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FCT Plans More Housing And Facilities For Judges

By WazobiaReporters Dec 8, 2025

The Federal Capital Territory administration is moving to expand housing and improve facilities for judges as the new legal year begins. The effort is led by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who explained the steps being taken to support the…
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Buhari sponsored protesters against arrested judges, demand that they step down

By WazobiaReporters Oct 26, 2016 0

Some protesters obviously sponsored by the President Mohammadu Buhari led executive arm of government invaded the Supreme Court in Abuja on Wednesday, demanding that the serving judges recently arrested by the Department of State Service…
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Probe allegations against Amaechi on Fayose, others election cases, Ekiti PDP tells Buhari

Funmi Akinbolu Oct 23, 2016 0

Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Mahammadu Buhari to immediately set up a probe panel to investigate the grievous bribery allegations made against his minister of Transportation, Rotimi…
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Senate to probe DSS arrest of judges, invites judges

Funmi Akinbolu Oct 19, 2016 0

The Senate has decided to probe the raid on the houses of some judges and their arrests by the Department of State Services. The decision comes six days after the House of Representatives decided to probe the incident. The House had…
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NJC berates DSS over arrest of judges

By WazobiaReporters Oct 13, 2016 0

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has berated the Department of State Services (DSS) over the arrest of judges, describing its actions as an attempt to ridicule, harass and intimidate judges. The NJC presented its position to the…
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DSS raid: FG drops prosecution of arrested judges

By WazobiaReporters Oct 12, 2016 0

Sahara Reporters is reporting that the federal government has dropped plans to arraign judges arrested in a DSS raid at the weekend. It is not clear why the judges are not going to be arraigned again even as Nigerians remain deeply…
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Law Professor Oyebode criticises SSS over arrest of judges

By WazobiaReporters Oct 12, 2016 0

A Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, Akin Oyebode, has criticised the recent arrests of some judges accused of corrupt acts by operatives of the State Security Services, SSS. In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES in Lagos,…
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Judges’ arrest: Caution security agencies, Senate tells Buhari

By WazobiaReporters Oct 11, 2016 0

The Senate on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call all security agencies to order and direct the full observance of the rule of law in the discharge of their duties. The call came after deliberation of a motion by Sen. Joshua…
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Breaking News: DSS releases detained judges

By WazobiaReporters Oct 10, 2016 0

The State Security Service has released all the judges arrested during a nationwide sweep between Friday and Saturday, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Sources in the agency said all the seven judges were released on self-recognition. “They…
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Arrest of judges by DSS unfortunate, regrettable – CJN

By WazobiaReporters Oct 10, 2016 0

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed has, Monday, described as unfortunate and regrettable the clampdown on alleged corrupt judges by the Department of State Security (DSS). Justice Mohammed gave the displeasure on…
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