JUST IN: Federal High Court Announces Redeployment of Judges [FULL LIST]

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has released a new posting for judges to various divisions across the country.

The announcement comes following the recent appointment of 23 new judges to the court.

In a statement issued by the FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Oby-Christopher, Justice Tsoho directed the affected judges to report at their new duty stations before the resumption of work after the Christmas vacation on January 8, 2024.

The statement reads in part, “His lordship wishes his fellow lordships a wonderful vacation in advance.

“Below is the list of judges and their new postings:

1. ABUJA :


1. HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO — Chief Judge

2. HON. JUSTICE G.K. OLOTU

3. HON. JUSTICE B.F.M. NYAKO

4. HON. JUSTICE R.N. OFILI- AJUMOGOBIA

5. HON. JUSTICE A.R. MOHAMMED

6. HON. JUSTICE I. E. EKWO

7. HON. JUSTICE D.U. OKOROWO

8. HON. JUSTICE JOYCE OBEHI ABDULMALIK

9. HON. JUSTICE JAMES KOLAWALE OMOTOSHO

10. HON. JUSTICE EMEKA NWITE

11. HON. JUSTICE OBIORA ATUEGWU EGWUATU

12. HON. JUSTICE MOBOLAJI OLUBUKOLA OLAJUWON

13. HON. JUSTICE NKEONYE EVELYN MAHA



2. UMUAHIA -ABIA


1. HON. JUSTICE SUNDAY ONU

2. HON. JUSTICE MUSA KAKAKI


3. YENAGOA — BAYELSA


1. HON. JUSTICE ISA HAMMA ADAMA DASHEN

2. HON. JUSTICE SALIM OLASUPO IBRAHIM


4 BENIN -EDO


1. HON. JUSTICE S. M. SHUAIBU

2. HON. JUSTICE CHUKA AUSTINE OBIOZOR


5. BIRNIN KEBBI.- KEBBI


1. HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL GAKKO


6 KADUNA


1. HON. JUSTICE R.M. AIKAWA

2. HON. JUSTICE HAWAU BUHARI


7. KANO


1. HON. JUSTICE A.M. LIMAN

2. HON. JUSTICE M.N. YUNUSA

3. HON. JUSTICE S.A. AMOBEDA


8. LAGOS


1. HON. JUSTICE J.T. TSOHO – Chief Judge

2. HON. JUSTICE A.O. FAJI

3. HON. JUSTICE A. LEWIS -ALLAGOA

4. HON. JUSTICE C.J. ANEKE

5. HON. JUSTICE YELLIM S. BOGORO

6. HON. JUSTICE DANIEL EMEKA OSIAGOR

7. HON. JUSTICE AKINTAYO ALUKO

8. HON. JUSTICE PETER ODO LIFU

9. HON. JUSTICE ABIMBOLA O. AWOGBORO

10. HON. JUSTICE DIPEOLU DEINDE ISAAC

11. HON. JUSTICE OGUNDARE KEHINDE OLAYIWOLA

12. HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM AHMAD KALA

13. HON. JUSTICE OGAZI FRIDAY NKEMAKONAM


9. ILORIN -KWARA


1. HON. JUSTICE EVELYN NMASINULO ANYADIKE

2. HON. JUSTICE ARIWOOLA OLUKAYODE JNR.


10. AKURE – ONDO


1. HON. JUSTICE TOYIN BOLAJI ADEGOKE.

2. HON. JUSTICE OWOEYE ALEXANDER OLUSEYI


11. IBADAN -OYO


1. HON. JUSTICE UCHE N. AGOMOH

