A retired judge of the Akwa Ibom State High Court, Ifiok Ukanna, has called on journalists to scrutinise judicial decisions, expose wrongdoing in the justice system and hold the judiciary accountable to the public. He said the media must not be intimidated from performing its watchdog role. Mr Ukanna made the call on Wednesday at a…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Chief Judge of Cross River State and Chairman of the Judicial Service Commission, Hon. Justice Akon B. Ikpeme, has announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 legal year of the state judiciary. According to a statement signed by the Chief Registrar, Iquo B. Ekanem, Esq., the ceremony will hold…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun Chapter, has expressed unwavering commitment to actualise its demands over unpaid benefits and stalled promotions. This is contained in a statement issued by the chapter’s chairman, Mr Idris Adeniran, on Thursday in Osogbo. The union promised not to undermine its legitimate struggle with misleading reports on the…
A former senator, Shehu Sani, says reform of Nigeria’s judiciary alone cannot transform the country into an Eldorado. Sani, a vocal activist-turned politician, made the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said: “We can’t have a perfect judiciary when we have an imperfect country. All…
By Jimitota Onoyume Ex-warlords of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) and leaders of the Movement for Actualization of Dreams of Niger Deltans (MADND), have congratulated Justice Kudirat Kekere- Ekun on her assumption of office as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. In a statement by Josiah Oyakonghan (Commander Oyimi…
Thirty-seven non-governmental organisations, NGOs, have urged the Nigerian Judiciary and the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, to uphold the rights of all protesters and establish a mechanism to promptly address and dismiss oppressive charges that may arise from the forthcoming protests slated for Thursday. In a joint press statement made available in Taraba on Monday,…
