
President Buhari earlier today appointed Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria after suspending Justice Walter Onnoghen who is being tried for false declaration of his assets.Continue to read a brief biography of Justice Muhammad as shared on WikipediaJustice Muhammad was born on 31 December, 1953 at Doguwa – Giade, a local government area in Bauchi State.He is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal.He attended Government Secondary School, Azare, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1973 before he later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Law in 1980.He later obtained a Master and Doctorate (PhD) degrees from the same university in 1984 and 1998 respectively.Tanko began his career in 1982, after his Call to Bar in 1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.In 1989, he was appointed as Chief Magistrate of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, a position he held till 1991 when he became a
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