Chief Justice of Nigeria

By Steve Nwosu A few hours after Oyo State-born Olukayode Ariwoola was sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, the shit hit the fan. Social media became abuzz with what can best be described as the "unauthorised biography" of…

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has extended his warm felicitations to the Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on his appointment and swearing in as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Justice Ariwoola replaced Justice…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has mandated the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to, as a matter of urgency, wade into the crisis presently rocking the Judiciary. Lawan gave the directive on Wednesday,…

Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) have called out the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, over poor conditions of service in the judiciary and the welfare of its members. In a letter the justices…

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has sworn in a new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state. The new helmsman is Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade. Governor Abiodun, however, charged Mr. Ogungbade to provide the right…

Former agitators in the Niger Delta have called on the Federal Government to investigate the recent siege to Justice Mary Peter-Odili’s Abuja house. The militants urged the Federal Government not to sweep it under the carpet. They…

Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji, a Justice of the Supreme Court, is dead. Justice Oseji, who has been less than one year on the apex court bench, died at 67, on Tuesday. Sources at the Supreme Court confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that he died…

President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has called for the review of the salaries of judicial workers. She revealed that her take home pay monthly is N206,425.83. Justice Dongban-Mensem made the call during…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has ordered the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to initiate disciplinary action against the Upper Area Court Judge that issued…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, has hailed the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko, for stepping in to arrest the drift in the judiciary, following what it called ‘indiscriminate sale’ of…