The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The recommendation was made during its 106th meeting on Thursday presided over by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the outgoing CJN.
Ariwoola will bow out of office on August 22, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70.
The NJC also recommended 27 candidates for appointment as judges of state courts and one as Kadi of the Sharia Court of the FCT, Abuja.
Here is a list of other individuals recommended by the NJC:
High court of Kwara state
Olawoyin, Ibijoke Olabisi
Abdulrazaq, Fatimah Funsho
Folorunsho, Oba Muritala
Dikko, Yusuf Adebayo
Adeniyi, Oluwatosin Adenike
Osuolale-Ajayi, Temitope Olalekan
High court of Kaduna state
Zubairu, Murtala Ja’afaru
High court of Benue state
Kor, Vincent Tersoo
Ikwulono, Maigida Maimuna
Adagba, Nguhemen Julie
Tor, Damian Tersugh
Customary court of appeal, Benue state
Onche, Ogah Inalegwu
Igba, Theophilus Terhile
High court of Rivers state
Onyiri, Frank
Ugoji, Victor Chinedum
Obomanu, Godswill Vidal
Oguguo, Rita Chituru
Fubara, Alatuwo Elkanah
Kokpan, Bariyima Sylvester
Obu, Ibietela Innocent Madighi
Wifa-Adedipe, Lesi
High court of Ondo state
Daomi, Williams Adebisi
Fabuluje, Adewumi William
Ogunwumiju, Mobayonle Idowu
Demehin-Ogunbayo, Inumidun Happiness
Kpemi, Ojufisintei Justinah
Adegoroye, Olufunke Adeola
Kadi, Sharia Court of appeal, FCT, Abuja
Muhammad, Lawal Munir
