The management of the Federal High Court of Nigeria has redeployed some of its judges to the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State following the appointment of 23 judges to the Federal High Court bench in October.
The judges include Justice Sunday Onu and Justice Musa Kakaki was directed in a statement by the court’s assistant director of information, Catherine Christopher, on Wednesday, and quoted the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, to report for work at their duty post before the 8th of January, 2024.
The statement directs the judges to report for work at their duty posts before 8 January 2024.
There are 94 judges on the court’s bench spread across 38 divisions in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
While some judges retained their old duty post, others were reshuffled across divisions in states like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Benin, and Kano.
Read the full statement below:
*PRESS RELEASE*
“Sequel to the appointment of 23 new judges, the Honorable Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon.Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, has released a new posting of the court’s judges to various Divisions across the country.
The Chief Judge directed the affected judges to report at their duty stations before the date of resumption from the Christmas vacation, which is the 8th day of January 2023.
His lordship wishes his fellow lordships a wonderful vacation in advance.
Below is the list of judges and their new postings:
1. ABUJA :
1. HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO — Chief Judge
2. HON. JUSTICE G.K. OLOTU
3. HON. JUSTICE B.F.M. NYAKO
4. HON. JUSTICE R.N. OFILI- AJUMOGOBIA
5. HON. JUSTICE A.R. MOHAMMED
6. HON. JUSTICE I. E. EKWO
7. HON. JUSTICE D.U. OKOROWO
8. HON. JUSTICE JOYCE OBEHI ABDULMALIK
9. HON. JUSTICE JAMES KOLAWALE OMOTOSHO
10. HON. JUSTICE EMEKA NWITE
11. HON. JUSTICE OBIORA ATUEGWU EGWUATU
12. HON. JUSTICE MOBOLAJI OLUBUKOLA OLAJUWON
13. HON. JUSTICE NKEONYE EVELYN MAHA
2. UMUAHIA -ABIA
1. HON. JUSTICE SUNDAY ONU
2. HON. JUSTICE MUSA KAKAKI
3. YENAGOA — BAYELSA
1. HON. JUSTICE ISA HAMMA ADAMA DASHEN
2. HON. JUSTICE SALIM OLASUPO IBRAHIM
4. BENIN -EDO
1. HON. JUSTICE S. M. SHUAIBU
2. HON. JUSTICE CHUKA AUSTINE OBIOZOR
5. BIRNIN KEBBI.- KEBBI
1. HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL GAKKO
6. KADUNA
1. HON. JUSTICE R.M. AIKAWA
2. HON. JUSTICE HAWAU BUHARI
7. KANO
1. HON. JUSTICE A.M. LIMAN
2. HON. JUSTICE M.N. YUNUSA
3. HON. JUSTICE S.A. AMOBEDA
8. LAGOS
1. HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO – Chief Judge
2. HON. JUSTICE A.O. FAJI
3. HON. JUSTICE A. LEWIS -ALLAGOA
4. HON. JUSTICE C.J. ANEKE
5. HON. JUSTICE YELLIM S. BOGORO
6. HON. JUSTICE DANIEL EMEKA OSIAGOR
7. HON. JUSTICE AKINTAYO ALUKO
8. HON. JUSTICE PETER ODO LIFU
9. HON. JUSTICE ABIMBOLA O. AWOGBORO
10. HON. JUSTICE DIPEOLU DEINDE ISAAC
