PHOTOS: Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judges Sworn-In

 

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed swore in Justice Amina A Augie and Justice Ejembi Eko as members of the Supreme Court bench after their appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari was approved by the Nigerian Senate.

This brings to 13 the number of Supreme Court justices in Nigeria. Of the previous 17 justices, 3 of them retired whilst 2 have been suspended. The CJN himself is due to retire this week.

The CJN stated that the two new Supreme Court Justices, Amina A. Augie and Ejembi Eko, joined the apex court “at a time when there are a lot of challenges.”

He stressed that it was important to preserve the public’s confidence in the judiciary.

He stated: "I therefore wish to state without fear of contradict that the Third Arm of Government will remain resolute in its commitment and resolve to uphold its independence and to adjudicate with utmost fairness and Justice as prescribed in our constitution and the law. "

 

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ustice Augie is a widow of the late Senator Adamu Augie form Kebbi State and has 5 children.

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Trump is endorsed by God to fight immorality in US; says CAN President Rev. Ayokunle

 

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) President, Rev Samson Ayokunle says President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump, was positioned by God to fight immorality in the US.

Rev Ayokunle said this at the 29th General Assembly of the Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) held at First Baptist Church, Garki, Abuja.

The three-day programme is tagged: “God of Life: Lead Nigeria to Justice, Peace and Dignity.’’
He called on Americans to watch very closely as the new administration would not tolerate the issues of immorality in the country any more.

According to him, “God has now positioned him to fight the immoral life in the American society; the nation that was once known as God’s own country is vastly becoming Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Ayokunle said that there was an extent to which a nation would emphasize secular and individual liberty to the neglect of God’s absolute reign in the affairs of men.

He called on Nigerians to be on guard as Boko Haram had not been fully defeated, following recent killing of Lt. Col. Abu Ali and some soldiers in Maiduguri.

“It is not over until it is over; the fact that a top army officer was killed is a signal to the fact that we have not defeated them. It was also an attestation to the commitment of the Federal Government to fight this demon called Boko Haram. So, everybody should be more committed so that the souls of those who died might not be in vain,” he said.

He called on Christians to be united and not to make their doctrinal beliefs to overwhelm them because Jesus Christ prayed for the church to be one.

“We are diverse because of our doctrinal beliefs but we must be one because Jesus says the church must be one; He prayed for the church. I think the problem with us is the placing of much emphasis on autonomy where it becomes its petals when we lack respect for one another. There should be collective recognition of leadership, desire to put up the things of the world and eternity-centered in such a way that occupying position does not matter to anybody,’’ he said.

He said that corruption in the country was endemic and called on the government to keep fighting it so that the country would not be crippled.

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