Tag: Tanko Muhammad
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Supreme Court Justices are Not Above Mistakes, Says CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has stated that the Justices of the Supreme Court are not a repository of knowledge, but are fallible and receptive to correction. Thisday reports that the apex court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr. Festus Akande, said in a statement that Justice Muhammad stated this yesterday…
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Osun: CJN capabilities spark debate for comparing technicality as inability of a judge to fly a plane
A video clip showing part of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Muhammad Tanko’s confirmation hearing which has since gone viral on the Internet has sparked a major debate about the judge’s capabilities. The Punch reports that the CJN was asked a question by the Senate Majority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, to explain if the Supreme…
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Alleged Age Falsification: Acting CJN Knows Fate May 31
An Abuja High Court has fixed May 31, 2019, for judgement in a suit filed by Tochi Michael accusing the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, of age falsification. Justice Danlami Senchi fixed the date following the failure of the plaintiff and his counsel to appear before the court after filing their processes.…
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Lawyer asks court to stop confirmation of Justice Tanko as CJN
A lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, has dragged the National Judicial Council (NJC) before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order halting the appointment of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, as the substantive chief justice. The applicant in the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/420/2019 alleged that Mr Muhammad availed himself as a tool…
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Constitutional crisis looms as Acting CJN’s tenure ends in three weeks
The nation may be plunged into a constitutional crisis in about three weeks as the tenure of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Muhammad Tanko, comes to an end, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. Muhammad was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 25, 2019 following an order by the Code of Conduct Tribunal that…
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I Didn’t Need NJC Recommendation To Become Acting CJN — Mohammad
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and his humble self do not need the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) before he could be appointed the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The Punch reports that Muhammad made the claim in response to a query given…