Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo

Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Assumed office
July 2013
Personal details
Born (1958-02-27)27 February 1958
Lagos State, Nigeria
Political party Non partisian

Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo popularly known as Kekere Ekun (born February 27, 1948) is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1][2]

Education

Justice Kekere Ekun was born on February 27, 1948 in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.[3] In 1980, she received a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Lagos and was Call to the bar, the Nigeria bar on July 10, 1981 having graduated from the Nigerian Law School before she proceeded to the London School of Economics where she received a master's degree in Law on November 1983.[4][5]

Law career

Justice Kudirat joined the Lagos State Judiciary as Senior Magistrate II and rose to the position of the State High Court Judge. She served as Chairman of Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Zone II, Ikeja between November 1996 to May 1999.[6] She was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal in 2004 before her appointment as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in July 2013.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "SANs, lawyers hail Justice Kekere-Ekun’s elevation to Supreme Court". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "NGP KYG: Justice K.M.O Kekere-Ekun". nigeriagovernance.org. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Senate confirms Justice Kekere-Ekun as Justice of Supreme Court". nigeriatrends.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Another First for Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Latestnigeriannews. "CJN charges new SCourt justice, Kekere-Ekun on integrity". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Court of Appeal, Nigeria". courtofappeal.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Rilwan. "Judiciary... a tale of powerplay, politics and miscarried justice (2) - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 2 May 2015.


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