Nigeria:   DSS to Arrest 8 More Judges, 7 Still in Custody

Daily Trust, 10 October 2016

Eight more senior judges are under investigation and will soon be arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) as part of its latest attempt to cleanse the judiciary of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Judges' Arrest Threat to Rule of Law - PDP Reps

Daily Trust, 10 October 2016

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have described the arrest of some judges by the Department of State Security (DSS) as threat to the… Read more »

Nigeria:   DSS to Arrest More Judges for Graft, Trial Begins Soon

Guardian, 10 October 2016

More judges are to be arrested across the country by the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing alleged move to tackle corruption in the judiciary. Read more »

Nigeria:   Bribe Scandal - DSS to Arrest 8 More Judges

Leadership, 10 October 2016

Barring any last minute change, the Department of State Security Service (DSS) has concluded plans to arrest eight more judges in the coming days, in its bid to rid the judiciary… Read more »

Nigeria:   Corruption, Not Judiciary Under Attack - Presidency

Leadership, 9 October 2016

The Presidency has said the recent clampdown on some members of the judiciary should not be misinterpreted as an affront on the judiciary. Read more »

Nigeria:   Crackdown On Corrupt Judges - How BVN Gave Out Suspects' Hidden Cash

Vanguard, 10 October 2016

Barely 48 hours after the Department of State Services, DSS, had taken seven suspected corrupt judges into its custody, details of what led to their arrests and how they were… Read more »

Nigeria:   SSS Official Releases Details of How Judge Allegedly Took Bribes

Premium Times, 10 October 2016

The ongoing crackdown on senior judges across the country will not end without the arrest of a judge attached to the Port Harcourt Division of the Federal High Court, PREMIUM TIMES… Read more »

Nigeria:   Falana, Ozekhome, Others Disagree On Arrest of Judges

Premium Times, 9 October 2016

Reactions continued on Sunday to trail the weekend arrest of some Nigerian judges in their homes by operatives of the State Security Service, SSS. Read more »

Nigeria:   NGO Want Arrested Judges Released

Leadership, 9 October 2016

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and instruct the Department of State Service (DSS) to unconditionally… Read more »

Nigeria:   Wike - DSS' Lies, Blackmail Will Not Lessen Thier Crime Against the Judiciary

This Day, 9 October 2016

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has berated the Department of State Services (DSS ) for resorting to deliberate misinformation and concocted stories to justify their… Read more »

Nigeria:   Detained Justices - NBA Declares State of Emergency On Legal Profession

Vanguard, 10 October 2016

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, yesterday, called on the Department of State Services, DSS, to immediately and unconditionally release the two justices of the Supreme Court,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Arrest of Judges - APC Defends Buhari, Attacks Wike, PDP

Premium Times, 10 October 2016

The All Progressives Congress, APC, is concerned about the desperation of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and some of its governors to drag the President into circumstances… Read more »

Nigeria:   Judges Raid - APC Exonerates Buhari, Urges Security Agencies to Respect Rule of Law

Vanguard, 9 October 2016

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP to leave President Muhammadu Buhari out of the issues surrounding Saturday's night raid of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Blame Yourselves, Not DSS, Falana Tells NBA

Vanguard, 9 October 2016

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that members of the legal profession should blame themselves for the harassment of judges by the security agencies. Read more »

Nigeria:   Judges' Arrest - Corruption, Not Judiciary Under Attack - Presidency

Daily Trust, 9 October 2016

The Presidency has clarified that the recent raid of official quarters of some judges and their arrest by the operatives of the Department of State Security were specifically… Read more »

Nigeria:   SERAP Urges Immediately Release of Arrested Judges

Premium Times, 9 October 2016

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his "good offices and leadership to… Read more »

Nigeria:   Nigerians Condemn NBA's Threat Over Judges' Arrest

Premium Times, 9 October 2016

Some Nigerians have condemned the threat by the leadership of Nigeria Bar Association to Nigerians over the arrest of some judges for alleged corruption and professional… Read more »

Nigeria:   Judges' Arrest - Judiciary Workers Union Summons Emergency Meeting

This Day, 9 October 2016

As condemnation continues to trail the arrest of judges and the invasion of senior judges' houses, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has summoned an emergency meeting… Read more »

Nigeria:   DSS Lies, Blackmail Will Not Lessen Their Crime Against Judiciary - Wike

Vanguard, 9 October 2016

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has berated the Department of State Services (DSS ) for resorting to deliberate misinformation and concocted stories to justify their… Read more »

Nigeria:   Order Immediate Unconditional Release of Arrested Judges, Buhari Told

Vanguard, 9 October 2016

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to use his "good offices and leadership to… Read more »

Nigeria:   Human Rights Group Condemns 'Invasion' of Judges' Homes

Daily Trust, 9 October 2016

A human rights group, Committee for Democracy and Rights of the People (CDRP) has condemned the invasion of homes of some judges by the Department of State Services over the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Opposition Slams President, Govt Over Arrest of Judges

This Day, 9 October 2016

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the President Muhammadu-led administration of displaying total disregard for the rule of law by ordering arrests of some Justices of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Eight More Judges to Be Arrested in Clampdown

Premium Times, 9 October 2016

At least eight more senior judges in Nigeria are being investigated for corruption and may be arrested anytime from now, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. Read more »

Nigeria:   Arrest of Judges Unconstitutional?

Leadership, 9 October 2016

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the arrests of Supreme Court judges and others high court judges in a what it termed a Gestapo style, saying the President… Read more »

Nigeria:   Serap Seeks Unconditional Release of Arrested Judges

Guardian, 9 October 2016

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and instruct the Department of State Service (DSS) to unconditionally… Read more »

Nigeria:   SSS' Claim That Judge Kept U.S.$2 Million 'Concocted' - Wike

Premium Times, 9 October 2016

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike said the statement released by the State Security Service detailing how operatives found a huge amount of money during nationwide raids on homes of… Read more »