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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has appointed Justice Mary Peter Odili, JSC (rtd), member of National Judicial Council (NJC). Her appointment was announced at the close of a send-off  dinner, hosted by the Body of Benchers in His Lordship's honour to conclude the tenure as chairman by the powers conferred on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, in line with the provisions of Paragraph 20 of Part One of the Third Schedule of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended.  Read Details of the composition of the NJC below: The National Judicial Council shall comprise the following Members: The Chief Justice of Nigeria, who shall be the Chairman; The next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court who shall be the Deputy Chairman; The President of the Court of Appeal; Five retired Justices selected by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal; The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; The President, National Indu

Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola is scheming to install his Daughter-in-law’ as a judge on the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, the country’s seat of power, according to Peoples Gazette report. It is the daughter-in-law. Kayode Ariwoola, Jnr’s wife. Oluwakemi Victoria Ariwoola who is married to Kayode Ariwoola, Jnr., is the latest beneficiary of an active determination of the nation’s most-senior jurist to en-root the court system with family members and loyalists before his mandatory retirement in August 2024.  Mr Ariwoola had successfully elevated his son, Kayode Ariwoola Jnr as a federal judge and younger brother Adebayo Ariwoola as the auditor of the National Judicial Council. His nephew Lateef Ganiyu was recently promoted to the appeal court, as well as other relatives now heading diverse positions across the judiciary bureaucracy, according to a recent observation by rights expert Chidi Odinkalu, who has been tracking nepotism as a growing issue in the ju

  Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, has been relieved of his membership in the National Judicial Council (NJC), authoritative sources have confirmed. The decision was communicated via a letter to the incumbent NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau SAN, signed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and NJC Chairman, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.  He cited Mr. Akpata’s recent involvement in partisan politics as reason for the termination. Sources close to Mr. Akpata indicate he was taken aback by the decision and believes it is beyond the powers of the Chief Justice of Nigeria to unilaterally remove a member of the NJC on grounds of political involvement. His camp argues that this prerogative lies with the individual member.  They cited the example of former NJC member and Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, who voluntarily resigned his role in 2015 to pursue his political ambition. While said to be deeply troubled by the turn of events, Mr. Akpata is reluctan