Tag: Chief Judge
Justice Simeon Amadi confirmed as Chief Judge of Rivers
Members of Rivers House of Assembly screen, confirm Justice Simeon Amadi, as the next Chief Judge of Rivers State
Sanwo-Olu appoints Acting Chief Judge for Lagos State
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Justice Kazeem Alogba as acting Chief Judge of the state with effect…
Corruption: EFCC Arraigns Former Enugu State Chief Judge
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Friday arraigned former Enugu State Chief Judge, Justice Innocent Umezuluike before an…
Gov. Tambuwal swears in new acting Chief Judge
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday swore in Justice Bello Abbas as the state’s acting Chief Judge. This…
Abia Chief Judge frees 6 inmates from Umuahia Federal Prison
The Chief Judge of Abia, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, on Wednesday freed six inmates from the Umuahia Federal Prison. Uzokwe ordered…
Wike swears in Edo indigene as Rivers chief judge
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers today swore in Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, an Edo state indigene as the…
Breaking: 9 Rivers Assembly members Confirm Lamikanra as Chief Judge
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nine out of the ten members of the Rivers House of Assembly have confirmed the appointment of…
Group wants Chief Judge investigated over order to magistrates
Eromosele Ebhomele For barring magistrates’ courts from issuing remand orders for the detention of suspects including those being tried for…
Chief Judge frees trado-doctor, 3 other inmates in Edo
The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Cromwell Idahosa, on Friday ordered the release of four prison inmates. Idahosa gave…
Ebonyi CJ frees 31 inmates from Abakaliki, Afikpo prisons
The Chief Judge of Ebonyi, Justice Alloy Nwankwo, on Friday in freed 31 inmates of Abakaliki and Afikpo prisons during…
Lagos CJ Frees 21 Kirikiri Prison Inmates
Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade on Wednesday freed 21 inmates of the Kirikiri Medium…
Rivers Judiciary crisis: Govt, lawyers’ talks deadlocked
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Attempt by the leadership of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Governor Chibuike Amaechi to arrive at a…
Adamawa: Ngillari swears-in new Chief Judge
Governor Bala Ngillari of Adamawa state on Friday swore-in Justice Ishaya Banu as new acting Chief Judge of the state.…
Fashola Swears In New Chief Judge
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Wednesday swore in Justice Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade as the new Chief Judge of…
Hurdles Before The New Lagos Chief Judge
On Monday, the Lagos State House of Assembly confirmed Justice Olufunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade as the new Chief Judge of Lagos…
Lagos Assembly Confirms New Chief Judge
By Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Monday, confirmed Governor Babatunde Fashola’s nominee…
Impeachment: Nasarawa Assembly asks Chief Judge to constitute panel
Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday asked the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Suleiman Dikko, to constitute a seven-man panel…
Nyako’s Impending Impeachment
After weeks of shoving, the Adamawa State House of Assembly last week mandated the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Ambrose Mamadi,…
Impeachment: Quit Now, Associates Tell Nyako
Close associates, party elders and spouses of embattled Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State have reportedly advised him to resign…
Lagos CJ Frees 75 Prison Inmates
Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips on Tuesday freed 75 prisons inmates of the Kirikiri…
NJC Suspends Rivers Chief Judge
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The last appeared not to have been heard about the lingering crisis in Rivers state judiciary where Governor…
Lagos Chief Judge Frees 119 Prison Inmates
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, on Wednesday set free no fewer than 119 inmates from Kirikiri…
Lagos Magistrates Get New Cars
By Henry Ojelu Magistrates in the Lagos State Judiciary were full of smiles during the Christmas season when the Chief…
HOS Charges Magistrates On Justice Dispensation
The Lagos State Head of Service, HOS, Mr. Adesegun Ogunlewe has charged magistrates in the state to embrace the virtues…
Lagos Judges Resume Monday
Judges in Lagos State, South-West Nigeria, will resume their official duties on Monday after going on a one month annual…
Judge Steps Down In Case Against Bankole
The case instituted by Honourable Dino Melaye and six other suspended members of the House of Representatives against the Speaker,…