Buhari apoints new Judges

Soji Oye, spokesman of the National Judicial Council (NJC), disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

Oye said the judges of the court of appeal would be sworn in by Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), at 10am on Friday, while those appointed for the federal high court would be sworn in on Monday.

He said the swearing-in of the new high court judges would take place on Tuesday.

The judges approved for the appeal court are:

P. A. Mahmud
F. O. Ojo
I. A. Andenyangsto
G. O. Kolawole
B. B. Aliyu
Ebiowei Tobi
J. G. Abundaga
A. S. Umar
A. M. Talba
A. M. Bayero
A. M. Lamido
M. B. Idris
Nine judges approved for the federal high court:

Sunday Bassey Onu
Adefunmilola Adekemi Demi-Ajayi
Peter O. Lifu
Obiora Atuegwu Egwuata
Sa’adatu Ibrahim Mark
Mobolaji Olubukola Olajuwon
Aminu Bappa Aliyu
Tijjani Garba Ringim
Nkeonye Evelyn Maha
Seven judges approved for the high court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are:

Binta Mohammed
Modupe Osho-Adebiyi
Gaba Venchak Simon
Babangida Hassan
Akobi Iyabeni Anna
Samirah Umar Bature
Asmau Akanbi Yusuf