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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 Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will on Monday swear-in the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court whose appointment was confirmed by the Senate on December 21 last year. Spokesman of the supreme court, Dr. Festus Akande confirmed that the event will hold by 10 am at the main courtroom of the court. The Justices are; Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani  Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein. Justices Obande Festus Ogbuinya, Justice Stephen Jonah Adah Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar Justice Mohammed Baba Idris.

The independence of the judiciary has been a cause of concern and discourse over time. There is a consensus that for democracy to thrive in adherence to the principle of separation of powers where all arms of government, perform optimally as provided for, in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), each of the arms, must be allowed to independently carry out its assignment, in line with international best practices. For the judiciary, the availability of qualified judges in their required number is a core condition for independence, as judges who are overworked and stretched beyond limits may lose their edge.  The issue of inadequate judges seems to be a challenge in the Oyo State judiciary as it has only 23 judges to contend with the humongous caseload before its high courts due to the continuous depletion in number of serving judges as a result of retirement and elevation. This is what makes the issue of appointment of judges in Oy

  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