Tag: Supreme Court Justice
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Late Supreme Court Justice Ngwuta’s funeral postponed indefinitely
The Ebonyi State Government and the family of late Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, have announced the indefinite postponement of the burial. The state government noted that the decision to postpone the burial was due to security reasons. The burial was to hold from today till Friday. Commissioner for Information and State Orientation…
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Buhari mourns late Supreme Court Justice Karibi-Whyte
President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the death of retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte. Justice Karibi-Whyte died on Friday at the age of 88 years in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, noted that Justice Karibi-Whyte served…
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JUST IN: Retired Supreme Court Justice, Adolphus Karibi-Whyte is dead
Renowned legal icon, author and Professor of Law Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte is dead. According to family sources, the retired Supreme Court Justice died on Friday (today) in Port Harcourt at 88. The late legal luminary who hailed from Rivers State left behind seven children namely; Asikiya, Tonye, Gogo, Abiye, Tokini, Sodigi and Nengi. Profile: Justice…
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NJC nominates Abba-Aji as S’Court Justice, five others as state chief judges
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Friday recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari the appointment of new Justice of the Supreme Court. NJC’s Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said in a statement that the Council also recommended to the governors of Abia, Benue, Ogun, Oyo and Kwara states, the appointments of heads of courts in…