Friday, July 17, 2026

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)

September 20, 2023

CJN Ariwoola swears in nine justices of Appeal Court

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola, swore in nine Justices of the Court of Appeal.

CJN Ariwoola
June 6, 2023

Lawyer fined N20 million for seeking to stop Tinubu’s swearing-in

The lawyer, who accused the judge of deliberately abandoning his duty, threatened to sue him up to the Supreme Court.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
February 11, 2023

Our silence in face of attacks on judiciary not weakness or cowardice, says CJN Ariwoola

The CJN warned that while the public could express their opinion, it was pertinent to be mindful of their attacks on judicial officers.

CJN Ariwoola
October 30, 2022

Protracted health crises at Nigerian Supreme Court

Any crisis afflicting the Supreme Court in the Nigerian judiciary sooner or later occasions system-wide contagion.

Supreme Court Judges
October 14, 2022

Nigeria at crossroads; needs honest judges: CJN Ariwoola

“Nigeria is currently plagued with myriads of problems that require sincere and honest interventions of judicial officers.”

CJN Ariwoola
September 16, 2022

Confirmation of CJN, 2023 elections, others top on Senate agenda: Lawan

The Senate is expected to resume from its two months annual summer recess on September 20.

Ahmad Lawan
July 28, 2022

Buhari pledges to look into plight of judges

Mr Buhari promised to act quickly on the report of the committee he set up on in 2018 to review the welfare and working conditions of the judiciary.

President Muhammadu Buhari
June 29, 2022

ICPC urged to probe ex-CJN Tanko for claiming termites ate his school certificates

HEDA urged the Commission to stand tall over the allegations of corruption, maladministration and incompetence levelled against Tanko recently by his brother Justices of the Supreme Court.

EX CJN Justice Ibrahim Tanko
May 2, 2022

Lawyer drags AGF Malami, NJC, NASS to court over judges’ poor salaries

The lawyer said he was convinced that the poor wages of judges was affecting the quality of judgments delivered.

Supreme Court Judges
January 9, 2022

An inconvenient manifesto to reclaim Nigeria’s judiciary

The roles of appointment, promotion, discipline, training and appellate control of lower courts cannot justifiably all be located in one person and office.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria