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  • NJC commences probe of 15 judges

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The National Judicial Council, NJC has commenced the investigation of 15 judges nationwide, following petitions written against them by aggrieved litigants. Among the judges being investigated are two Chief Judges. Accordingly, the NJC has constituted 15 committees to investigate various allegations in the petitions against the judges. NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye, who disclosed…

  • NJC appoints Justice Salami as head of corruption cases’ panel

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The National Judicial Council NJC) has appointed retired Court of Appeal President Justice Isa Ayo Salami as the head of a 15-member committee to monitor courts’ handling of corruption cases. The committee, named: The Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trial Monitoring Committee (COTRIMCO), is also expected to drive the NJC’s” new policy on anti-corruption war.…

  • [BREAKING] Full list: 19 judges approved by Osinbajo for National Industrial Court

    [BREAKING] Full list: 19 judges approved by Osinbajo for National Industrial Court

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 19 judges for the National Industrial Court. The approval by the Acting President was based on the recommendation made to him by the National Judicial Council. A statement by the NJC’s Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, disclosing this on Tuesday, said the new judges…

  • Recall of judges: NJC misrepresenting facts – Presidency

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The Presidency has accused the National Judicial Council (NJC) of deliberate misrepresentation of the law and facts over the recall of some suspended judges. In a statement issued on Monday, in Abuja, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, said that some assertions made by the NJC on the issue were false.…

  • Why we recalled justices, Ademola, Okoro, others – NJC

    Why we recalled justices, Ademola, Okoro, others – NJC

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The National Judicial Council (NJC) on yesterday defended its decision to recall six judges who were accused of corruption. The council specifically justified the recall of Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court and Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The NJC on June 3 had asked the judges to return…

  • NJC wrong on recall of 6 Judges – Lawyer

    NJC wrong on recall of 6 Judges – Lawyer

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    Peter Tuketu
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    A legal practitioner, Mr Okoli Ezenwa, has said the National Judicial Council (NJC) was wrong to have ordered the recall of six Judges standing trial for various corruption cases. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that in an action that raised various curious eyebrows, the NJC, on June 2 recalled Justices Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court, Adeniyi Ademola…

  • NJC promoting corruption by reinstating suspended judges – Presidency

    NJC promoting corruption by reinstating suspended judges – Presidency

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The Presidency has berated the National Judicial Council for reinstating six suspended judges who were under investigation for alleged corruption. The Special Adviser to the President on Prosecutions, Okoi Obono-Obla, expressed dissatisfaction with the NJC during a live television programme on Channels TV, titled ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Monday. No fewer than five of the judges,…

  • BREAKING: NJC recalls Justice Ademola, five other judges accused of corruption

    BREAKING: NJC recalls Justice Ademola, five other judges accused of corruption

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The National Judicial Council has recalled a Federal High Court judge, Adeniyi Ademola, who was suspended alongside seven other judges following allegations of corruption brought against them by the federal government. In a statement Saturday, the council said Mr. Ademola was recalled alongside five other judges. Mr. Ademola and seven other judges were suspended in…