Top Stories

PHOTOS: Buhari swears in Justice Ariwoola as acting CJN

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola is expected to be sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad.

Justice Muhammad has resigned from his position, citing ill-health as the reason for his decision.

Justice Ariwoola is the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court.

He was born on August 22, 1958, and appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2011.

He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011 after having been elevated from the Oyo State High Court.

READ ALSO: Justice Muhammad resigns as CJN

Justice Ariwoola was first appointed a Judge of Superior Court of record in Oyo State in 1992 from private legal practice.

Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, he served as Justice of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu, and Lagos Divisions.

Ariwoola is expected to retire in 2028.

Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria have a mandatory retirement age of 70 years.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

2027: ACF suspends chairman over remarks to back northern candidates

Arewa Consultative Forum has suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman, over his comments that the ACF…

4 mins ago

Oil theft: Otuaro pledges PAP’s support for military

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has assured the Defence Headquarters…

35 mins ago

Tinubu to IMF: We’ll provide safety nets for Nigerians to cushion reform’s effects

President Bola Tinubu has assured that his administration will continue prioritising the welfare of the…

45 mins ago

Pro-Biafran agitator Simon Ekpa arrested in Finland

Popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator Simon Ekpa has been arrested for alleged terrorism in Finland. It…

3 hours ago

Senate approves Tinubu’s request for $2.2bn loan

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for $2.2 billion loan to partially finance…

3 hours ago

Magistrates, judicial officers suspended for corruption, drunkenness

The Cross River State Judicial Service Commission has suspended four magistrates and some judicial service…

5 hours ago

This website uses cookies.