Just In: Senate Confirms Osun-Born Joseph Oyewole As Supreme Court Justice
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole as a Justice of the Supreme Court.
The action of the Senate followed the recommendation of its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
President Bola Tinubu had forwarded the name of the nominee last week.
It would be recalled that the National Judicial Council (NJC), had recommended the elevation and appointment of Oyewole, who was the presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division.
NJC’s Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, said the Council, at its 110th Meeting held on January 13, 2026, and presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, recommended Justice Oyewole for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, alongside 35 other candidates for various judicial offices across the country.
Justice Oyewole, born on May 13, 1965, is from Ila-Orangun, Osun State and takes the southwest slot made vacant as a result of the retirement of the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
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