The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice John T. Tsoho, has released a notice of posting for judges across the country. The postings, which take effect from Tuesday, September 17, 2024, have become necessary following the elevation of eight judges to the Court of Appeal bench and other exigencies.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
The notice, dated July 12, 2024, assigns judges to various judicial divisions across the country, including Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and Kano, among others. The Chief Judge himself will be based in Abuja and Lagos.
In the notice, Hon. Justice Tsoho emphasized that all judges affected by the posting must assume duty at their new stations on the specified date. He also directed that judges should make their best efforts to dispose of cases in their current stations where the defence has been closed.
| Court | Judge Name |
|---|---|
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO – Chief Judge |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE G.K. OLOTU |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE B.F.M. NYAKO |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE R.N. OFILI-AJUMOGOBIA |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE T. E. EKWO |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE JOYCE OBEHI ABDULMALIK |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE JAMES KOLAWALE OMOTOSHO |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE EMEKA NWITE |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE PETER ODO LIFU |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE OBIORA ATUEGWU EGWUATU |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE AMINU BAPPA ALIYU |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE MUSA SULAIMAN LIMAN |
| ABUJA | HON. JUSTICE YILWA HAUWA JOSEPH |
| UMUAHIA – ABIA | HON. JUSTICE SUNDAY ONU |
| UMUAHIA – ABIA | HON. JUSTICE MUSA KAKAKI |
| YENAGOA – BAYELSA | HON. JUSTICE ISA HAMMA ADAMA DASHEN |
| BENIN – EDO | HON. JUSTICE B.O. QUADRI |
| BENIN – EDO | HON. JUSTICE CHUKA AUSTINE OBIOZOR |
| BIRNIN KEBBI – KEBBI | HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL GAKKO |
| KADUNA | HON. JUSTICE MOBOLAJI OLUBUKOLA OLAJUWON |
| KADUNA | HON. JUSTICE HAWAU BUHARI |
| KANO | HON. JUSTICE M.G. UMAR |
| KANO | HON. JUSTICE M.N. YUNUSA |
| KANO | HON. JUSTICE ABIODUN JORDAN ADEYEMI |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO – Chief Judge |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE A.O. FAJI |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE A. LEWIS-ALLAGOA |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE C.J. ANEKE |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE YELLIM S. BOGORO |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE DANIEL EMEKA OSIAGOR |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE AKINTAYO ALUKO |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE DIPEOLU DEINDE ISAAC |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE OWOEYE ALEXANDER OLUSEYI |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM AHMAD KALA |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE OGAZI FRIDAY NKEMAKONAM |
| LAGOS | HON. JUSTICE EKERETE UDOFOT AKPAN |
| ILORIN – KWARA | HON. JUSTICE ABIMBOLA O. AWOGBORO |
