Thursday, June 25, 2026

Kano State Judiciary

April 18, 2026

Kano CJ swears in 30 new Sharia court judges

She emphasised adherence to the principles of justice, fairness, and the rule of law.

30 newly appointed judges of the Sharia Court.
December 4, 2025

Court officials suspended for drug trafficking, forgery, stealing; indolent Sharia judge gets warning

JSC approved the interim suspension of a principal registrar, Saifuddeen Mukhtar Abdullahi, over alleged criminal misappropriation of cooperative investment funds.

November 11, 2024

Nigerian judges caught illegally releasing convict, falsifying court documents; registrars grant suspect bail, collect bribes

A judge illegally released a convict sentenced to prison by another judge, and a court registrar freed a suspect without the case being officially assigned to any court.

Kano judges