AdminFeb 8, 20171 min readOsinbajo finally sends Onnoghen’s name to senate for confirmation as substantive CJNThe Presidency has finally bowed to pressure from Nigerians by nominating Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria,...
AdminNov 21, 20161 min readActing CJN charges judges to align with Buhari’s anti-corruption crusadeThe acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has charged judges to shun corruption and align themselves with the...
AdminNov 18, 20162 min readCJN should be empowered to sign execution warrants – GandujeKano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has suggested that the law which mandates state governors to sign death warrants of...
AdminNov 7, 20162 min readWhy we suspended judges accused of corruption – Chief Justice of NigeriaJustice Mahmud Mohammed, Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, on Monday said the judiciary remained resolute and committed to upholding its...
AdminOct 10, 20161 min readArrest of Judges: CJN blast DSS, says action sad, regrettableRecall the DSS, had on Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday reportedly arrested  some Supreme court justices, Appeal and High...
AdminOct 7, 20161 min readNJC to recommend Justice Onnoghen to Buhari as new CJNOnnoghen’s appointment as the new CJN, according to Section 231 of the Constitution, will be done by President Buhari, subject to...
AdminSep 19, 20162 min readCJN says conflicting judgments from same courts being investigatedMohammed made the clarification in Abuja on Monday, during the special session of the Supreme Court to mark the commencement of the...
AdminAug 22, 20162 min readPDP crisis: Former scribe urges Buhari, CJN to save democracyIn a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, he stated that Buhari should step in to save the judiciary and democracy from the imminent...
AdminJul 19, 20162 min readJudiciary will no longer dismiss corruption cases without trial – CJNHe spoke at a two-day event jointly-organised by the National Judicial Institute and the Prof. Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory...
AdminMar 15, 20161 min readCorrupt Judges will be punished accordingly – CJNHe sounded the warning yesterday while declaring open the 2016 refresher course for judicial officers with the theme, “promoting judicial...
AdminFeb 11, 20162 min readCritics of the Judiciary are ignorant – CJNHe said those insinuating that judicial officers are corrupt are only being inconsiderate and ignorant of the modus operandi of the...
AdminJan 14, 20161 min readNo rift with Buhari over court orders – CJNA close source said this in reaction to bail granted suspects in the ongoing arms purchase probe. Admitting disquiet that some government...
AdminDec 18, 20152 min readNigerian judiciary needs complete overhaul – CJNMohammed spoke on Friday in Abuja, at the inauguration of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre of the National Industrial Court of...
AdminNov 2, 20152 min readCJN urges security agents to investigate properly before arrestsThe CJN, who also discouraged filing too many counts of charges against suspects, advised that security agencies’ approached to prosecute...
AdminOct 21, 20152 min readCJN tasks new lawyers on professional ethicsMohammed, who is also the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, gave the charge on Tuesday in Bwari (Federal Capital Territory) during the...
AdminSep 28, 20152 min readCJN warns judges against malicious plea bargainingRepresented by Hon. Justice Mohammed Tanko, the CJN, in his opening remarks at a 2-day workshop organised for Judges and Judicial...
AdminSep 24, 20151 min readCorruption prevails in Africa because of weak government structures – CJNMaking this assertion through a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Cletus Nweze at the annual conference of the Pan Africa Lawyers...
AdminJul 21, 20152 min readRivers tribunal: CJN confirms Wike visited his office twiceMohammed however said the governor did not meet him on seat during the visits. Wike was said to have visited the office of the CJN...
AdminJun 16, 20152 min readCJN decries influence of fraudulent judicial officersThe CJN spoke at the opening ceremony of an induction course for newly appointed judges and Kadis at the National Judicial Institute,...
AdminMay 29, 20151 min readCJN bans launching of books in honour of serving judgesThe CJN confirmed the ban during the swearing in of a new Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello, at the...
