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Nigeria Nominates First Woman Chief Justice

President Goodluck Jonathan formally nominated the most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Alooma Mariam Mukhtar, as first female chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) and presented her name to the Senate for confirmation.
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Chief Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar.

  • Nigeria:   Woman Nominated as Chief Justice

    Leadership, 5 July 2012

    History was made yesterday as President Goodluck Jonathan formally nominated the most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Alooma Mariam Mukhtar, as first female chief… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Mariam Mukhtar Nominated CJN

    Daily Trust, 5 July 2012

    Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar is set to become the first woman chief judicial officer of the country following her nomination by President Jonathan to the Senate for confirmation as… Read more »

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