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Update: President Tinubu inaugurates Kekere-Ekun as Nigeria’s Chief Justice.
President Bola Tinubu has officially inaugurated Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The swearing-in took place at the Council Chambers in Aso Rock Villa on Monday, after the Senate approved her nomination the previous week.
Justice Kekere-Ekun becomes the 23rd CJN and the second woman ever to occupy the role in Nigeria’s history.
She had been serving as the acting Chief Justice since August, following the retirement of her predecessor, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
