How Kogi State’s pension shame is killing judicial independence
By Deji Ajare There is a quiet violence that does not draw blood yet destroys institutions. In Kogi State, that violence is the persistent, deliberate failure to pay retired judicial…
Cash-and-Carry court judgments: SANs divided over allegations against Judges
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…
Enugu Summit petition: Convener, Iyere, writes NJC, fixes protest deadline
The convener of the Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), Comrade Kennedy Iyere, has written a reminder letter to the National Judicial Council (NJC) over what he described as delays…
Complete list of nominees for Court of Appeal Justices, Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu last Tuesday asked the Nigerian Senate to approve a bill seeking a major expansion and reform of the Court of Appeal. The proposal, transmitted to the Senate…
In the house of ‘Mi Lord’, there are judgments
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1976. In a career as a trial judge spanning 17 years and…
Petition against Nasarawa judge dismissed, NJC posits lawyer’s detention right
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has thrown out a petition accusing a Nasarawa State High Court judge of bias and abuse of judicial authority, describing the complaint as unsubstantiated and…
Nigeria’s crisis of judicial pensions is not about the law of karma
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The term of office of judges, their independence, security, adequate remuneration, conditions of service, pensions and the age of retirement shall be adequately secured by law.”…
NJC recommends Hassan, Saidu, Angela, 11 others to Tinubu for appointment as judges
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended 14 lawyers to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court. The Council, at its 110th meeting held…
NJC’s vindication of Justice Inyang
By D The National Judiciary Council (NJC), has in a landmark decision, reversed itself on the suspension of Justice Jane. Inyang of the Court of Appeal, Uyo Division. Rising from…
Justice Ojo’s reinstatement, triumph for judicial independence – Adebayo
The decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC) that cleared Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, of all allegations of financial recklessness and judicial misconduct has been…