…to forcefully defend their actions. No matter! The challenge, in his view, is that the National Judicial Council, NJC, a supposed Ombudsman, would enjoy more public acceptance if it is reconstituted to reflect the presence of more persons outside the judiciary. Excerpts By Jide Ajani Sixty years after independence, if…

…the power to appoint members of the INEC board be transferred from the President to the National Judicial Council (NJC), while INEC’s funding would become a first-line charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation. It emphasised that there should be no swearing-in of any candidate until any petition against…

…the trend must be stopped, while judges found enabling such should be sanctioned by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Speaking extensively on the matter, they cautioned that the judiciary shouldn’t be weaponised against any segment of Nigerians. A human rights lawyer, Idris Faro, said the judiciary should protect th…

…of the Supreme Court on the leadership crisis rocking the party. He also cited the National Judicial Council (NJC) as a defendant in the matter. In his suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1165/2026, the plaintiff sought an order to compel the NJC to investigate allegations of corruption, abuse of judicial powers, and bias levelled…

…overall policy, funding and appointments of the police. Its roles are similar to the National Judicial Council, which serves as the clearing house for the appointments of all national and state judicial officers. Third, the recommendation of the Council is not final. Before it can be effective, it requires a two-thirds…

The NUJ has called on the National Judicial Council to investigate and sanction a magistrate accused of humiliating and ejecting journalists from an open court, escalating concerns over press freedom and transparency in Akwa Ibom judiciary.