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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria dies at 89

By Gift Luckson
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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria dies at 89

A former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mohammed Uwais, is dead.

His family confirmed that the retired jurist died on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Abuja at the age of 89.

Born on June 12, 1936, Justice Uwais served as the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1995 until his retirement in 2006.

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After retiring from the Supreme Court, he was appointed by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to lead the Electoral Reform Committee, where he played a key role in efforts to improve Nigeria’s electoral system.

Uwais chaired a commission that published a vital and much-publicised report on electoral reform.

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