Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen
Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen | |
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Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
Assumed office March 6, 2017 | |
Nominated by | Yemi Osinbajo (when acting as president) |
Preceded by | Mahmud Mohammed |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
Assumed office 2005 | |
Nominated by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Personal details | |
Born |
Okurike Town, Biase, Cross River | 22 December 1950
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Spouse(s) | Nkoyo Walter-Onnoghen |
Children | 4 |
Father | Nkanu Onnoghen |
Education |
University of Ghana (Bachelor of Laws) Nigerian Law School |
Occupation | Supreme Court justice |
Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON (born 22 December 1950[1]) is the Chief Justice of Nigeria since 2017.[2][3] He graduated from the University of Ghana at Legon, Ghana in 1977 and from the Nigerian Law School in Lagos in 1978.[1] Before joining the Supreme Court, he was a judge in Cross River State and a justice of the Court of Appeal.
Biography
Onnoghen was born on the 22 December 1950 at Okurike Town, Biase Local Government Area of Cross Rivers State.[1] After being nominated as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, he was confirmed by the Senate on 1 March 2017, and sworn in on the 7th of March, 2017.
References
- 1 2 3 "Justice Walter Samuel Nkwanu Onnoghen". Nigeria Governance Project KYG. 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ↑ "African biographies". The News. Independent Communication Network Ltd. 29: 27. 2007.
- ↑ "Supreme Court Judges of Nigeria". National Judicial Institute, Nigeria. Retrieved 17 July 2010. .
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