President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in Olukayode Ariwoola as acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) today. Ibrahim Muhammad resigned as CJN on Monday. Although he was said to have resigned on the grounds of ill-health, TheCable learnt he was forced to quit his position. Fourteen justices of the supreme court had accused the CJN of…
After some hours of denial and confusion, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, on Monday confirmed to The PUNCH the resignation of the CJN. He said, “The latest information is that the CJN has resigned; I spoke with somebody very close to…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman National Judicial Council (NJC), Justice Tanko Mohammed has directed the Judicial Service Committee (JSC) of the FCT, Abuja to immediately initiate disciplinary action against the Upper Area Court Judge who issued direct Criminal Summons against the Anambra State APGA governorship candidate Professor, Chukwuma Soludo. This directive was…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has urged the new appeal court Justices to avoid gifts that can make them compromise their judicial functions. Justice Muhammad gave the charge while inaugurating the 18 appellate court justices recently promoted in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital. According to him, high profile cases would come their way…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad on Monday swore in 18 judges to the Court of Appeal. Addressing the newly sworn-judges, Justice Tanko asked the judges to conduct their affairs within the ambit of the law and the oath of office administered on them. He reminded them that all eyes were on them…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad will on Monday, 28 June 2021 swear in eighteen judges whose elevation to the Court of Appeal had been approved. According to a statement by the Supreme of Nigeria, the new appointees with their states of origin include, Mohammed Danjuma from Niger State, Muhammad Ibrahim Sirajo,…
