Nigeria Current Affairs
Chief Justice of Nigeria- Past And Present
Name of Chief Justice of Nigeria | Term
* Adetokunbo Ademola | 1958-1972
* Taslim Olawale Elias | 1972-1975
* Darnley Arthur Alexander | 1975-1979
* Atanda Fatai Williams | 1979-1983
* George Sodeinde Sowemimo | 1983-1985
* Ayo Gabriel Irikefe | 1985-1987
* Mohammed Bello | 1987-1995
* Muhammad Lawal Uwais | 1995-2006
* Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore | 2006-2007
* Idris Legbo Kutigi | 2007-2009
* Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu | 2009-2011
* Dahiru Musdapher | 2011-2012
* Aloma Mariam Mukhtar | 2012-2014 (First female Chief Justice of Nigeria)
* Mahmud Mohammed | 2014-2016
* Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen | 2017-present
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Cite this article as: Teslim Omipidan. (April 4, 2017). Chief Justice of Nigeria- Past And Present. OldNaija. Retrieved from https://oldnaija.com/2017/04/04/chief-justice-of-nigeria-past-and-present/
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