{
  "id": 16637264,
  "title": "2027: CJN warns judges against conflicting orders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/2027-cjn-warns-judges-against-conflicting-orders-16637264",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T18:06:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-cjn-warns-judges-against-conflicting-orders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has cautioned judges, particularly heads of courts, against engaging in forum shopping, concealing related proceedings and applying for conflicting orders ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Roundtable for Heads of Courts, organised by the National Judicial Institute in Abuja, Kekere-Ekun emphasized the importance of maintaining impartiality and adhering strictly to the law in handling election-related disputes, which often attract intense public interest and pressure. She highlighted the need for judicial officers to resist political sensitivity, public sentiment, and urgency in case presentations, and instead concentrate on applying the Constitution, the Electoral Act, and applicable rules of court diligently. The CJN also stressed the significance of appropriate administrative arrangements for the timely and orderly handling of election-related cases and urged heads of courts to establish such arrangements. She warned against forum shopping's damaging effects on the judiciary, its encouragement of abuse of court processes, and the potential exposure to public controversy. Kekere-Ekun further urged heads of courts to monitor their caseloads, identify pending cases for long periods, and devise strategies to reduce backlogs, while ensuring that judicial efficiency focuses on fair, competent, and timely case determination without compromising litigants' rights.",
  "summary": "The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has warned judges to guard against issuing conflicting orders and forum shopping ahead of the 2027 elect Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-cjn-warns-judges-against-conflicting-orders/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}