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The Chief Justice Of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, says the National Judicial Council (NJC) has already activated the process of making errant judges who give misleading and conflicting judgements be made to face the…

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is expected to be sworn-in as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) after the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. Justice Muhammad has resigned from his position, reportedly on health grounds. The…

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad has reportedly resigned his position. The reasons are still undisclosed, based on a report by Arise News. Information reaching MDB revealed that Justice Tanko resigned on Sunday night, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 18 new justices for the court of appeal. The new justices had been recommended to the President in March by National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria…

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court. The swearing-in ceremony held on Friday, November 6 at the Supreme Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).…

Amidst the asset declaration scandal of the CJN Onnoghen, President Buhari this afternoon swore-in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. More photos below:

-National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has restated order restraining CJN Onnoghen from vacating office - A similar order was made by Justice Sanusi Kado had, in an ex-parte ruling equally halted the scheduled trial of the CJN…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the presidency from arraigning the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen. Justice N.E Maha of the Federal High Court directed that no steps should be taken in respect…

The prosecution team charging Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen for false assets declaration allegations has demanded that the top jurist must show up in court to have his charges read to him. Trial opened at the Code of Conduct Tribunal…

Embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Walter Onnoghen, has finally opened up on why he failed to declare his assets. Onnoghen in his statement attributed his failure to declare his assets to 'forgetfulness'. The embattled CJN…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday warned judges in the country to refrain from issuing what he described as “reckless” remand orders to the police. Onnoghen specifically charged judges not to…

 But for timely interventions by the judiciary, Nigeria may never have waded through its turbulent moments. Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen made this assertion at a training session for justices of the Supreme Court,…