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  "title": "Supreme Court delivered 411 judgments in one year – CJN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/supreme-court-delivered-411-judgments-in-one-year-cjn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T13:02:07.000Z",
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    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/supreme-court-delivered-411-judgments-in-one-year-cjn/"
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  "summary": "The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, announced that the Supreme Court handled 2,456 matters and delivered 411 judgments during the 2025/2026 legal year. The Supreme Court's E-Diary Office scheduled 1,385 matters for regular sittings between March 23 and December 17, 2026, comprising 1,021 motions and 364 appeals. The court's performance was described as encouraging, with measures taken to address delays and pending cases, including prioritizing older cases and removing concluded matters from the active list.",
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