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    Metro Corrupt judges, disaster to the course of justice – CJN Onnoghen – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has reiterated the role of judicial officers in the preservation of democratic principles in the country, descibing corrupt judges as a ‘disaster’. According to a statement signed by his media assistant, Awassan Bassey, the CJN spoke at the … Read...
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    Politics EFCC Summons 8 SANs For Alleged Bribery

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is extending the war against corruption in the judicial arm to the bar. It has invited eight Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) for interrogation over alleged payments into judges’ accounts. This is coming three weeks after the Department...
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    Politics NJC Introduces New Policy; Petitions Against Judges Must Not Get To The Public

    The National Judicial Council has introduced a policy to curb the disclosure of petitions against judicial officers. The new policy will bar the media from reporting on details of such petitions until the council considers it right for such disclosures. The policy is coming is coming at a time...
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    Metro DSS: We're Waiting for NJC to Suspend Arrested Judges Before we Arraign Them

    A source in the DSS, according to The Nation, has stated that the agency is waiting on the National Judicial Council, NJC, to suspend the judges who are currently being investigated for corruption before they are arraigned. “We are waiting for the action of the NJC. We expect the NJC to...
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    Politics House of Reps Set Up Committee to Probe DSS’s Raid on Judges’ Homes

    The house of representatives on Tuesday set up an Ad-hoc committee to investigate the raids carried out by the Department of State Services (DSS) on some judges homes across the country over the weekend. The house resolved to investigate the matter, following an urgent motion on matters of...
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