President Buhari to swear in Onnoghen as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria today

President Buhari will today at about 2pm at the state house Abuja, swear in acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen. ‎This follows the retirement of the current CJN, Justice Mahmud Muhammed, who will officially retire today having attained the retirement age of ‎70.

The National Judicial Council had on October 5th forwarded Justice Onnoghen name to President Buhari as Muhammed's replacement.