By Eseoghene Laba LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman, Board of Governors of the National Judicial Institute, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON has commended Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh for his grit and determination in ensuring that the Agency fulfils its mandate. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The online legal newspaper, Nigeria lawyer, reported that the CJN’s health status was made known at the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday by a justice of the Supreme Court, Ibrahim Saulawa,…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has ordered all courts in the country to shut down from Tuesday. The CJN, in a statement he issued on the official website of the National Judicial Council, NJC, said the measure became necessary, in view of the reality of the COVID-19 in…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Civilrights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has expressed shock that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Muhammad Tanko and the hierarchy of the Supreme Court have not reacted to the contemptuous prophecy by Enugu State based Catholic Priest, Fr. Ejike Mbaka. The group claimed his utterance undermined the…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Human rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo, has filed an action at the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the court to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from appointing the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Muhammad Tanko as substantive CJN. Defendants in the suit, which he filed in the name of Malcom Omirhobo…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Detectives may have found more “suspicious” funds in Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen’s accounts, The Nation has learnt. There are also “suspicious” transactions, including an $800,000 Standard Chartered Bank investment subscription, sources said. Also found is $630,000 lodged in some of the accounts through what is described as “structured payments”…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja Federal High Court, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police from arresting or detaining Femi Fani-Kayode and Yinka Odumakin. Justice John Tsoho, gave the order on Monday, following an ex parte application argued by Mr Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume (SAN)…
LAGOS JANUARY 1TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari only got to know about the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Saturday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated. He also expressed sadness over the trial of the National President of Nigerian Bar Association, Paul Usoro (SAN). The…
