Group petitions NJC, CJN over ADC deregistration judgement, seeks sanction against judge (opens original article in a new tab)

A civil society organisation has petitioned Nigeria's Chief Justice and National Judicial Council to investigate a judge's decision to deregister five political parties, alleging judicial misconduct for issuing the ruling despite a pending appeal and a stay order from the Court of Appeal.

• Civil society group petitions NJC and CJN over judge's deregistration of five political parties
• Judge delivered judgement despite pending appeal and Court of Appeal stay order
• Group urges NJC to investigate judicial misconduct and sanction judge