President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting Justices of the Supreme Court in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The justices were led to the meeting by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Details later…
by Azeez Adeniyi The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has shortlisted 12 lawyers for appointment as Justices of the Court of Appeal. Secretary General of the NBA, Isiaka Olagunju in a statement on Wednesday said the shortlist followed a call by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa asking the NBA to nominate... Read More
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria,Walter Onnoghen on Monday will swear in two new justices of the Supreme Court. According to a statement by the National Judicial Commission, NJC’s Acting Director, Information, Soji Oye, the justices to be sworn are Sidi Dauda Bage, and Paul Adamu Galinje. The NJC’s statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,... Read More
Governor Wike is in the News, trending on Twitter, being talked about, praised and in some quarters, vilified. Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike got tipped off about a sting operation happening in his jurisdiction and took the ‘brave man’ route to Number 35, Forces Avenue area of Port harcourt where Justice Mohammed Liman of... Read More
The recent ruling of seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices which upheld the election of PDP’s Udom Emmanuel as Akwa Ibom governor drew a flurry of new, and often critical, scrutiny of the nation’s highest court. Critics are more concerned about the seven justices who are appointed for life barring a moral or ethical cataclysm... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola In two days time, the number of Justices in Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court, would increase from 15 to 17 as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, will on Wednesday administer the oath of office on two newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justices... Read More