National Judicial Council Names 36 New Judges

The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Hon. the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, at its 107^th Meeting of 13 recommended 36 judges for appointment by their governors.

A breakdown shows 8 judges are from Oyo State, four judges from Kebbi State, seven judges in Sokoto State, and six in Akwa Ibom. Others are seven Kadis, the Sharia Court of Appeal for Sokoto State, two Kadis, the Shariah Court of Appeal for Kebbi State, and two judges of the Customary Court of Appeal for Oyo State.

Those recommended for appointment are as follows:

EIGHT (8) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, OYO STATE

1. Opayinka, Adeniyi Gabriel
2. Oyediran, Oloyede Semiu
3. Oladejo, Olusoji Moses
4. Ademola-Salami, Oluwaseun Toluwanimi
5. Adesina, Jimoh Adam
6. Adekunle, Yemi Saubana
7. Adepoju, Olutola Jolade Adenike
8. Muraina, Olayemi Rasaq

FOUR (4) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, KEBBI STATE 

1. Muhammad, Kwaido Hassan
2. Ibrahim, Umar Halima
3. Jagwadeji, Suru Lauratu
4. Muhammad, Nuruddeen

SEVEN (7) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, SOKOTO STATE

1. Haruna, Dogondaji Mariya
2. Sahabi, Jaredi Hadiza
3. Ahmad, Sha’aibu
4. Hassan, Fatima
5. Mohammed, Sa’idu Fatima
6. Muhammad, Nura Bello
7. Moyi, Abubakar

SIX (6) JUDGES, HIGH COURT, AKWA IBOM STATE

1. Ekanem, James Bassey
2. Umohandi, Mfon Winifred
3. Essien, Bassey Iwakaowo
4. Morrison, Henry Comfort
5. Ntekim, Edet Ekpo
6. Eddie, Julius Sharon

SEVEN (7) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, SOKOTO STATE

1. Muhammad, Abdulazeez Yar’Abba
2. Lawal, Isa Abubakar
3. Bello, Sokoto Ibrahim
4. Imam, Abubakar Bello
5. Muhammad, Abibu Lawal
6. Ibrahim, Bodinga Umar
7. Kabiru, Marnona Umar

TWO (2) KADIS, SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL, KEBBI STATE

1. Aliyu, Kabir, SAN
2. Bello, Muhammad Atiku

TWO (2) JUDGES, CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL, OYO STATE

1. Oyediran, Safiya Amope
2. Ojekunle, Ojeyemi Ademola

All recommended candidates are expected to be sworn in by their respective State Governors.