Categories: Local

Lagos State Appoints Three New Judges

Three new judges are to be sworn-in to the Lagos State Judiciary on Wednesday, March 8.

They would be inducted at a ceremony to be presided over by the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.

The newly appointed judges are: the Chief Registrar of the State Judiciary, Emmanuel Ogundare, the Deputy Chief Registrar, Special Duties, Magistrate Serifat Solebo and the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Idowu Alakija.

The appointments of the new judges followed the approval of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the recommendation of the State Judicial Service Commission chaired by the Chief Judge, Oluwafunmilayo Atilade.

The new appointments has brought the total number of judges in the Lagos State Judiciary to 57 with 98 magistrates.

Akinola Ajibola

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Google To Delete Incognito Search Data To End Privacy Suit

If a proposed settlement filed Monday in San Francisco federal court is approved by a…

3 hours ago

Iranian Commander, Six Others Killed In Israel Strike On Syria Consular Annex

There was no immediate comment from Israel, which has stepped up strikes on Iran-linked militant…

3 hours ago

Zamfara Govt Clarifies DMO Report, Says It Didn’t Borrow N14.26bn

“It is important to note that the previous Zamfara State Government floated a N20 billion…

4 hours ago

Gunmen Abduct Several Students In Delta State

The abduction is the latest in the kidnapping of students in Nigeria. But security authorities…

4 hours ago

DR Congo Names Judith Suminwa Tuluka As First Woman PM

An economist, she takes over as prime minister from Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, following President Felix…

4 hours ago

VIDEO: Why There Is Frequent Power Grid Collapse In Nigeria – Energy Expert

The national grid has collapsed twice this year, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness. It…

4 hours ago