BREAKING: Tinubu Swears In Kekere-Ekun As Acting CJN

Tinubu has sworn in Kekere-Ekun as acting CJN.

Glamtush reports that President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the 23rd and second female Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, in an acting capacity, pending confirmation by the Senate.

She takes over from Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired on Aug. 22 at the age of 70.

Her swearing-in followed President Bola Tinubu’s return to Abuja on Friday after a trip to France on a brief work visit.

Quick Facts About Justice Kekere-Ekun

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is one of the top female Justices in the nation’s apex court.

The 66-year-old jurist was born on May 7, 1958. She bagged her law degree from University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1981.

She thereafter proceeded to the London School of Economic and Political Science to obtain an LL.M. in November 1983.

Justice Kekere-Ekun’s legal career started in Lagos as a private lawyer from 1985 to 1989.

In December 1989, she was appointed a Senior Magistrate Grade II, Lagos State Judiciary. She later became a Judge of the High Court of Lagos State on July 19, 1996 and served as Chairman Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Zone II, Ikeja, Lagos from November 1996 to May 1999.

Kekere-Ekun was elevated to the Court of Appeal on 22nd September 2004 where she served in various Divisions of the Court and as presiding Justice of two Divisions of the Court (Makurdi & Akure).

She was elevated to the Supreme Court of Nigeria as the 5th female Justice of the Court and was sworn in on Monday 8 July 2013.

The incoming CJN has attended numerous courses and seminars within and outside Nigeria and also received several merit awards.

Currently, she is a life Bencher and a member of the International Association of Women Judges and currently its President.

She is happily married with children