| ILORIN – KWARA | HON. JUSTICE ARIWOOLA OLUKAYODE JNR. |
| AKURE – ONDO | HON. JUSTICE TOYIN BOLAJI ADEGOKE |
| IBADAN – OYO | HON. JUSTICE UCHE N. AGOMOH |
| IBADAN – OYO | HON. JUSTICE OGUNDARE K. OLAYIWOLA |
| ABEOKUTA – OGUN | HON. JUSTICE A.A. OKEKE |
| ABEOKUTA – OGUN | HON. JUSTICE ADEFUNMILOLA ADEKEMI DEMI-AJAYI |
| ADO – EKITI, EKITI | HON. JUSTICE B.O. KUEWUMI |
| ASABA – DELTA | HON. JUSTICE F.A. OLUBANJO |
| ASABA – DELTA | HON. JUSTICE AGBAJE OLUFUNMILOLA ADETUTU |
| AWKA – ANAMBRA | HON. JUSTICE S.M. SHUATBU |
| AWKA – ANAMBRA | HON. JUSTICE AMINA ALIYU MOHAMMAD |
| ABAKALIKI – EBONYI | HON. JUSTICE HILLARY IDE OSHO OSHOMAH |
| ABAKALIKI – EBONYI | HON. JUSTICE M.T. SEGUN-BELLO |
| OWERRI – IMO | HON. JUSTICE INIEKENIMI NICHOLAS OWEIBO |
| OWERRI – IMO | HON. JUSTICE WIGWE-OREH CHITURU JOY |
| WARRI – DELTA | HON. JUSTICE EVELYN NMASINULO ANYADIKE |
| PORT HARCOURT – RIVERS | HON. JUSTICE P.I. AJOKU |
| PORT HARCOURT – RIVERS | HON. JUSTICE E.A. OBILE |
| PORT HARCOURT – RIVERS | HON. JUSTICE PHEOBE MSUEN AYUA |
| PORT HARCOURT – RIVERS | HON. JUSTICE STEPHEN DALYOP PAM |
| PORT HARCOURT – RIVERS | HON. JUSTICE ADAMU TURAKI MOHAMMED |
| PORT HARCOURT – RIVERS | HON. JUSTICE SA’ADATU IBRAHIM MARK |
| CALABAR – CROSS RIVER | HON. JUSTICE I. L. OJUKWU |
| CALABAR – CROSS RIVER | HON. JUSTICE ROSEMARY O. DUGBO-OGHOGHORIE |
| UYO – AKWA-IBOM | HON. JUSTICE M.A. ONYETENU |
| UYO – AKWA-IBOM | HON. JUSTICE ONAH CHIGOZIE SERGIUS |
| MAKURDI – BENUE | HON. JUSTICE M.S. ABUBAKAR |
| MAKURDI – BENUE | HON. JUSTICE EGBE RAPHAEL JOSHUA |
| ENUGU | HON. JUSTICE F.O. GIWA OGUNBANJO |
| ENUGU | HON. JUSTICE NKEONYE EVELYN MAHA |
| MAIDUGURI – BORNO | HON. JUSTICE JUDE KANYIOH DAGAT |
| YOLA – ADAMAWA | HON. JUSTICE SALEH KOGO IDRISSA |
| YOLA – ADAMAWA | HON. JUSTICE BALA KHALIFA-MOHAMMED USMAN |
| BAUCHI | HON. JUSTICE GARBA AMINU |
| BAUCHI | HON. JUSTICE AISHATU AUTA IBRAHIM |
| KATSINA | HON. JUSTICE R.M. AIKAWA |
| KATSINA | HON. JUSTICE HUSSAINI DADAN-GARBA |
| GUSAU – ZAMFARA | HON. JUSTICE MASHKUR SALISU |
| JALINGO – TARABA | HON. JUSTICE SALIM OLASUPO IBRAHIM |
| MINNA – NIGER | HON. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD DAN-IGE |
| LAFIA – NASARAWA | HON. JUSTICE HYELSDZIRA AJIYA NGANJIWA |
| LAFIA – NASARAWA | HON. JUSTICE ANYALEWA ONOJA-ALAPA |
| LOKOJA – KOGI | HON. JUSTICE S.A. AMOBEDA |
| JOS – PLATEAU | HON. JUSTICE D.V. AGISHI |
| JOS – PLATEAU | HON. JUSTICE SHARON TANKO ISHAYA |
| OSOGBO – OSUN | HON. JUSTICE N. AYO-EMMANUEL |
| SOKOTO | HON. JUSTICE AHMAD GAMA MAHMUD |
| GOMBE | HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI GARBA RINGIM |
| DUTSE – JIGAWA | HON. JUSTICE HASSAN DIKKO |
| DAMATURU – YOBE | HON. JUSTICE FADIMA MURTALA AMINU |
The Chief Judge further stated that the standard policies of the court regarding the movement of judges from one station to another shall be strictly adhered to.
In cases where the posting exercise has caused a shortfall in the number of resident judges in any judicial division, the remaining judge or judges shall take responsibility for the entire caseload of that division until directed otherwise.
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The posting of judges is a routine exercise aimed at ensuring the effective administration of justice across the country.