Federal High Court Announces Redeployment of Judges.
In a recent development, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has revealed the redeployment of judges across various divisions in the country. This reshuffling comes on the heels of the appointment of 23 new judges to the court.
The official statement, as issued by the FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Oby-Christopher, detailed that Justice Tsoho has directed the affected judges to assume their duties at the new stations before the resumption of work after the Christmas vacation on January 8, 2024.
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“His lordship wishes his fellow lordships a wonderful vacation in advance,” the statement reads.
List of Judges and Their New Postings:
ABUJA:
- HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO — Chief Judge
- HON. JUSTICE G.K. OLOTU
- HON. JUSTICE B.F.M. NYAKO
- HON. JUSTICE R.N. OFILI-AJUMOGOBIA
- HON. JUSTICE A.R. MOHAMMED
- HON. JUSTICE I. E. EKWO
- HON. JUSTICE D.U. OKOROWO
- HON. JUSTICE JOYCE OBEHI ABDULMALIK
- HON. JUSTICE JAMES KOLAWALE OMOTOSHO
- HON. JUSTICE EMEKA NWITE
- HON. JUSTICE OBIORA ATUEGWU EGWUATU
- HON. JUSTICE MOBOLAJI OLUBUKOLA OLAJUWON
- HON. JUSTICE NKEONYE EVELYN MAHA
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UMUAHIA – ABIA:
- HON. JUSTICE SUNDAY ONU
- HON. JUSTICE MUSA KAKAKI
YENAGOA — BAYELSA:
- HON. JUSTICE ISA HAMMA ADAMA DASHEN
- HON. JUSTICE SALIM OLASUPO IBRAHIM
BENIN – EDO:
- HON. JUSTICE S. M. SHUAIBU
- HON. JUSTICE CHUKA AUSTINE OBIOZOR
BIRNIN KEBBI – KEBBI:
- HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL GAKKO
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KADUNA:
- HON. JUSTICE R.M. AIKAWA
- HON. JUSTICE HAWAU BUHARI
KANO:
- HON. JUSTICE A.M. LIMAN
- HON. JUSTICE M.N. YUNUSA
- HON. JUSTICE S.A. AMOBEDA
LAGOS:
- HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO — Chief Judge
- HON. JUSTICE A.O. FAJI
- HON. JUSTICE A. LEWIS-ALLAGOA
- HON. JUSTICE C.J. ANEKE
- HON. JUSTICE YELLIM S. BOGORO
- HON. JUSTICE DANIEL EMEKA OSIAGOR
- HON. JUSTICE AKINTAYO ALUKO
- HON. JUSTICE PETER ODO LIFU
- HON. JUSTICE ABIMBOLA O. AWOGBORO
- HON. JUSTICE DIPEOLU DEINDE ISAAC
- HON. JUSTICE OGUNDARE KEHINDE OLAYIWOLA
- HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM AHMAD KALA
- HON. JUSTICE OGAZI FRIDAY NKEMAKONAM
ILORIN – KWARA:
- HON. JUSTICE EVELYN NMASINULO ANYADIKE
- HON. JUSTICE ARIWOOLA OLUKAYODE JNR.
