Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has provided operational vehicles for members of the State House of Assembly and judges, aimed at enhancing their service delivery to the people of the state. The vehicles were officially presented on Friday, with the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prince Enobong Uwah, representing the governor ...

    The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review is deliberating on a bill proposing an increase in the number of Supreme Court Justices from 21 to 41. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Mansur Soro and Oluwole Oke, seeks to amend Section 230 of the 1999 Constitution to address the growing workload of Nigeria’s ...

    Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the appointment of six new judges to serve in the state high court. The announcement was made on Thursday, December 12, by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah. The newly appointed judges are: Mfon Winifred Umohandi Bassey James Ekanem Bassey Iwakaowo ...

  Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has sworn in three High Court judges who were previously recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) but ignored by the former administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki. The swearing-in ceremony took place on Monday in Benin City, fulfilling Okpebholo’s inaugural promise to address the issue. During the event, ...

    The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has urged lawyers and the public to cease attacks on judges, emphasising that legal adjudication is a specialised and serious endeavour, not a “pedestrian affair.” He issued this warning during the ceremonial commencement of the Federal High Court’s 2024/2025 legal year in ...

A proposed bill to expand the number of High Court Judges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 70 to 100 has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, alongside Babajimi Benson, Akin Rotimi, and five others, the bill aims to address a critical aspect of judicial ...

  Nigerian human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has called on the legal community to safeguard the judiciary from potential manipulation by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Effiong’s remarks, made on Thursday via a post on X (formerly Twitter), were in response to fellow human rights lawyer Femi Falana’s recent comments regarding Wike’s ...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has criticized the recent allocation of housing to judges by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In October, Wike initiated the design and construction of 40 judges’ quarters in Katampe District, Abuja, stirring debate and ethical concerns. Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved an owner-occupier housing scheme for judges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The announcement was made during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 40-unit Judges’ Quarters project in the Katampe District of Abuja on Monday. The housing units are designated for judicial officers from the ...

  Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended three senior judges following allegations of judicial misconduct linked to a controversial election case from 2016. The suspended judges — Justice Mungeni Mulenga, Justice Annie Sitali, and Justice Palan Mulonda — had dismissed Hichilema’s petition challenging the electoral victory of former President Edgar Lungu. The suspension, announced on ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the green light for the construction of 40 residential houses for judges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Nyesom Wike, the Minister of FCT, made the announcement on Monday, September 23, following a FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu. Wike stated that the houses will be built ...

On Friday, Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq inaugurated six new judges for the state’s High Court, urging them to serve with “diligence, impartiality, and in the best interest of the community and national security.” The newly appointed judges include Ibijoke Olabisi Olawoyin, Fatimah Funsho Abdulrasaq, Oluwatosin Adenike Adeniyi, Yusuf Diko Adebayo, Olalekan Osuolale Ajayi, and ...

    The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on judges across the country to justify their recent pay increase by working to rebuild public confidence in the judiciary. In a statement, NBA President Yakubu Maikyau emphasized the need for the judiciary to demonstrate its commitment to justice and transparency, especially in light of the ...

The ongoing Kogi Gubernatorial dispute has led Nigerians to express their disillusionment with the judiciary, which they perceive as being manipulated by politicians. In response to this crisis, the civil society group “Citizens for Justice” organized a seminar in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, advocating for judicial reform and transformative democracy. The event brought together ...

    Wale Igbintade writes that the influence of close family members and associates in top judicial and political offices on the appointment of judges is increasingly eroding the independence of the Nigerian judiciary. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, last week swore in 12 judges into the High Court of the Federal ...