Tag: Mahmud Mohammed

[The Presidential Blog] Why has the Acting Chief Justice not been confirmed and why is the Presidency not saying anything about it?

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun, has just raised a most vital point in a statement entitled “The Imperative of Appointing and Swearing-in a Substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria,” where…

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Help the govt identify corrupt judges – ex-CJN tells Nigerians

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed on Thursday urged Nigerians to assist the government identify corrupt individuals in the judiciary. Mohammed spoke with State House correspondents shortly after President…

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Constitutional review needed to reduce S’Court appeals – ex-CJN

The former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed said a constitutional amendment is needed to reduce the amount of appeals to the Supreme Court. He said this on Thursday in his speech…

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Decision to suspend arrested judges made after talks with AGF – CJN

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed on Monday said the decision to suspend arrested judges was because of communications received from the office of the attorney-general of the federation. Mohammed…

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Executive to blame for non-removal of judges – CJN

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mahmud Mohammed says the executive are to blame for the non-removal of seven judges accused of corruption by the Department of State Services (DSS). Mohammed…

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Call for the suspension of arrested judges unnecessary, hasty – CJN

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed on Saturday described as unnecessary and hasty calls by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that the National Judicial Council (NJC) suspends judges…

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Ex-gov Amaechi once visited me to influence Supreme Court ruling, Justice Inyang writes CJN

Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice John Okoro Inyang has written the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed claiming that former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi once visited him…

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“You’re highly respected by world leaders, including myself” | See the top 10 quotes from last week

It was all praises for President Muhammadu Buhari this past week, from U.S. President Obama Obama to United Nation Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. However, Lai Mohammed reminds Nigerians that the government…

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Chief Justice of Nigeria locked out as judicial workers embark on indefinite strike

by James Sambo   On Monday, Januray 5, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed and other Justices of the Supreme Court were locked out of their offices by members…

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Senate confirms Justice Mahmud Mohammed as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)

by James Sambo Justice Mahmud Mohammed has been confirmed by the Senate to replace Justice Aloma Muhktar as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier written…

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