AKURE – ONDO:
- HON. JUSTICE TOYIN BOLAJI ADEGOKE
- HON. JUSTICE OWOEYE ALEXANDER OLUSEYI
IBADAN – OYO:
- HON. JUSTICE UCHE N. AGOMOH
- HON. JUSTICE EKERETE UDOFOT AKPAN
ABEOKUTA – OGUN:
- HON. JUSTICE A.A. OKEKE
- HON. JUSTICE ADEFUNMILOLA ADEKEMI DEMI – AJAYI
ADO – EKITI, EKITI:
- HON. JUSTICE B.O. KUEWUMI
- HON. JUSTICE B.O. QUADRI
ASABA – DELTA:
- HON. JUSTICE F.A. OLUBANJO
- HON. JUSTICE AGBAJE OLUFUNMILOLA ADETUTU
AWKA – ANAMBRA:
- HON. JUSTICE NNAMDI DIMGBA
ABAKALIKI – EBONYI:
- HON. JUSTICE HYELADZIRA AJIYA NGANJUWA
- HON. JUSTICE M.T. SEGUN-BELLO
OWERRI – IMO:
- HON. JUSTICE INIEKENIMI NICHOLAS OWEIBO
- HON. JUSTICE WIGWE-OREH CHITURU JOY
WARRI – DELTA:
- HON. JUSTICE I.M. SANI
PORT HARCOURT — RIVERS:
- HON. JUSTICE P.I. AJOKU
- HON. JUSTICE E.A. OBILE
- HON. JUSTICE PHEOBE MSUEN AYUA
- HON. JUSTICE STEPHEN DAYLOP PAM
- HON. JUSTICE ADAMU TURAKI MOHAMMED
- HON. JUSTICE SA’ADATU IBRAHIM MARK
CALABAR — CROSS – RIVER:
- HON. JUSTICE I. L. OJUKWU
- HON. JUSTICE ROSEMARY O. DUGBO. OGHOGHORIE
UYO — AKWA-IBOM:
- HON. JUSTICE M.A. ONYETENU
- HON. JUSTICE ONAH CHIGOZIE SERGIUS
MAKURDI – BENUE:
- HON. JUSTICE M.S. ABUBAKAR
- HON. JUSTICE EGBE RAPHAEL JOSHUA.
ENUGU:
- HON. JUSTICE M.G. UMAR
- HON. JUSTICE F.O. GIWA-OGUNBANJO
MAIDUGURI – BORNO:
- HON. JUSTICE JUDE KANYIOH DAGAT
- HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI GARBA RINGIM
- HON. JUSTICE SALEH KOGO IDRISSA
- HON. JUSTICE ABDULAZEEZ M. Z. ANKA
BAUCHI:
- HON. JUSTICE MUSA SULAIMAN LIMAN
- HON. JUSTICE AISHATU AUTA IBRAHIM
KATSINA:
- HON. JUSTICE AHMAD GAMA MAHMUD
- HON. JUSTICE HUSSAINI DADAN-GARBA
GUSAU – ZAMFARA:
- HON. JUSTICE AMINU BAPPA ALIYU
JALINGO – TARABA:
- HON. JUSTICE BALA KHALIFA-MOHAMMED USMAN
MINNA – NIGER:
- HON. JUSTICE GARBA AMINU
- HON. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD DAN-IGE
LAFIA – NASARAWA:
- HON. JUSTICE NEHIZENA IDEMUDIA AFOLABI
- HON. JUSTICE ANYALEWA ONOJA-ALAPA
LOKOJA – KOGI:
- HON. JUSTICE ABDU DOGO
- HON. JUSTICE ABIODUN JORDAN ADEYEMI
JOS – PLATEAU:
- HON. JUSTICE D.V. AGISHI
- HON. JUSTICE SHARON TANKO ISHAYA
OSOGBO – OSUN:
- HON. JUSTICE N. AYO-EMMANUEL
- HON. JUSTICE MASHKUR SALISU
SOKOTO:
- HON. JUSTICE Z. B. ABUBAKAR
GOMBE:
- HON. JUSTICE HILLARY IDE OSHO OSHOMO
- HON. JUSTICE AMINA ALIYU MOHAMMAD
DUTSE – JIGAWA:
- HON. JUSTICE HASSAN DIKKO
DAMATURU – YOBE:
- HON. JUSTICE FADIMA MURTALA AMINU
- HON. JUSTICE YILWA HAUWA JOSEPH.
This comprehensive reshuffling aims to optimize the distribution of judicial expertise across the nation’s various divisions. Judges are urged to familiarize themselves with their new duties and responsibilities at the appointed stations.
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