Political Gists CLOSE-UP: Onnoghen, the new CJN who upheld Rev King’s death sentence and cancelled Yar’Adua’s election by Daniji Emmanuel March 1, 2017 by Daniji Emmanuel March 1, 2017 Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen is the new chief justice of Nigeria. He was appointed acting CJN on November 10, 2016, when Mahmud Mohammed, his predecessor, retired. A controversy had brewed … 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail