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Chief Justice of Nigeria
Mohammed Lawal Uwais, 12 June 1936 – 6 June 2025, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The father of a very senior lawyer and husband to a wife both capable and experienced as a lawyer, Uwais…
One-time super CJN, Muhammadu Uwais, dies at 88
Second longest-serving Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais, is dead. He died six days to his 89th…
Tinubu swears in Kekere-Ekun as CJN, pledges to preserve judiciary’s sanctity
Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun took the oath of office as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, on Monday, with…
‘Why Justice Kekere-Ekun will emerge Nigeria’s second female CJN’
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) is set to emerge as the next Chief Justice of…
Justice Adetokunbo Ademola, GCON, is our icon for the week
For his monumental contributions to the growth of the nation’s jurisprudence through notable judgments while on the bench; for his…
When the Chief Justice brings the judiciary to ridicule, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
On 27 February, 2024, Nigeria’s National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja opened a continuing education course for judges. The opening…