the first indigenous Nigerian to ascend to the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria [CJN] was Justice Adetokumbo Ademola – he presided in that capacity from 1958 to 1972.
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Overburdening the Judiciary through Election Litigations – By Inuwa Bashir
Many candidates who lost in the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections and the March 18 governorship and state assembly polls have filed petitions at the presidential and state election petition tribunals to challenge the outcome of the polls.
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Niger judiciary fires judge, demotes two
Niger State Judicial Service Commission (NJSC) has dismissed from service the Magistrate Court Judge of Salka in Magama local government council of the state, Mohammed Bako Iya over gross misconduct and abuse of Judicial power. Announcing the development at a press briefing in the state capital, Minna, the Secretary of the commission, Abdulrahman Ahmed Garafini,…
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NJC: Has a Daniel come to judgment?
The NJC under the current leadership of the Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, appears to be a retooled, re-invigorated, renewed and re-engineered NJC. It obviously seeks for justice – pure and undiluted justice. It shows humility and circumspection in handling matters. It bows to the superior reasoning in judgments…
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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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NJC seeks appointment of 84 judges, others ahead of election matters
As part of efforts to prepare for challenges that may arise for the judiciary in the coming general elections, the National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended the appointment of nine heads of courts and 84 other judicial officers. The recommended persons would after appointments serve at the federal and state high courts in the country.…
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NCC seeks judiciary’s interest in ICT trends
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking the nation’s judiciary to be part of Information Communications Technology (ICT) trends, whose impact has now affected ways that justice is delivered across the world.
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Is the judiciary beyond redemption? – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
To affirm that the judiciary is corrupt is an understatement. The judiciary is not just corrupt; the men and women entrusted with the affairs of the judiciary are suffering from a huge character-deficit. It is painful that our judiciary has been constituted into an object of derision by the very people who should labour to…
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Kogi State Chief Judge inaugurates Council of Judges
The Ag Chief Judge (CJ) of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi has inaugurated the first Council of Judges. This is in line with his promise to hit the ground running in repositioning the State’s Judiciary. He had, during his inauguration last week, promised to have such council so that major judicial decisions and pronouncements would…