The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned his position.
A source told Channels Television that the CJN resigned last night following an emerging ill-health.
Information also has it that arrangements are now on to swear in the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.
According to the report, a formal announcement will be made shortly.
Until his resignation, reports had it that Justice Tanko Muhammad was seriously ill.
Only last week, 14 justices of the Supreme Court had written him a letter to lament the messy state of things in the court.