Tag: Judiciary
Wole Olanipekun to Judiciary: Purge yourself of bad eggs
Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the opening of the Law…
Wike to critics: You can’t stop me from providing infrastructure for judiciary
Wike also expressed appreciation to the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, for stressing the need for…
What Tinubu told the judiciary while declaring open Justice Summit
Shettima explained that the federal government is determined to implement its policies and promises made to Nigerians for a renewed…
Powerful Lagos, powerless Osun State
he wisdom of Lagos here means craftiness and determination. It gets anything it wants because it is Lagos. If you…
Supreme Court Judgement: Bamidele faults stampeding Judiciary into partisan politics
Bamidele, who chaired the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters in the ninth National Assembly, kicked against…
This violence against the judiciary
The danger of scandalising the judiciary is enormous for society. Nothing can stand in a society where the judiciary is…
Corruption Allegation: Lawan asks Committee to wade into crisis rocking Judiciary
Recently, 14 Justices of the Supreme Court leveled allegations of corruption against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed.
Judiciary in Limbo
When the President announced the first Coronavirus lockdown at the end of March, 2020, hardly did we ever think that…
Video: Buhari receives report on autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary
President Muhammadu President on Tuesday received the Report of the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Financial Autonomy of State Legislature…
What Buhari said about autonomy for State Legislatures, Judiciary
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said efforts to ensure autonomy for state legislatures and judiciary will further strengthen democracy…
Second term: I will make police, judiciary more efficient – Buhari
In a bid to assure Nigerians of a better tenure of office, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Abuja, said…
I”ll abide by your decisions at all times, Buhari assures Judiciary
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-emphasized that he respects the country’s judiciary and is willing to abide by its decisions at…
Akeredolu bemoans corruption in judiciary
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday blamed the corruption in the judiciary in recent times on the challenges…
Gruop urges judiciary to decongest prisons through plea bargain
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (RoLAC) has called on the judiciary and other relevant institutions to decongest prisons…
‘Onnoghengate’ as a ridicule of Judiciary
It's an indisputable fact that the purpose of law in any society is to ensure societal stability and enhance the…
Buhari constitutes committee on autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary
President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a Presidential Implementation Committee on Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary in accordance with…
Legal practitioner decries poor financial allocation to judiciary
A legal practitioner, Mr Realwan Okpanachi, on Thursday decried poor financial allocation to the judiciary, saying it was affecting the…
Oshiomhole: APC will continue to respect judiciary, court orders
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman has said that the party will continue to respect the…
EO6: PDP calls on Justice Onnoghen to protect Judiciary
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen to protect the institution…
Judiciary, security agencies urged to protect persons vulnerable to violence
Cleen Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on the judiciary and security agencies in the country to put in…
CJN to Judges: Remain firm as public perception of judiciary improves
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has urged judges to be strong, courageous, fair but firm to…
Gov. commends executive-judiciary cooperation
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday said that the harmonious working relationship between the state executive and the…
Minister stresses need for executive, judiciary collaboration
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the revitalized collaboration between the Executive and the Judiciary…
Magistrates, other judicial workers begin strike on Monday
Nasarawa workers under the aegis of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN) and…
2017: Nigerians express high hopes for judiciary
Some Nigerians have said that the judiciary will be more focused in 2017, having had a very controversial 2016. Speaking…
Judiciary must fight corruption, says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said it was fundamental for the judiciary to fight corruption in order to protect…
Judges arrest: Judiciary not under attack- Group
A socio-political group, National Support Groups for Good Governance (NASUGG) says contrary to opinions in some quarters, the judiciary is…
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Falana exposes rots in judiciary, says N2b found in judge’s account
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has thrown his weight behind government efforts to sanitise the…
Ambode charges judiciary to come up with innovative report
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday declared the 2016/2017 Legal Year open, urging members of the bar and…
June 12: Justice Saleh lied, judiciary didn’t annul election-Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) says retired Justice Aminu Saleh lied to Nigerians in his account of June 12,…