Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Chief Justice of Nigeria

November 6, 2021

Mary Odili: Malami may lose SAN rank, stopped from practising, says NBA

Mr Akpata says that any NBA member involved in the invasion of the residence of Justice Mary Odili would not be spared from sanctions.

September 13, 2021

Nigeria’s Judiciary worst paid in Africa: Appeal Court President

While the Chief Justice of Nigeria earns N279,000 every month, the Judges of the Appeal Court get paid N166,000.

Monica Dongban-Mensem, Tanko Muhammad
September 6, 2021

CJN reads riot act to state judges over conflicting judgments

The CJN vowed to make an example of three of the seven, stating that he will never condone such acts.

Tanko
August 31, 2021

Lawyers ‘shopping’ for judgments ridiculing Nigeria’s judiciary: NBA President Akpata

“These developments in our courts are antithetical to the actualisation of the just society and independent judiciary that we all aspire to.”

August 30, 2021

Six chief judges to appear before CJN Tanko over conflicting orders

The NJC had earlier warned Judicial officers on the need to be circumspect in granting ex-parte applications.

Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
June 7, 2021

Salisu Garba sworn-in as substantive Chief Judge of FCT Federal High Court

Justice Garba is from Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad and Justice Salisu Garba
April 20, 2021

Buhari appoints kinsman Salisu Garba as FCT chief judge, Senate to confirm nomination

In 1997, he became the chief registrar of the FCT high court and appointed a judge of the FCT high court in 1998.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad
April 7, 2021

Governors will seek ’10 favours’ if I discuss JUSUN strike with them: CJN

“The unintended sufferers of this strike are better imagined.”

Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (Credit: Punch Newspapers)