US EditionNigeria: Former CJN Tanko Muhammad Is Dead
Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad served as Nigeria's Chief Justice from 2019 to 2022 and was honored as Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger for his judicial impact.
- On Tuesday, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, died at a Saudi Arabian hospital after a prolonged illness at age 71, Mukhtar Gidado confirmed.
- Tanko Muhammad rose through the judicial ranks from Judge of the High Court to the Supreme Court of Nigeria, served as Chief Justice from 2019 to 2022, and was later awarded Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger.
- Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed extended heartfelt condolences to family, friends, colleagues and citizens, praying Almighty Allah grant Al-Jannatul Firdaus and comfort mourners.
- The event removes a prominent jurist from Nigeria’s legal community, as NAMLAS, National Headquarters, Abuja, described his passing as a significant loss to the Nigerian judiciary and legal profession.
- NAMLAS confirmed the death in an official condolence statement dated December 16, 2025, and the governor's message described the event as a 'sudden passing' while noting a prolonged illness.
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theliberationnews.ngFormer Chief Justice, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, is dead
Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has died in Saudi Arabia. His passing was confirmed on Tuesday morning by a source close to the family, who disclosed that the retired jurist breathed his last
Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad Dies At 71
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), has died at the age of 71. Mukhtar Gidado, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to Governor Bala Muhammad, confirmed this in a statement, on Tuesday. “It is with profound sadness and deep sense of loss that His Excellency, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed CON , Fnipr ( Kauran Daular Usmaniyya ) the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, on behalf of his family, the Governme…
Nigerian President Mourns Former Justice Tanko Muhammad - Voice of Nigeria Broadcasting Service
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. In a condolence message issued on Tuesday by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the late jurist as an eminent legal mind, a disciplined administrator, and a dedicated public servant who devoted the greater part of his life to the service of justice and the strengthe…
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