2. HON. JUSTICE EKERETE UDOFOT AKPAN


12. ABEOKUTA -OGUN


1. HON. JUSTICE A.A. OKEKE

2. HON. JUSTICE ADEFUNMILOLA ADEKEMI DEMI – AJAYI


13. ADO -EKITI, EKITI


1. HON. JUSTICE B.O. KUEWUMI

2. HON. JUSTICE B.O. QUADRI


14. ASABA- DELTA


1. HON. JUSTICE F.A. OLUBANJO

2. HON. JUSTICE AGBAJE OLUFUNMILOLA ADETUTU


15. AWKA – ANAMBRA


1. HON. JUSTICE NNAMDI DIMGBA


16. ABAKALIKI – EBONYI


1. HON. JUSTICE HYELADZIRA AJIYA NGANJUWA

2. HON. JUSTICE M.T. SEGUN- BELLO


17. OWERRI -IMO


1. HON. JUSTICE INIEKENIMI NICHOLAS OWEIBO

2. HON. JUSTICE WIGWE-OREH CHITURU JOY


18. WARRI- DELTA


1. HON. JUSTICE I.M. SANI


19. PORT HARCOURT —RIVERS


1. HON. JUSTICE P.I. AJOKU

2. HON. JUSTICE E.A. OBILE

3. HON. JUSTICE PHEOBE MSUEN AYUA

4. HON. JUSTICE STEPHEN DAYLOP PAM

5. HON. JUSTICE ADAMU TURAKI MOHAMMED

6. HON. JUSTICE SA’ADATU IBRAHIM MARK


20. CALABAR — CROSS – RIVER


1. HON. JUSTICE I. L. OJUKWU

2. HON. JUSTICE ROSEMARY O. DUGBO. OGHOGHORIE


21. UYO — AKWA-IBOM


1. HON. JUSTICE M.A. ONYETENU

2. HON. JUSTICE ONAH CHIGOZIE SERGIUS


22. MAKURDI – BENUE


1. HON. JUSTICE M.S. ABUBAKAR

2. HON. JUSTICE EGBE RAPHAEL JOSHUA.


23. ENUGU


1. HON. JUSTICE M.G. UMAR

2. HON. JUSTICE F.O. GIWA- OGUNBANJO


24. MAIDUGURI -BORNO


1. HON. JUSTICE JUDE KANYIOH DAGAT

2. HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI GARBA RINGIM


25 YOLA- ADAMAWA:


1. HON. JUSTICE SALEH KOGO IDRISSA

2. HON. JUSTICE ABDULAZEEZ M. Z. ANKA


26. BAUCHI


1. HON. JUSTICE MUSA SULAIMAN LIMAN

2. HON. JUSTICE AISHATU AUTA IBRAHIM


27. KATSINA


1. HON. JUSTICE AHMAD GAMA MAHMUD

2. HON. JUSTICE HUSSAINI DADAN- GARBA


28. GUSAU-ZAMFARA


1. HON. JUSTICE AMINU BAPPA ALIYU


29. JALINGO – TARABA


1. HON. JUSTICE BALA KHALIFA- MOHAMMED USMAN


30. MINNA -NIGER


1. HON. JUSTICE GARBA AMINU

2. HON. JUSTICE MUHAMMAD DAN- IGE


31. LAFIA -NASARAWA:


1. HON. JUSTICE NEHIZENA IDEMUDIA AFOLABI

2. HON. JUSTICE ANYALEWA ONOJA -ALAPA


32. LOKOJA -KOGI


1. HON. JUSTICE ABDU DOGO

2. HON. JUSTICE ABIODUN JORDAN ADEYEMI


33. JOS-PLATEAU


1. HON. JUSTICE D.V. AGISHI

2.HON. JUSTICE SHARON TANKO ISHAYA


34. OSOGBO- OSUN:


1. HON. JUSTICE N. AYO- EMMANUEL

2. HON. JUSTICE MASHKUR SALISU


35. SOKOTO


1. HON. JUSTICE Z. B. ABUBAKAR


36. GOMBE


1. HON. JUSTICE HILLARY IDE OSHO OSHOMO

2. HON. JUSTICE AMINA ALIYU MOHAMMAD


37. DUTSE – JIGAWA


1. HON. JUSTICE HASSAN DIKKO


38. DAMATURU – YOBE:


1. HON. JUSTICE FADIMA MURTALA AMINU

2. HON. JUSTICE YILWA HAUWA JOSEPH.