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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).<\/p>\n

The swearing of Ariwoola, the next most senior in the hierarchy of the Supreme Court, as the new CJN followed the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammed on health ground.<\/p>\n

Justice Ariwoola was born on August 22, 1958 and appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2011.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ:\u00a0CJN: Tanko Muhammad resigns Chief Justice of Nigeria<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

He was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2011. He was a Justice of the Court of Appeal between 2005 and 2011 after having been elevated from the State High Court of Oyo State.<\/p>\n

Justice Ariwoola was first appointed a Judge of Superior Court of record in Oyo State in 1992 from private legal practice.<\/p>\n

Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, he served as Justice of Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu and Lagos Divisions. Ariwoola will retire by 2028.<\/p>\n

His predecessor, Justice Tanko Muhammad, had resigned as the CJN on the grounds of ill-health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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