By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) designate, Justice Walter Onnoghen is scheduled to undergo a security screening ahead of the forwarding of his name to the Senate for screening and subsequent confirmation. Justice Onnoghen’s name, CrossRiverWatch gathered, will be forwarded to the State Security Services (SSS) for a security background check. After
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has nominated Cross River Born Justice Walter Onnoghen and two others as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) designate despite initial calls for the nominees to be called straight from the bar. The nomination means the FJSC has maintained the succession by seniority tradition set for the
By CrossRiverWatch admin As the tenure of the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Mahmoud Mohammed from Taraba state, draws to an end, there are chances and even expectations that the next in line to assume the position of CJN, in the order of seniority, is Justice Walter Samuel Nkwanu Onnoghen, from Cross River state.