From France, Tinubu returns to Abuja

President Bola Tinubu is back to Abuja, Nigeria four days after his brief working visit to France.

Blueprint reports that the president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Friday.

Later on Friday, President Tinubu is expected to swear in Nigeria’s new Chief Justice Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun at the presidential council chamber in Abuja, according to a statement from the presidency on Thursday.

This follows the statutory retirement of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

Justice Kekere-Ekun’s emergence followed recommendation by the National Judicial Council (NJC).