
Justice Mohammed Uwais: Nigeria Mourns Legal Icon and Former CJN.
ABUJA The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has paid glowing tribute to late Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, describing him as a towering figure in Nigeria’s judicial history. Justice Uwais, who passed away on Friday in Abuja—just six days before his 89th birthday—was the second-longest-serving Chief Justice of Nigeria, having held office from…