{"id":33485,"date":"2020-12-15T16:26:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=33485"},"modified":"2020-12-15T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:26:22","slug":"cjn-tanko-muhammad-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/cjn-tanko-muhammad-tests-positive-for-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"CJN Tanko Muhammad tests positive for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, a member of the Supreme Court, made this known at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers\u2019 Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Nation reports.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Muhammad is currently receiving treatment in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that Muhammad was absent at the swearing-in of 72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad\u2019s duty was performed by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court, who administered oaths to the new senior advocates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, a member of the Supreme Court, made this known at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers\u2019 Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Nation reports. 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