Chief Justice of Nigeria

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today swore in Justice Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria  at they  State House, Abuja. This follows the statutory retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the 22nd Chief…

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been recommended as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria. The National Judicial Council recommendation followed the imminent retirement of the incumbent, Justice…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has recommended the elevation of 22 judges to the Court of Appeal. Eberechi Wike, wife of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the…

Seven Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and campaigners have raised the alarm over the state of the Nigerian judiciary under the leadership of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, and called for a declaration of…

The House of Representatives has passed a bill for an Act for upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country, with a total monthly package of N5.39 million for the Chief Justice of…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, and others, on Thursday, prayed to the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, to dismiss a suit filed by a lawyer, Azubuike Oko, seeking to stop the appointment of 12 judges to the…

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, to use his good offices to defend the integrity of the judiciary by immediately setting up a judicial panel of inquiry to probe the…

Against the backdrop of claims by former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Musa Datijo, that the Chief Justice of Nigeria wields enormous powers capable of derailing the course of justice, the House of Representatives has reiterated its…

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has elevated 58 lawyers to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In a statement, on Thursday, Hajo Bello, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, said the promotion of the 58…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ari­woola, on Wednesday, morning swore in his son Olukayode Jnr, and 22 others as new Judges of the Federal High Court. The other Judges sworn in on Wednesday at the Supreme Court,…