Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (rtd.), has passed away at the age of 71, two weeks before his 72nd birthday. He reportedly passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, Justice Muhammad’s death was confirmed by the Nigerian Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS). In the statement titled “NAMLAS Condolence Message […]
Ire of lawyers have argued that the move by the House of Representatives to assign a five-year tenure to the office of the Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN, President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judges of the 36 states of the Federation, and other heads of courts in Nigeria is unnecessary.