Federal High Court to Reopen After Annual Break
The Federal High Court has confirmed it will resume operations on Tuesday following its annual break. The vacation, which began on July 23, officially ended on September 13. However, due to a public holiday declared by the Federal Government in celebration of Eid-ul-Maulud, the court’s activities will now commence on Tuesday. The announcement about the […]
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Sworn-in as CJN by Tinubu
Justice Kekere-Ekun took her oaths at 11:38am and moments later, at 11:45am, she took her rightful place in the Council Chambers, sitting to the left of the President. In a historic ceremony held at the State House in Abuja on Friday, President Bola Tinubu administered the oath of office to Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, formally inaugurating […]
Courts Closed as Anambra Judiciary Workers Start Indefinite Strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Anambra State began an indefinite strike on Monday because the state government has not paid the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure (CONJUS). A NAN reporter who visited the High Courts at Ekwueme Square, Chief Magistrate’s Courts, and Customary Courts in Amawbia, Awka, noted that no court proceedings were […]
Anambra Judiciary Workers Announce Strike, Courts to Shut Down from Monday
Judiciary workers in Anambra State have started a strike.A letter informing the state government about the strike, released to journalists on Saturday in Awka, says the strike starts on Monday. This will halt court activities and other judiciary functions in the state. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) is striking because the state government […]
“FCT: Wike’s Wife and Others Sworn in as Appeal Court Justices”
The newly elected 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal have been sworn in by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, CJN. At the Nigerian Supreme Court, they were sworn in alongside the twelve judges of the Federal Capital Territory’s High Court. The newly appointed Justices are: Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State; Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State; Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State; Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State; Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State; and Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State, respectively. The others are Polycarp Terna Kwahar from Benue State; Ruqayat Oremei Ayoola from Kogi State; Donatus Nwaezuoke Okorowo from Enugu State; Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike from Rivers State; Fadawa Umaru from Borno State; and Oyewumi Ntong from Akwa Ibom State; Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi from Edo State; Ayoola from Kogi State; Polycarp Terna Kwahar from Benue State; Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike from Rivers State; Fadawa Umaru from Borno State; Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola from Oyo State; and Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba from Abia State. Asma’u Akanbi-Yusuf from Kwara State, Victoria Toochukwu Nwoye from Anambra State, Enenche Eleojo from Kogi State, Abdulazeez M. Anka from Zamfara State, and Abdu Dogo from Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are among the others.
Bobrisky Jailed For Six Months With No Option Of Fine
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine. The judgement was handed on Friday morning, April 12. Recall that on April 5th, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from Abuse […]
Court bars husband from talking to wife for 2 weeks
A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered a 43-year-old man, Chibike Nwakedi, not to communicate with his wife, Blessing, for two weeks until they return to court on the adjourned date. The Chief Magistrate, Dolamu Babalogbon, told the defendant not to speak face to face or communicate with her on the […]