JUDGES – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:58:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png JUDGES – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Katsina Governor swears in four new judges https://www.theinfostride.com/katsina-governor-swears-in-four-new-judges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/katsina-governor-swears-in-four-new-judges/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:48:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352957 On Tuesday, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, governor of Katsina State, presided over the oath-taking of four new high court judges. Nuraddeen Abdulmumini, Halima Lawal Bagiwa, Abdullahi Bara’u Faskari, and Maa’ruf Amiru Sanusi are the four new judges. Radda claims that their hiring following a stringent and careful selection procedure is justified by their impeccable track [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/katsina-governor-swears-in-four-new-judges/feed/ 0 APC Has Declared War On 200 Judges – Wike https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-has-declared-war-on-200-judges-wike/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:24:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226431 Nyesom Wike has revealed that the Federal Government is prepared to deal with 200 Judges in its clear battle against corruption in the judiciary. His words, “I intercepted a discussion by a Minister of the Federal Executive Council where he was telling a gathering that they are happy that they have dealt with the Supreme [...]

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]]> Judges Are Living And Working In Fear – Kola Ologbondiya https://www.theinfostride.com/judges-are-living-and-working-in-fear-kola-ologbondiya/ Tue, 01 May 2018 14:44:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=206015 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the United States President, Donald Trump to caution President Buhari. According to the PDP, Buhari has succeeded in suspending the constitution of Nigeria. This was made know to newsmen by PDP’s spokesman, Mr. Kola Ologbondiya. The party also alleged that Nigeria has become a police state, adding [...]

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]]> NJC Is Misrepresenting Facts Over Recalled Judges – FG https://www.theinfostride.com/njc-is-misrepresenting-facts-over-recalled-judges-fg/ Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:44:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167821 The Presidency has accused the National Judicial Council (NJC) of deliberate misrepresentation of the law and facts over the recall of some suspended judges. In a statement issued on Monday, in Abuja, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, said that some assertions made by the NJC on the issue were false. [...]

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]]> Not All Judges Are Corrupt – Justice Umaru Abdullahi https://www.theinfostride.com/not-all-judges-are-corrupt-justice-umaru-abdullahi/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:17:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157006 The former President, Court of Appeal, Justice Umaru Abdullahi, on Saturday said that not all Nigerian Judges were corrupt. Abdullahi made the remark during a public presentation of the journal on Private and Comparative Law, organised in his honour by the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. According to him, the Nigerian judiciary has [...]

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]]> Ibikunle Amosun Swears In 3 New Judges https://www.theinfostride.com/ibikunle-amosun-swears-in-3-new-judges/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:29:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150534 Three new judges were on Thursday sworn-in by Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun at a ceremony held at the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office at Oke Mosan in Abeokuta. The News Agency Nigeria (NAN) reports that the newly appointed judges are Mr John Olatokunbo, Mrs Abiodun Shobayo and Mrs Eniola Fabamwo. Amosun urged [...]

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]]> EFCC Set To Arraign 5 More Judges https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-set-to-arraign-5-more-judges/ Sun, 04 Dec 2016 23:04:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=150196 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will reportedly arraign five more judges on corruption charges in the coming days. It was gathered that the agency has concluded investigation the five judges, and are set for trial. The justices are: Mohammed Nasir Yunusa; Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa; Musa Haruna Kurya; Agbadu James Fishim; and Uwani Abba [...]

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]]> Court Has No Right To Stop Trial Of Arrested Judges – PMB https://www.theinfostride.com/court-has-no-right-to-stop-trial-of-arrested-judges-pmb/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 13:11:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=148340 President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal High Court doesn’t have the power to stop the prosecution of judges accused of corruption. Buhari made the argument through his lawyer, Chiesonu Okpoko, in objection to a suit filed by one Olukoya Ogungbeje to stop the government from trying the judges. Ogungbeje is urging the court [...]

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]]> We Are Investigating More Supreme Court Judges – EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/we-are-investigating-more-supreme-court-judges-efcc/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:46:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147244 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has linked more Supreme Court Justices to corrupt practices in an ongoing probe into the affairs of Nigeria’s judiciary. The probe was sparked by an October raid carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS) on some judges across the country, including Supreme Court Justices, Inyang Okoro [...]

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]]> Nyesom Wike Faults Suspension Of Judges https://www.theinfostride.com/nyesom-wike-faults-suspension-of-judges/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:43:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147049 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the suspension of judges accused of corruption is only in favour of politicians. Wike stated this when the executive members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt branch paid him a courtesy visit on Friday, November 4. He said the u-turn by the National Judicial Council (NJC) [...]

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]]> Olusegun Mimiko Denies Bribing Appeal Court Judges https://www.theinfostride.com/olusegun-mimiko-denies-bribing-appeal-court-judges/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:46:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146561 Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko has denied bribing judges of the Appeal Court. The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Biyi Poroye, who belongs to the Ali Modu Sheriff faction, had accused the justices of taking bribe from the Governor. The first panel of judges in charge of cases about the PDP crisis in [...]

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]]> Buhari’s Nomination Of Judges Is In Order – Bukola Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-nomination-of-judges-is-in-order-bukola-saraki/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:22:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145446 The nomination of two judges for the Supreme Court by President Muhammadu Buhari has been backed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki. In a tweet by the Senate President on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, Saraki said that the nomination of two new justices is in order. “Nomination by @NGRPresident is in order. It’s to replace Justice [...]

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]]> Judges’ Arrest Is Nothing But Dictatorship – Shehu Sani https://www.theinfostride.com/judges-arrest-is-nothing-but-dictatorship-shehu-sani/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:54:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=145282 Senator Shehu Sani has said that the recent arrest of judges across the country is nothing but tyranny. The judges were arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) between Friday, October 7 and Saturday, 8 as part of an anti-corruption raid. The senator’s comments were made via a post on his Facebook page. The [...]

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]]> Cross Section Of The Participants At The 2015 All Nigeria Judge’s Conference In Abuja On Monday, November 23 [PHOTOS] https://www.theinfostride.com/cross-section-of-the-participants-at-the-2015-all-nigeria-judges-conference-in-abuja-on-monday-november-23-photos/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:28:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108609 Photo News: Cross-section of the participants at the 2015 All Nigeria Judge’s Conference in Abuja on Monday, November 23.

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]]> Corrupt Judges and Lawyers frustrate our efforts to recover Stolen Assets – President Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/corrupt-judges-and-lawyers-frustrate-our-efforts-to-recover-stolen-assets-president-buhari/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:04:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108596 President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB), yesterday, slammed the judiciary over allegations of judicial corruption, which he noted “have become more strident and frequent”. Flagging-off the 2015 All Nigeria Judges’ Conference in Abuja, yesterday, Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) accused corrupt lawyers and judges of sabotaging his efforts to recover stolen assets. [...]

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]]> FG To Put EFCC, ICPC, Others Under Close Surveillance – Sagay | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/looters-trial-fg-to-put-efcc-icpc-others-under-surveillance-sagay-nigeria/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:30:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/looters-trial-fg-to-put-efcc-icpc-others-under-surveillance-sagay-nigeria/ Judges handling cases of corruption against public officers are under close surveillance. The monitoring was said to be civil and security in nature. Chairman, presidential advisory committee on anti-corruption, Professor Itse Sagay, made this known during an exclusive chat. The surveillance is meant to monitor their performances, professionally, ethically and morally. The inability of the [...]

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