Tag: Chief Judges

CJN Ariwoola warns Appeal Court Justices about receiving reputation-damaging gifts

Aminu Imam

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has cautioned Justices of the Court of Appeal against receiving juicy and irresistible gifts, often intended to dent their reputation and integrity. The CJN, who gave the charge yesterday in Abuja, while swearing-in nine new Justices appointed to the Court of Appeal Bench, urged the newly appointed Justices to endeavour to always hold their heads high by auditing their conduct regularly in order not to fall on the wrong side of the law. He said that gifts and wealth that are not…

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CJN Muhammad summons six Chief Judges over conflicting orders

Ishaku Yohanna

Ishaku Yohanna The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has summoned six state Chief Judges over conflicting orders emanating from their courts. The chief judges summoned are those of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa, and Imo states. The CJN issued the summons on Monday in his capacity as the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC). The CJN, in was learnt, frowned at the embarrassment caused the Judiciary by the actions of the judges behind the conflicting ex-parte orders in relation to cases on disputes in some…

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