A federal high court in Abuja has struck out a suit challenging the nomination of 21 persons by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for appointment as judges of the federal capital territory. The judgement is consequent upon a suit filed by a group of lawyers challenging the legality The 21 nominees are among the 33 … Read more
The members of the last year’s presidential election petition court have been recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court. The two are Justices Abdu Aboki and Mohammed Garba, who headed the five-man court. The other two who made the list of four candidates recommended for appointment as Justices of … Read more
The National Judicial Council, says it will appoint more judges for the Supreme Court and other various courts. A statement by the Director of Information of the NJC, Mr Soji Oye, on Thursday, stated that the council made the recommendation of 22 judges at its second meeting held on August 11 and 12. Mr Oye … Read more
The National Judicial Council has suspended two judges and recommended their compulsory retirement after finding them guilty of misconduct. One judge falsified his age and the second refused to deliver judgement in a case within the stipulated time, the NJC said in a statement by its spokesperson, Soji Oye, on Friday. Approvals for their retirement … Read more
The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, has dragged the Appeal Panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar before the National Judicial Council NJC over the judgment concerning the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District poll. APC alleged that the panel had favored the Peoples Democratic Party PDP candidate, … Read more
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of four Justices for Supreme Court. The NJC, at its meeting held between Tuesday and Wednesday, also recommended the appointment of 13 judges for Federal, State High Courts and one Kadi for Sharia Court of Appeal. It also constituted a panel to investigate petitions pending against … Read more
– FG to drag Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High court to NJC for granting Sowore bail – The security and intelligence community in the country is shocked by the judgement – Sowore’s lawyers claimed yesterday that the DSS refused to comply with the court order The Federal Government has said that it will … Read more
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has on Monday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance of the voluntary retirement of ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Before his retirement, Mr Onnoghen was being tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged false assets declaration. Mr Onnoghen wrote a retirement letter in April after he was … Read more
The National Judicial Council(NJC), has commenced an investigation into the allegation of judicial rascality and acting outside the rules of the court levelled against a judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, Justice Ineikade Eradiri. The NJC, in a letter confirming the receipt of the petition against Justice Eradiri dated February 28, 2019, with reference … Read more