Tag: Justice Tanko Muhammad
NJC issues sitting guidelines during COVID-19 period
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has released guidelines for court sittings to reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease.
The guidelines issued by the NJC...
Supreme Court dismisses Zamfara APC’s request to review judgement
Awards N280m against applicants
The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an application asking
it to review its judgement which nullified the victory of the candidates of the
All...
US extends travel ban to Nigeria
As Diaspora Igbo pray
Trump to place visa ban 7 Supreme Court justices
United States president, Donald Trump, has said he plans to
add countries to...
Court of Appeal resolves 805 election cases in 2019
The president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab
Bulkachuwa has revealed that the court resolved a total of 805 cases emanating
from the 2019 general...
Judiciary independent but fettered financially – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad,
said yesterday that the Nigerian judiciary, to a large extent, is independent in
conducting its affairs and...
Corruption is rife in the judiciary – CJN
Ime Akpan
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr. Tanko Muhammad has
said that the judiciary is not insulated against corruption for it forms part
of a...
Buhari writes senate to confirm Muhammad as substantive CJN
Ime Akpan
President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the senate to
formally confirm the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko
Muhammad as the substantive CJN.
The...
Buhari accepts Onnoghen’s voluntary retirement
Ime Akpan
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcome and accepted the
voluntary retirement of the erstwhile Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice
Walter Onnoghen.
The acceptance was contained...
INEC takes final decision on Supreme Court’s nullification of APC candidates’...
Ime Akpan
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), said
it would make a final pronouncement on the Supreme Court’s judgment that
nullified the mandate of all the...
Ekiti governorship election tussle: PDP loses at Supreme Court
Court on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by the People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Kolapo
Olusola-Eleka challenging the election of...