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November 10, 2016
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CJN Mahmud retires without successor

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed will on Thursday bow out of the Bench of the Supreme Court after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. However, Mohammed will be stepping out without a successor, as President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to appoint a successor. By virtue of Section 231 of the 1999 Constitution... Read More
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November 4, 2016
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Buhari appoints 2 new Supreme Court Justices

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Justice Ejembi Eko and Justice Amina A. Augie as Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council. A statement by Soji Oye, acting Director of Information for the NJC, said the two justices will be sworn in by the Chief... Read More
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November 3, 2016
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BREAKING: NJC suspends 7 senior judges over corruption charges

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended seven senior judges arrested by the Department Security Service (DSS) for alleged corruption. The judges were arrested in an earlier morning raid in October by the operatives of the DSS. The NJC has been on fire for its refusal to suspend the arrested judges. But in a communique issued... Read More
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October 10, 2016
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DSS arrest of judges regrettable – CJN

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, says the arrest of two Justices of the Supreme Court by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) is regrettable, The Punch reports. Justice Mohammed made the claim on Monday at the valedictory court session held in honour of a retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Suleiman... Read More
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July 19, 2016
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No more ‘soft landing’ for corrupt individuals – CJN

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed has said that cases of corruption against high-profile individuals would no longer be dismissed without trial. Justice Mahmud said this at the opening ceremony of an ‘International Workshop on the Judiciary and Fight against Corruption’, which had in attendance President Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of... Read More
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November 2, 2015
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Why EFCC, ICPC fail to successfully prosecute corrupt politicians – CJN

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has explained the reason behind the failure of the nation’s anti-graft agency to ‘successfully’ prosecute high profile corruption cases. Mohammed said the anti-graft commissions usually bring before the court, cases with too many charges tied to them. The CJN said that for a prosecution to be successful,... Read More
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September 30, 2015
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“Negative reports” | Judge pulls out from Saraki’s case

Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who is to rule on Senate President Bukola Saraki’s ex parte application to stop the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has withdrawn from the case. Justice Mohammed returned the case to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, on Wednesday, for reassigning to another judge. Explaining the rationale behind his decision, Mohammed said: “While... Read More
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September 10, 2015
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Judge who petitioned Aregbesola, queried by Chief Justice of Nigeria

Ever since her impeachment petition against Rauf Aregbesola, Osun state governor- the professional and personal life of Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, has been under the spotlight. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has now issued a new query to Justice Oloyede, in response to a petition written against her to the National Judicial Council by the Osun... Read More
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August 25, 2015
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The judge, who petitioned Aregbesola, is caught in a marital scandal

Justice Olamide Oloyede, recently became a recognised name, after she submitted a petition to the Osun State House of Assembly calling for the removal of Governor Aregbesola on the grounds of financial misappropriation. Was that her undoing?… maybe. Justice Oloyede, is now enmeshed in a scandal of her own, as a mother of four, Mrs Emily Richard-Obire,... Read More
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April 16, 2015
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Too many fake lawyers are undermining the profession, CJN laments

by Ranti Joseph The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Mahmud Mohammed has expressed worries over the rising number of fake lawyers in the country. Mohammed who stated this during the official launch of Stamp for Lawyers, ‎which was produced by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday, complained that the prevalence of fake lawyers... Read More
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