President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, January 25, appointed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. This is following suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeira (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Onnoghen's suspension is pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Here are key important facts to be known about the new Chief Justice of Nigeria. Justice Muhammad was born on December 31, 1953 at Doguwa-Giade, a local government area in Bauchi state. He is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal. He attended Government Secondary School, Azare, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1973 before he later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Law in 1980. He obtained a Master and Doctorate (PhD) degrees from ...
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