The Kogi state house of assembly has recommended the removal of Nasir Ajanah, chief judge of the state, over alleged gross misconduct.The recommendation was adopted on Tuesday after the house committee on public account presented its report on the state’s auditor-general’s 2016 financial statements.The report presented by Ahmed Mohammed, committee chairman, indicted the Kogi state high court and Kogi Hajj [...]
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Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, says he's not surprised by the verdict of the state's governorship election tribunal on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Kolapo Olusola.Fayose alleged that the judgement was already in the public domain and celebrated by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), more than a week before it [...]
Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), may have more trouble coming his way as detectives have allegedly traced suspicious transactions to his accounts.According to The Nation, the transactions include a $800,000 Standard Chartered Bank investment subscription, $630,000 lodged in some of the accounts through what is described as "structured payments" in tranches of $10,000 each.Most of the lodgments, effected [...]
The federal government has reportedly filed a motion at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) seeking the removal of Walter Onnoghen as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).In documents seen by PUNCH, the motion was filed on Thursday by Musa Ibrahim and Fatima Danjuma Ali on behalf of Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF).The move is reportedly aimed at [...]
The senate has confirmed Adamu Kafarati as the chief judge of the federal high court.The upper legislative chamber confirmed Kafarati on Thursday after David Umaru, chairman of the senate committee on judiciary, presented a report for the consideration of the lawmakers.Umaru said the committee was satisfied with the judge when he was screened by the committee."We screened him and the [...]
The United States says corruption is being perpetrated as a result of the "failure" of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to implement laws against such practices.In its 2017 Human Rights Report, it said numerous cases of corruption were evident across all levels of government.It added that while the government took steps to investigate alleged human abuses, “impunity remained widespread at all [...]
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says some persons are “intimidating” the nation's judiciary to “gag” the national assembly.Dogara, who said this at plenary on Thursday, did not mention names of the persons.He spoke on a motion raised by Razak Atunwa from Kwara state on the recent court judgement restraining the house from holding public hearing on the [...]
Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria, says the nation's judiciary is “as good as the best” anywhere in the world.Walter, who was speaking at the 2018 refresher course for judges in Abuja, on Monday, said “only few” judges are found wanting in the country.A statement from Awassan Bassey, his spokesman, also quoted him as saying corrupt judges are a disgrace [...]
To expand the democratic space in Nigeria and to ensure the legitimacy and stability of our democratic process, the rule of law, perhaps the supremacy of the law, anchored on constitutionalism and a progressive, liberal and developmental construction of the law, may be our best bargain, the latter in particular in the face of a seeming conversion of the democratic [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the investigations involving some members of the judiciary is not aimed at causing intimidation.In October 2016, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided the homes of some judges.Some of those arrested are still being tried in court till date.Speaking in Abuja while declaring open the 2017 All Nigerian Judges conference, Buhari said the action [...]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the anti-corruption fight in the country must take a new turn for it to succeed.Osinbajo said this on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day capacity building workshop for justices and judges, organised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja.He said the administration was reviving [...]
Itse Sagay, chairman, presidential advisory committee against corruption (PACAC), on Thursday said a competent judiciary is needed to attain success in the anti-corruption war of the federal government.Sagay, who is also a constitutional lawyer, made the remark in an interview with NAN in Lagos.The Lagos-based lawyer spoke on the backdrop of recent directives to judges by Walter Onnoghen, chief justice [...]
Ibrahim Auta, outgoing chief judge of the federal high court, says the court resisted attempts to prevent President Muhammadu Buhari from participating in the 2015 general elections.Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at a special court session to usher in the 2017/2018 legal year, Auta said the court insisted that candidates be allowed to test their popularity at the polls.He, however, [...]
Itse Sagay, chairman of the presidential advisory committee against corruption (PACAC), has said one of the judges recalled by the National Judiciary Council (NJC) constantly solicits money from lawyers.The senior advocate of Nigeria lamented the spate of corruption among judges, whom he says often seek gratification.The law professor also criticised the federal government's approach to the anti-corruption war.Sagay urged the presidency [...]
Itse Sagay, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has said the judiciary is not on board with the federal government's fight against corruption.The chairman of the presidential advisory committee against corruption (PACAC) on Wednesday criticised the decision of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to recall the judges being investigated for corruption.Speaking at a three-day conference on 'Promoting International Cooperation in [...]
Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says the nation’s judiciary is under threat.Onnoghen made this known during a thanksgiving service held at the Methodist Church Nigeria, Abuja diocese.He said judiciary officers in the country were being accused of corrupt practices without given the chance of fair hearing.He, however, urged Nigerians to petition any judicial officer involved in any form [...]
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