MAY 29 TAKE OVER 42. The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed during the inauguration of the President for another 4 years held at the Eagle Square, Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. MAY 29 2019
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Buhari swears in Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria

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President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday has sworn in Justice Mohammad Tanko as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN.

Mohammed, who took over from the immediate past CJN, Walter Onnoghen, was earlier screened and cleared by the Senate last week.

He has been on acting capacity since January 2019.

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