NJC asks Nigerian governors to appoint 36 new judges

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"mvp-content-main">&NewLine;<p>The <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;NJC" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>National Judicial Council &lpar;NJC&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;a> has forwarded the names of 36 candidates to their respective state governors for <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;judicial-appointments" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>judicial appointments<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Naija News reports that these <strong>recommendations were finalized during the NJC’s 107th meeting<&sol;strong>&comma; held on November 13 and 14&comma; 2024&comma; and chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria&comma; Hon&period; Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The appointed candidates are expected to be sworn in by their respective state governors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>The recommended judges are&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;8&rpar; JUDGES&comma; HIGH COURT&comma; OYO STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Opayinka&comma; Adeniyi Gabriel<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Oyediran&comma; Oloyede Semiu<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period;   Oladejo&comma; Olusoji Moses<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period;   Ademola-Salami&comma; Oluwaseun Toluwanimi<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5&period;   Adesina&comma; Jimoh Adam<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>6&period;   Adekunle&comma; Yemi Saubana<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>7&period;   Adepoju&comma; Olutola Jolade Adenike<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>8&period;   Muraina&comma; Olayemi Rasaq<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;4&rpar; JUDGES&comma; HIGH COURT&comma; KEBBI STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Muhammad&comma; Kwaido Hassan<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Ibrahim&comma; Umar Halima<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period;   Jagwadeji&comma; Suru Lauratu<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period;   Muhammad&comma; Nuruddeen<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;7&rpar; JUDGES&comma; HIGH COURT&comma; SOKOTO STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Haruna&comma; Dogondaji Mariya<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Sahabi&comma; Jaredi Hadiza<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period;   Ahmad&comma; Sha’aibu<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period;   Hassan&comma; Fatima<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5&period;   Mohammed&comma; Sa’idu Fatima<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>6&period;   Muhammad&comma; Nura Bello<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>7&period;   Moyi&comma; Abubakar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;6&rpar; JUDGES&comma; HIGH COURT&comma; AKWA IBOM STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Ekanem&comma; James Bassey<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Umohandi&comma; Mfon Winifred<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period;   Essien&comma; Bassey Iwakaowo<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period;   Morrison&comma; Henry Comfort<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5&period;   Ntekim&comma; Edet Ekpo<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>6&period;   Eddie&comma; Julius Sharon<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;7&rpar; KADIS&comma; SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL&comma; SOKOTO STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Muhammad&comma; Abdulazeez Yar’Abba<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Lawal&comma; Isa Abubakar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&period;   Bello&comma; Sokoto Ibrahim<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&period;   Imam&comma; Abubakar Bello<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>5&period;   Muhammad&comma; Abibu Lawal<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>6&period;   Ibrahim&comma; Bodinga Umar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>7&period;   Kabiru&comma; Marnona Umar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;2&rpar; KADIS&comma; SHARIA COURT OF APPEAL&comma; KEBBI STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Aliyu&comma; Kabir&comma; SAN<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Bello&comma; Muhammad Atiku<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;2&rpar; JUDGES&comma; CUSTOMARY COURT OF APPEAL&comma; OYO STATE<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period;   Oyediran&comma; Safiya Amope<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&period;   Ojekunle&comma; Ojeyemi Ademola<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;full-list-njc-asks-nigerian-governors-to-appoint-36-new-judges&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;