The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has reportedly resigned his office, citing ill-health. Justice Muhammad’s resignation is coming on the heels of a crisis rocking the Supreme Court over alleged lack of transparent leadership and poor welfare of Justices of the apex court. According to Channels Television, sources close to the CJN…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has released a shortlist of 129 Lawyers qualified for the award of the highly coveted Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank for 2022. Out of the 129 shortlisted for the year 2022, 73 were listed in the Advocate category, while 56 are grouped in the academic category. The names…
Following the resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed on Monday over alleged ill-health, President Muhammad Buhari has administered the oath of office to Justice Olukayode Ariowoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), in a ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Justice…
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola of the Supreme Court on Monday took the judicial oath of office as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). President Muhammadu Buhari administered the oath of office to Justice Ariwoola during a swearing-in ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Ariwoola, 62, takes…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday conferred on the immediate past Chief Justices of Nigeria, CJN, Ibrahim Tanko the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger, GCON, which is second to the highest honour in the country. The conferment took place at the sweaing-in of the Acting CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja….
As more lawyers and the general public continue to react to reports of alleged solicitation by Wole Olanipekun & Co (WOC) and a disclaimer by the firm signed by two its Associates Counsel, LAWYARD has obtained further representations made by the managing partner of the firm, Mr. Bode Olanipekun SAN in a letter to Mr….
President Muhammadu Buhari has once again ruled out the idea of a political solution or bail option for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in his current legal battle with the Federal Government. Nnamdi Kanu is currently undergoing trial at an Abuja Federal High court on charges bordering…
The European Council, on Thursday, has granted Ukraine and Moldova candidate status for European Union membership. In what the European Council president, President Charles Michel, called a “historic moment,” the announcement was made after discussions among leaders of the EU’s 27 member states during a summit Thursday in Brussels. The European Commission had, last week,…
The Supreme Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, seeking to void the provision of section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. A seven-man panel of the Justices led by Justice Muhammad Dattijo on Friday held that the suit constituted an…
Edo State government on Thursday, has handed over a completed and well-furnished ultra-modern twin magistrate’s court complex at Idogbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area(LGA), to the State Chief Judge, Justice Joe Acha to the judiciary. Obaseki, was represented at the occasion by Mr Kennedy Osifo, Chairman, Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Area Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC). The…