Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere‑Ekun, urging the National Judicial Council to act on his petition against a Federal…
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Currently, there are about 200,000 lawyers on the Supreme Court Roll of Legal Practitioners, admitted to the Nigerian Bar. This, undoubtedly, makes the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Wednesday decried what she described as “broad, sweeping attacks” on the judiciary, warning that indiscriminate allegations of corruption against judges…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria ( CJN) , Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, on Wednesday charged newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court to see their elevation to the Bench as…
AGF tasks judicial workers on ethics, performance-driven service Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday, urged justice sector workers to entrench ethical conduct and performance-driven…
• Senior lawyers divided over bribery allegations against judges The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned that the prestige of the Senior…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned that the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a privilege that can be withdrawn…
A recent allegation by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, that many court judgments are influenced by the fatness of envelopes rather than the…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu A Judge who takes advantage of the judicial office for personal gain or for gain by his or her relative or relation abuses power…. such abuse…
The National Judicial Council has disclosed that 34 applicants, including a Chief Superintendent of Police, failed the judges’ appointment integrity test conducted by the Federal Judicial Service Commission. The council…