Just in :President Tinubu Swears-In justice Kekere-Ekun As 23rd CJN

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn in today as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.

She is to serve in an acting capacity pending her confirmation by the red chamber

Justice Kekere-Ekun took her oaths at approximately 11:38 AM and assumed her position in the Council Chambers, sitting on the left side of the President, at exactly 11:45 AM.

She steps into her new role as CJN following the retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.

Her nomination was presented to President Tinubu by the National Judicial Council (NJC) on Aug.

Kekere-Ekun is the second female jurist to hold the position of Chief Justice of Nigeria, after Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, who served from July 2012 to November 2014.