The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Monday swore in 18 judges to the Court of Appeal. Addressing the newly-sworn judges, Justice Tanko asked the judges to conduct their affairs within the ambit of the law and the oath of office administered on them. Read also: INEC Expects 20 Million New Voters … Read more
“I will not condone any act of recklessness, abuse of power and public trust, and misuse of God-endowed opportunities” The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, has warned the new Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Justice Salisu Garba that he will not condone recklessness. The CJN gave the warning at … Read more
No reason was given for the postponement Ibrahim Muhammad, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has postponed the swearing-in of 18 newly appointed justices of the appellate court. President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of 18 new justices following a recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Muhammad had fixed Thursday, April 29, to swear … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, requested the Senate approval of Hon. Justice Salisu Garba as the acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court. Garba was earlier in January, this year, sworn-in as acting Chief Judge of FCT High Court by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad. President … Read more
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, at the weekend, led 18 justices and senior officials of the Supreme Court on a condolence visit to the family of the late Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who died on March 7, 2021. A statement yesterday by the CJN’s media aide, Mr. Ahuraka Isah, said the delegation was received … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has sworn in 72 lawyers as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). The CJN who was represented at the ceremony by the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour also warned the new SANs against disobeying court orders. Read also: LPPC Elevates 72 … Read more
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Friday, sworn in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court. The CJN presided as the eight of them, in turn, took their oath of office and oath of allegiance to the Nigerian Constitution. Upon being sworn-in, they emerged to the bench where their 12 seniors were already … Read more
As part of the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has approved of all Chief Judges ( at the federal and state levels) to urgently take steps to decongest prisons across the country. Justice Muhammad, in a circular issued on Friday, in his … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has administered the oath of office on Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the Acting President of the Court Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem takes over from Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa who retired as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Wednesday condemned courts, judges, lawyers and litigants for the sluggish rate of justice management. Tanko likewise criticized the advancement for overcrowded correctional centres. Justice Tanko Muhammad stated this at the ‘Colloquium of appellate Justices on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and anti-graft laws’. … Read more
Following the alleged bias of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Tanko Muhammed,the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) Rev Dr. Samson Ayokunle, has called for his removal. In a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the CAN President stated that it was eagerly awaiting the rebuttal … Read more
– The CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, said judiciary must apply rule of law in all its dealings – Muhammad said the rule of law is the bastion of every democracy across the world – According to him, the right of every citizen against any form of oppression and impunity must be jealously guarded and protected with … Read more
-CJN vows supreme court will not be subservient to any person, no matter how highly placed the person or the office occupied in the country -The CJN accordingly appealed to governments at all levels to free the judiciary from the financial bondage it has been subjected to over the years -According to the CJN,the Nigerian … Read more
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has refused to grant an ex-parte order to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from swearing in Justice Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). However, the court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, fixed May 13 to enable President Buhari, Attorney-General of the Federation, … Read more
In what is not totally an unsurprising twist in a long-running saga, suspended Walter Onnoghen has tendered his resignation as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect, The embattled Justice, who has been in the eye of the storm since last year, reportedly turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday evening, … Read more
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad, yesterday, decried what he termed as the enormous challenges facing justice administration in the country, adding that some magistrates take turns to share courtrooms. Justice Muhammad, in a keynote address at the opening ceremony of 2019 refresher course for Magistrates, at the National Judicial … Read more