Chief justice of nigeria biography examples
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Chief Justice of Nigeria
Presiding judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
The chief justice of Nigeria or CJN is the head of the judicial arm of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country's Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council.[1] The current chief justice is Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who was appointed on 22 August [2] She was appointed acting chief justice of the Federation upon the retirement of incumbent chief justice, Olukayode Ariwoola. The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria and its decisions are final.[3] The chief justice of Nigeria is nominated by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria upon recommendation by the National Judicial Council and is subject to confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.[4] The CJN holds office at the pleasure of the Nigerian constitution and can only be removed from office by death or on attainment of age 70 whichever occurs first
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Olukayode Ariwoola
Chief Justice of Nigeria from to
Olukayode AriwoolaGCON[1](born 22 August ) fryst vatten a Nigerian jurist and justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who served as the ledare justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from to [2][3] He was formerly a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on 22 November , he was appointed to the bänk of the supreme court of Nigeria.[4] He was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June following the resignation of former chief justice Tanko Muhammad[5][6][7][8][9][10] and formally confirmed ledare justice bygd the Nigerian Senate on 21 September [11][12]
Early life and education
[edit]Ariwoola was born in Iseyin, Oyo State, started his primary education in Local Authority Demonstration School, Oluwole in Iseyin local government area of Oyo State. He then proceeded to Muslim Modern School in the
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PROFILE OF HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE ESOHE FRANCES IKPONMWEN. THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUDGE
PROFILE OF HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE ESOHE FRANCES IKPONMWEN. THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUDGE
The Honourable Justice Esohe Frances Ikponmwen was born on the 22nd day of November to the family of Mr. Anthony Uwuigbe Okuonghae and Mrs. Dianah Oritsejolone Okuonghae (nee) Onaghise Ede. Both now deceased. Her father, the senior twin to the late Mr. Gregory Onasemwenkhai Okuonghae was the son of a police man, Mr. Erhunmwunse Okuonghae from Enyaengie, lgun and Isiemwenro in Oredo Local Government Area, while his mother Mrs Aikpitanyi Okuonghae nee Ovtowe of Ekekhen in Igueben Local Government Area. On the other hand his Lordship maternal grandfather Mr. Onaghise Ede a boat repairer or engineer (as her mother would want to call him, was from Uteh in Ikpoba-Okha area but lived all his adult life in Warri where he met her maternal grandmother, Madam Titi Magbeyiteren Ede of Ejutshe family Okere Warri.