The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended three judicial officers for one year without pay over acts of misconduct, including abuse of judicial authority, unlawful detention of litigants and violations of established judicial procedures.
May 15, (THEWILL) — The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of Justice Emeka Nwite and 11 other judicial officers as new Justices of the Court of Appeal.
The Council also suspended two judges for one year without...
January 23, (THEWILL) — The National Judicial Council has officially cleared and forwarded the names of 14 legal practitioners to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court.
The recommendation follows a strategic pause by the...
January 15, (THEWILL) — The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, alongside 35 other candidates for various judicial offices nationwide.
The recommendations...
December 29, (THEWILL) — The National Judicial Council (NJC) has shortlisted 28 candidates for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court (FHC) after screening out 34 nominees over integrity concerns arising from adverse public feedback.
The development followed a...
June 27, (THEWILL) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has ordered the compulsory retirement of 10 judges in Imo State over allegations of falsifying their dates of birth.
The decision was announced in a statement signed by the NJC’s Deputy...
May 01, (THEWILL) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended three judges for one year without pay over acts of judicial misconduct.
In a statement signed by the NJC's Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola, the affected judges are...
March 20, (THEWILL) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed as false reports claiming that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, ordered the release and repatriation of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of...
November 15, (THEWILL) - The National Judicial Council has taken decisive disciplinary action against five judicial officers, including Justices G.C. Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and A.O. Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court, over...
October 28, (THEWILL) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted a panel to probe all conflicting rulings by the State and Federal High courts relating to the political crisis in Rivers State.
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
