By Fidelis Jockthan A three-day retreat for magistrates in Adamawa State was rounded off on Friday, with a strong emphasis on upholding courtroom decorum and procedural etiquette to ensure the swift and efficient dispensation of justice. The training, organized by the office of the Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, was […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Adamawa State Branch, has strongly condemned Monday’s attack on Honourable Dauda Hamman, a presiding Area Court Judge in Mayo-ine, Fufore Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by the Union’s Chairman, Comrade Fxenty Sanda Jonathan, who also serves as […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has issued a stern warning to judicial staff, declaring that any officer found demanding payment or enforcing cash conditions for bail will face immediate suspension and disciplinary proceedings. In a circular dated August 24, 2026, with reference number ADS/JSC/S63/VOL.1/83, the Commission emphasized that […]
By Fidelis Jockthan Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has officially inaugurated the Madagali Judicial Division of the High Court, fulfilling a long-standing demand for accessible justice in the state’s northeastern region. The Governor, represented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Afraimu Jingi, declared the Division open during a ceremony […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Adamawa State High Court, in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has commenced a two-day sensitisation roundtable aimed at strengthening judicial and prosecutorial responses to wildlife crime in Nigeria. The workshop, funded by the European Union, brings together High Court judges, magistrates, officers of the National Park Service, […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Chief Judge of Adamawa State, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman, has reaffirmed her commitment to fostering a harmonious and productive working relationship between the Bench and the Bar, while pledging full institutional support to the newly elected leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Adamawa State Branch. Justice Abdulrahman gave this […]
By Fidelis Jockthan A Chief Magistrate Court II in Yola, the Adamawa State Capital has imposed a fine of three million naira on the African Democratic Party (ADC) Gubernatorial candidate, Ambassador Omar Suleiman Omorana, for pasting campaign posters on public structures, including the popular flyover within the Yola metropolis. Presiding Magistrate Alaji Musa […]
By Fidelis Jockthan With the Adamawa State Local Government Elections scheduled for June 13, 2026, the State High Court has formally constituted the Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal, including accompanying appeal panels. The Chief Registrar of the High Court, Mohammed Buba Abubakar, has confirmed that the panels are expected to be sworn into […]
By Fidelis Jockthan A High Court sitting in Yola has dismissed a lawsuit filed to challenge the legality of the Fufore Emirate, a new chiefdom recently established by the administration of Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Delivering judgment on Tuesday ,Justice Musa Usman struck out the suit on the grounds that the plaintiffs failed […]
By: Abubakar Ibrahim The Nigerian Bar Association NBA Adamawa State Branch, has held its annual meeting with the title, 2024 LAW week, in memory of late Justice Buba Ardo. The event which was held in Yola the Adamawa state capital, was themed “The Role of the Bar And The Bench in Regards To […]