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CJN To Swear In 23 New Federal High Court Judges (Full List)

A total of 23 newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court will take the oath of office on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

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Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola

A total of 23 newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court will take the oath of office on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

They will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at an event to be held at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

A statement on Sunday by the court’s Director of Information, Dr. Festus Akande, made available to VerseNews listed the names of the new judges:

  • Dipeolu Deinde Isaac from Ogun State;
  • Ogundare Kehinde Olayiwola from Ekiti State
  • Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu from Lagos State
  • Musa Kakaki from Kaduna State
  • Abdullahi Muhammad Dan-Ige from Sokoto State
  • Sharon Tanko Ishaya from Kebbi State
  • Salim Olasupo Ibrahim from Ogun State
  • Yilwa Hauwa Joseph from Gombe State
  • Wigwe-Oreh Chituru Joy from Rivers State
  • Owoeye Alexander Oluseyi from Kogi State
  • Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa from Benue State
  • Amina Aliyu Mohammad from Katsina State
  • Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi from Kwara State
  • Hauwa Buhari from Federal Capital Territory
  • Aishatu Auta Ibrahim from Borno State.
  • Hussaini Dadan-Garba from Bauchi State
  • Ibrahim Ahmad Kala from Gombe State
  • Mashkur Salisu from Zamfara State
  • Onah Chigozie Sergius from Enugu State
  • Egbe Raphael Joshua from Bayelsa State
  • Ariwoola Olukayode Jnr. from Oyo State
  • Ekerete Udofot Akpan from Akwa Ibom State
  • Ogazi Friday Nkemakonam from Ebonyi State.

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