The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Sunday evening came under knocks from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), over its purported suspension and recommendation of retirement of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Salami. Also, the NBA has directed its members to stay away from the swearing-in ceremony of the new Senior Advocates […]
The embattled President of the Court of Appeal, PCA, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, yesterday, approached a Federal High Court in Abuja for an order setting aside his suspension by the National Judicial Council, NJC. The PCA who described his removal from office as a ‘judicial joke’, contended that the council was bereft of the statutory […]
The hammer of the National Judiciary Council (NJC) yesterday fell on the embattled President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami who was suspended for refusing to apologise to the council and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu after a panel of the council pronounced him guilty of gross misconduct. Already, […]
THE Senate, on Tuesday, met security chiefs in the country over the state of insecurity, sequel to their being summoned last week to appear before the whole house to give detailed explanations on their efforts to curtail the menace. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, was attended by the National Security Adviser (NSA), […]
A former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described the death of retired Supreme Court Justice, Anthony Aniagolu, as another major defoliation of Nigeria’s judicial tree. In a statement issued by his media office in Abuja, the former vice-president said with Aniagolu’s death at 89 years, a brilliant star had set in the nation’s judicial galaxy. […]
ABUJA – In his bid to quell the controversy trailing the elevation of wife of former governor of Rivers State, Justice Mary Peter Odili, to the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, yesterday, insisted that the decision was taken to meet the 35% affirmative action promised women by President Goodluck […]
ABUJA— President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, approved the elevation of Justice Nwali S. Ngwuta and Justice Mary Peter Odili to the Supreme Court bench. The duo who were promoted to the apex court following recommendations by the National Judicial Council, NJC, were before yesterday Justices of the Appeal Court. They were shortlisted by the legal body […]
For the second time in less than two weeks, Justice Bilikisu Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has turned down the bail application of former minister of works, Dr Hassan Muhammad Lawal. The embattled former minister was on Tuesday arraigned on a nine-count charge of money laundering, amounting to N42 million. Aliyu had only […]
AS the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) plans to re-arraign the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola at a Lagos High Court tomorrow on charges similar to those he has been facing before a Federal High Court, Lagos, Justice Charles Archibong of the Federal High Court, acting on the […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will lead a high powered Federal Government delegation to the burial of Mrs Victoria Mimidoo Katsina-Alu, wife of the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu at the country home of the Chief Justice at Tse-Alu, Mbayem, Ushongo local council of Benue State today. In an interview with The Guardian […]
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