President Goodluck Jonathan in accordance with the provisions of Section 231 (2) of the 1999 constitution has appointed Justice Chima Centus Nweze as the new Justice of the Supreme Court after confirmation by the Nigerian Senate.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Sunday Olorundahunsi, revealing that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, would today (Wednesday) swear in Justice Nweze.

Until his present appointment, Justice Nweze, who hails from Enugu State, was a justice of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division.

He would replace Justice Christopher Chukwuma-Enneh who retired as a justice of the Supreme Court last April after attaining mandatory retirement age of 70 years.

Similarly, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has lifted the suspension placed on Chief A.A. Aribisala as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

On February 26, 2013 LPPCHE suspended Aribisala from further use of the rank of SAN based on two petitions received by the LPPC on allegations of flagrant breach of professional ethics and professional misconduct.

A statement by Olorundahunsi who is also the Secretary of LPPC said the LLPC at its meeting on Monday,  decided to lift  Aribisala’s suspension, after consideration of all material facts including  notices of withdrawal/discontinuance and subsequent letter of withdrawal of petition and terms of settlement.

“Pursuant to the committee’s decision, Aribisala has been restored to the rank of SAN with effect from October 27.

The committee also said that any future act by Aribisala that ran foul of the LPPC rule would attract a stiffer sanction.