Walter 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 | 22 December 1950 Okurike Town, Biase, Cross River |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Spouse | Nkoyo Walter-Onnoghen |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent |
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| 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
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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
- ^ a b c "Justice Walter Samuel Nkwanu Onnoghen". Nigeria Governance Project KYG. 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "African biographies". The News. 29. Independent Communication Network Ltd: 27. 2007.
- ^ "Supreme Court Judges of Nigeria". National Judicial Institute, Nigeria. Retrieved 17 July 2010..
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