CJN
| Chief Justice the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| Style | Madam Chief Justice (informal) Your Honor (within court) The Honorable (formal) |
| Status | Chief justice |
| Member of | Federal judiciary National Judicial Council |
| Seat | Supreme Court Building, Three Arms Zone, Abuja, FCT |
| Appointer | The President with Senate advice and consent |
| Iye ìgbà | Resignation Death Attainment of age 70 |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Formation | 1914 Oṣù Kẹ̀wá 1, 1963 Supreme Court of Nigeria |
| First holder | Sir Edwin Speed (colonial) Sir Adetokunbo Ademola (Indigenous) |
| Website | http://www.supremecourt.gov.ng/ |
chief justice of Nigeria tàbí CJN ni ó jẹ́ ipò adarí àgbà fún ẹ̀ka ètò ìdájọ nínú ìṣèjọba orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìj́íríà. Ẹni tí ó bá wà ní orí ipò yì ni ó ma ń gb'ẹ́jọ́ orílẹ̀-èdè nílé ẹjọ́ àgbà tí a mọ̀ sí Supreme Court of Nigeria àti National Judicial Council.[1] Ilé-ẹjọ́ àgbà The Supreme Court of Nigeria ni ó jẹ́ ilé-ẹjọ́ tí o ga jùlọ ní orìlẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà, ìpinnu àti ìdájọ́ ilé-ẹjọ́ yí ni abẹ́ gé.[2] Adájọ́ àgbà tí ò wà lórì àpèrè ni órílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà lásìkò tí a ń kọ àyọkà yí ni Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, ẹni tí wọ́n yàn sípò náà ní ọjọ́kejìlélógún oṣù kẹjọ ọdún 2024.[3] Ṣáájú kì ó tó di adájọ́ àgbà, wọ́n kọ́kọ́ yàn án sípò adelé adájọ́ àgbà orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà lẹ́yìn tí adájọ́ àgbà tẹ́lẹ̀rí Olukayode Ariwoola fẹ̀yìn tì lẹ́nu iṣẹ́. Ààrẹ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ni ó ma ń yan ẹni tí yóò dipò yí mú lẹ́yìn tí ìgbìmọ̀ àwọn adájọ́ bá fun ní àbá nípa irúfẹ́ ẹni tì ipò náà tọ́sí, lẹ́yìn èyí ni ilé ìgbìmọ̀ aṣòfin àgbà yóò buwọ́ lù ẹni náà kí ó lè di adájọ́ àgbà fún orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà.[4] Adájọ́ àgbà ni ó lẹ́tọ̀ọ́ láti dipò náà mú ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú òfin orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. Adájọ́ àgbà náà ní àǹfání láti dipò náà mù tìtí ikú yóò fi yọ ọ́ níṣẹ́, tàbí kí ó fipò náà sílẹ̀ nígbà tí ọjọ́-orí rẹ̀ bá ti pé àádọ́rin ọdún tàbì kì àwọn ilè-aṣòfin àgbà yọ ọ́ nípò pẹ̀lú ìbò láàrìn ara wọn.[5]
Àtòjọ àwọn adájọ́ àgbà ilẹ̀ Nàìjíríà
[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]| Chief Justice | Term |
|---|---|
| Sir Edwin Speed | 1914–1918 |
| Sir Ralph Combe | 1918–1929 |
| Donald Kingdon | 1929–1946 |
| Sir John Verity | 1946–1954 |
| Sir Stafford Foster-Sutton | 1955–1958 |
| Sir Adetokunbo Ademola | 1958–1972 |
| Taslim Olawale Elias | 1972–1975 |
| Darnley Arthur Alexander | 1975–1979 |
| Atanda Fatai Williams | 1979–1983 |
| George Sodeinde Sowemimo | 1983–1985 |
| Ayo Gabriel Irikefe | 1985–1987 |
| Mohammed Bello | 1987–1995 |
| Mohammed Uwais | 1995–2006 |
| Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore | 2006–2007 |
| Idris Legbo Kutigi | 2007–2009 |
| A. I. Katsina-Alu | 2009–2011 |
| Dahiru Musdapher | 2011–2012 |
| Aloma Mariam Mukhtar[7][8] | 2012–2014 |
| Mahmud Mohammed | 2014–2016 |
| Walter Onnoghen | 2017–2019 |
| Tanko Muhammad | 2019–2022 |
| Olukayode Ariwoola | 2022–2024 |
| Kudirat Kekere-Ekun | 2024–present |
Àtòjọ àwọn adájọ́ àgbà ilẹ̀ Nàìjíríà ẹkù-jẹjkùn
[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]- Láti ìwọ̀ oòrùn Nàìjíríà (1863–1929)
- Benjamin Way (?–1866)
- John Carr (1866–?) (West African Settlements Supreme Court)
- George French (1867–1874)
- James Marshall (1874–1886)
- Sir John Salman Smith (1886–1895)
- Sir Thomas Crossley Rayner (1895–1902)
- Sir William Nicholl (1902–1908)
- Láti gúasù Nàìjíríà
- Alastair Davidson (1900–1901)
- Henry Cowper Gollan (1901–1905)
- Sir M R Menendez (1905–1908)
- Sir Edwin Speed (1908–1913)
- Láti ìlà oòrun Nàìjíríà
- Henry Green Kelly (1900–1902)
- Willoughby Osborne (1906–1913)
Àwọn ìtọ́kasí
[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]- ↑ "Constitution". The National Judicial Council. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Wike: Finality of Supreme Court decision is sacrosanct". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Senate confirms Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria" (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ "Presidency Forwards Justice Walter Onnoghen's Name to Senate For Confirmation as CJN – PLAC Legist" (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ↑ "Judges retirement age and effective justice system". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News (in Èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160220234027/http://www.fjsconline.gov.ng/list_of_chife.html Federal Judicial Service Commission, Nigeria
- ↑ "ALOMA MUKHTAR: Making of Nigeria's Female CJN". P.M. News (Independent Communications Network Limited). 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702215018/http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/07/16/aloma-mukhtar-making-of-nigerias-female-cgn/.
- ↑ "Jonathan swears in Nigeria's first female chief justice". The Punch (Ajibola Ogunsola). 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120717134143/http://www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-swears-in-nigerias-first-female-chief-justice/.
Awon ìjásóde
[àtúnṣe | àtúnṣe àmìọ̀rọ̀]- Website of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- Website of the National Judicial Council
