Tag: National Judicial Council

Federal High Court judge, James Omotsoho, who sentenced IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment and his colleague, Emeka Nwite, ...

The recommendation was made alongside those of 35 other candidates for various judicial offices across the country.

The charges alleged that Ms Oduah and her co-defendant committed the alleged N2.5 billion fraud in January 2014, just about ...

The coalition of lawyers, including senior advocates, threatened to take legal action if the CJN fails to act.

The plaintiff, a lawyer, wants the court to compel the governor to appoint the most senior judge of the High ...

The lawyer said he had sufficient interest in the issue of the appointment of the acting chief judge of Imo ...

Mr Ogunmoye initially took office as the acting chief judge on 5 November 2024, following the demise of his predecessor, ...

President Tinubu initially appointed Mainasara Umar as CCT chairman in 2024, bypassing the NJC’s role.

The nine affected judges of the Imo State judiciary were found to have altered their official dates of birth to ...

Mr Shettima described the judiciary as a critical pillar of Nigeria’s sovereignty and warned against any attempt to manipulate the ...

This declaration is contained in a statement issued by the NJC's Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe.

Former CJN Onnoghen’s appeal against his conviction by the CCT came up for a hearing on Tuesday for the first ...

The NJC also placed five judges “on its pre-sanction Watch List register for poor performance.”

President Tinubu had hoped that deregulating the supply of petrol under the PIA regime would remove bottlenecks in the supply ...

The House set an agenda for itself and indicated the objectives it seeks to achieve after one year.

“I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria ...

The CJN said judges’ current remuneration is like a patient in a critical condition and need of urgent medical attention

Mr Ningi had claimed in an interview granted to the BBC Hausa Service on Saturday that the 2024 budget was ...

Governor Adeleke had sought the NJC's permission to swear in the next most senior judge in the state as the ...

NJC shies away from the senator’s confession of influencing his wife’s decisions as a judge of the Court of Appeal, ...

The NJC announced the elevation of nine High Court judges to the Court of Appeal bench, alongside 27 candidates for ...

The NBA president expressed shock over ex-senator Mr Bulkachuwa’s confession of influencing his wife’s decision as appeal court judge, and ...

The NJC recommended the appointment of the Chief Judge of four states - Benue, Adamwa, Kwara, and Oyo.

The NJC placed the Chief Judge on suspension “in exercise of its disciplinary powers under the Constitution of the Federal ...

The NJC took the decision to set up the 15 probe panels after reviewing the recommendations of three Preliminary Complaint ...