Tag: National Judicial Council
NJC declines Adeleke’s request to remove Osun CJ
The National Judicial Council has rejected the request of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to appoint the next most senior…
Bauchi results: PDP petitions NJC over exparte order halting collation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the National Judicial Council over the exparte order stopping the Independent National Electoral…
Judicial Council settles 80% pension arrears of officers
The National Judicial Council (NJC) says it has settled over 80 per cent outstanding pension arrears of Federal Judicial Staff…
Anti-graft war not aimed at intimidating judiciary – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured the Judicial community that the recent investigations involving some judicial staff was not aimed…
Crisis of appointment of Chief Justice in Rivers State
By Bamidele Aturu A pall of darkness has suddenly descended on the judiciary in Nigeria. Its genesis is the brouhaha…
Olubunmi Oyewole, 24 others appointed appeal court judges
Justice Joseph Olubunmi Oyewole of the Lagos High Court was among the 25 new judges whose appointment to the Appeal…
NJC sacks 2 judges, cautions 3 others
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The National Judicial Council, NJC, the apex disciplinary body for the Nigerian judiciary, under the leadership…
Retired Justice Gummi gets NJC’s knocks
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The National Judicial Council, NJC, at the end of it’s meeting on Thursday in Abuja, came…
Injustice: NJC Replies Retd. Justice Okeke
The National Judicial Council has reacted to the valedictory speech given by the retired Justice Okechukwu Okeke of the Federal…
Ekiti Gov Battle: Gov Fayemi Floors Oni
A 5-man panel of the Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja dismissed an appeal instituted by sacked former governor of…
Corrupt Judges Must Face Criminal Trial –Aturu
Human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, has urged the National Judicial Council, NJC, to ensure that corrupt judges are not only…
Salami’s Recall: Court Throws Out Group’s Suit
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday struck out a suit filed by the Registered Trustees of Centre…
Swearing in of female judge to go ahead, NJC rules
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The controversy surrounding the non swearing in of an appointed female Court of Appeal Justice on…
Salami: ACN Slams Jonathan’s Govt
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the statement by the Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Adoke, that Justice…
Justice Salami set to get back job
Felix Nnamdi/ Abuja Nine months after he was removed from his duty post, the suspended President of the Court of…