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On January 28, 2024, the NBA had published a notice calling for expressions of interest from qualified legal practitioners of Bauchi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba, and Zamfara states origin for the FCT High Court Judge positions. The shortlisted names are as follows: S/NO. NAME 1 ADEMUYIWA OLAKUNLE OYEYIPO 2 BAMODU ODUNAYO OLUTOMI 3 ANUMAENWE GODWIN IHEABUNIKE 4 ODO CELESTINE OBINNA 5 HAUWA LAWAL GUMMI 6 YAKUBU YAHUZA MURI 7 BUETNAAN MANDY BASSI 8 SARAH BENJAMIN INESU AVOH 9 MARYAM IYE YUSUF 10 ARIWOOLA OLUWAKEMI VICTORIA 11 LESLEY NKESI BELEMA WIKE 12 MUNIRAT IBRAHIM TANKO 13 ABDULLAHI TOYIN AMBALI 14 AGOSU-ADELEKE OLUWATOSIN ESTHER 15 CAJETAN C. OSISIOMA 16 NWOYE AKACHUKWU ANTHONY 17 HAYATU SANI 18 ABDULRAHAMAN USMAN 19 DIANE NGUMMAI NKWAP 20 WERIEBI EGBERIPOU 21 EHUSANI ABEL SIMPA 22 IFEOLUWAGBEMINIYI OJEDIRAN 23 NGAR ISAAC HARRISON 24 SALIHU IBRAHIM SALIHU In view of the above, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) hereby invite members of the

The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete F. Fabian-Obot has requested the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Uyo Branch to nominate 8 qualified legal practitioners for appointment as High Court Judges. In a letter dated January 22nd, 2024, Justice Fabian-Obot indicated that the consent of the State Governor and approval of the National Judicial Council has been obtained for the appointment of 5 new judges for the state. The Chief Judge asked the NBA to forward nominations and reasons for each candidate on or before February 8, 2024.  This development comes as Akwa Ibom State aims to strengthen its judiciary through the appointment of more judges to support swift dispensation of justice and curriculum vitae must accompany the nominations. The request for NBA’s input is to ensure only competent and credible lawyers are elevated to the bench. The association is expected to assess aspirants based on set criteria. However, the Chief Judge’s action of seeking NBA’s counsel at this ini

  The Chief Justice of Nigeria and chairman, National Judicial Council has given approval to the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Abuja, Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf, to initiate the process of appointing 12 additional judges to join the FCT High Court bench. In a notification letter dated 18th January, 2024, addressed to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice as well as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Justice Yusuf announced the commencement of the selection exercise for judges from the following 12 states across the federation; Bauchi, Bayelsa, Enugu, Imo, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Taraba and Zamfara. According to the guideline, interested candidates are expected to submit their application along with detailed resume to the Chief Judge’s office not later than February 19, 2024 for review and consideration. According to Justice Yusuf,  the move aims to expand and enhance the High Court’s capacity t