11. HON. JUSTICE OGUNDARE KEHINDE OLAYIWOLA
12. HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM AHMAD KALA
13. HON. JUSTICE OGAZI FRIDAY NKEMAKONAM
9. ILORIN -KWARA
1. HON. JUSTICE EVELYN NMASINULO ANYADIKE
2. HON. JUSTICE ARIWOOLA OLUKAYODE JNR.
10. AKURE – ONDO
1. HON. JUSTICE TOYIN BOLAJI ADEGOKE.
2. HON. JUSTICE OWOEYE ALEXANDER OLUSEYI
11. IBADAN -OYO
1. HON. JUSTICE UCHE N. AGOMOH
2. HON. JUSTICE EKERETE UDOFOT AKPAN
12. ABEOKUTA -OGUN
1. HON. JUSTICE A.A. OKEKE
2. HON. JUSTICE ADEFUNMILOLA ADEKEMI DEMI – AJAYI
13. ADO -EKITI, EKITI
1. HON. JUSTICE B.O. KUEWUMI
2. HON. JUSTICE B.O. QUADRI
14. ASABA- DELTA
1. HON. JUSTICE F.A. OLUBANJO
2. HON. JUSTICE AGBAJE OLUFUNMILOLA ADETUTU
15. AWKA – ANAMBRA
1. HON. JUSTICE NNAMDI DIMGBA
16. ABAKALIKI – EBONYI
1. HON. JUSTICE HYELADZIRA AJIYA NGANJUWA
2. HON. JUSTICE M.T. SEGUN- BELLO
17. OWERRI -IMO
1. HON. JUSTICE INIEKENIMI NICHOLAS OWEIBO
2. HON. JUSTICE WIGWE-OREH CHITURU JOY
18. WARRI- DELTA
HON. JUSTICE I.M. SANI
19. PORT HARCOURT —RIVERS
1. HON. JUSTICE P.I. AJOKU
2. HON. JUSTICE E.A. OBILE
3. HON. JUSTICE PHEOBE MSUEN AYUA
4. HON. JUSTICE STEPHEN DAYLOP PAM
5. HON. JUSTICE ADAMU TURAKI MOHAMMED
6. HON. JUSTICE SA’ADATU IBRAHIM MARK
20. CALABAR — CROSS – RIVER
1. HON. JUSTICE I. L. OJUKWU
2. HON. JUSTICE ROSEMARY O. DUGBO. OGHOGHORIE
21. UYO — AKWA-IBOM
1. HON. JUSTICE M.A. ONYETENU
2. HON. JUSTICE ONAH CHIGOZIE SERGIUS
22. MAKURDI – BENUE
1. HON. JUSTICE M.S. ABUBAKAR
2. HON. JUSTICE EGBE RAPHAEL JOSHUA.
23. ENUGU
1. HON. JUSTICE M.G. UMAR
2. HON. JUSTICE F.O. GIWA- OGUNBANJO
24. MAIDUGURI -BORNO
1. HON. JUSTICE JUDE KANYIOH DAGAT
2. HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI GARBA RINGIM
25. YOLA- ADAMAWA:
1. HON. JUSTICE SALEH KOGO IDRISSA
2. HON. JUSTICE ABDULAZEEZ M. Z. ANKA
26. BAUCHI
1. HON. JUSTICE MUSA SULAIMAN LIMAN
2. HON. JUSTICE AISHATU AUTA IBRAHIM
27. KATSINA
1. HON. JUSTICE AHMAD GAMA MAHMUD
2. HON. JUSTICE HUSSAINI DADAN- GARBA
28. GUSAU-ZAMFARA
1. HON. JUSTICE AMINU BAPPA ALIYU
29. JALINGO – TARABA
1. HON. JUSTICE BALA KHALIFA- MOHAMMED USMAN
30. MINNA -NIGER
1. HON. JUSTICE GARBA AMINU
2. HON. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD DAN- IGE
31. LAFIA -NASARAWA:
1. HON. JUSTICE NEHIZENA IDEMUDIA AFOLABI
2. HON. JUSTICE ANYALEWA ONOJA -ALAPA
32. LOKOJA -KOGI
1. HON. JUSTICE ABDU DOGO
2. HON. JUSTICE ABIODUN JORDAN ADEYEMI
33. JOS-PLATEAU
1. HON. JUSTICE D.V. AGISHI
2. HON. JUSTICE SHARON TANKO ISHAYA
34. OSOGBO- OSUN:
1. HON. JUSTICE N. AYO- EMMANUEL
2. HON. JUSTICE MASHKUR SALISU
35. SOKOTO
1. HON. JUSTICE Z. B. ABUBAKAR
36. GOMBE
1. HON. JUSTICE HILLARY IDE OSHO OSHOMO
2. HON. JUSTICE AMINA ALIYU MOHAMMAD
37. DUTSE – JIGAWA
1. HON. JUSTICE HASSAN DIKKO
38. DAMATURU – YOBE:
1. HON. JUSTICE FADIMA MURTALA AMINU
2. HON. JUSTICE YILWA HAUWA JOSEPH.
Signed:
Catherine Oby Christopher, PhD.
Assistant Director Information,
Federal High Court of Nigeria.
22ND NOVEMBER, 2023.
