Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The Chief Judge of Ebonyi State, Justice Elvis Ngene, has lamented the persistence of corruption within Nigeria's justice delivery system, warning that corruption poses "a grave threat" to fair hearing and access to justice.

Mr Ngene spoke on Friday during a special court session marking the opening of the 2025/2026 legal year of the Ebonyi State judiciary.

The event was held at the High Court complex in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.

Mr Ngene noted that corruption manifests in forms such as bribery, manipulation, and the perversion of justice for monetary or political gratification.

This, he said, has continued to undermine public confidence in the judiciary with some Nigerians preferring to "resolve conflict...