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Osinbajo Approves 19 Judges for Swearing-in Friday

Nineteen newly appointed Justices of the National Industrial Court will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in Abuja.

They got the approval of the acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, based on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.

The newly appointed judges with their states of origin are: Galadima Ibrahim Suleiman (Nasarawa), Targema John Iorngee (Benue), Namtari Mahmood Abba (Adamawa), Nweneka Gerald Ikechi (Rivers), Kado Sanusi (Katsina), Adeniyi Sinmisola Oluyinka (Ogun), Abiola Adunola Adewemimo (Osun), Opeloye Ogunbowale (Lagos), Essien Isaac Jeremiah (Akwa-Ibom) and Elizabeth Ama Oji (Ebonyi).

Others are: Arowosegbe Olukayode Ojo (Ondo), Ogbuanya Nelson S. Chukwudi (Enugu), Bashir Zaynab Mohammed (Niger), Bassi Paul Ahmed (Borno), Danjidda Salisu Hamisu (Kano), Hamman Idi Polycarp (Taraba), Damulak Kiyersohot Dashe (Plateau), Alkali Bashar Attahiru (Sokoto), and Mustapha Tijjani (Jigawa).

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