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List of Justices of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal LIST OF JUSTICES JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE DAHIRU MUSDAPHER CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA THE HON. JUSTICE ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE MAHMUD MOHAMMED JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON JUSTICE FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA – ENEH JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT HON. JUSTICE M.S. MUNTAKA – COOMASSIE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE SULEIMAN GALADIMA JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE BODE RHODES – VIVOUR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON. JUSTICE MARY UKAEGO PETER- ODILI JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT THE HON JUSTICE OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE DALHATU ADAMU ACTING PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL LAGOS DIVISION HON. JUSTICE KUMAI BAYANG AKAAHS JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE HELEN MORONIKEJI OGUNWUMIJU JUSTICE OF COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE IBRAHIM MOHD MUSA SAULAWA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE JOHN INYANG OKORO JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE SIDI DAUDA BAGE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE NOSAKHARE PEMU JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL KADUNA DIVISION HON. JUSTICE AMINA ADAMU AUGIE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE ABDU-ABOKI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON JUSTICE AHMAD OLAREWAJU BELGORE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE THERESA NGOUKA – ABADUA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL IBADAN DIVISION HON. JUSTICE STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE ADZIRA GANA MSHELIA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE MODUPE FASANMI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL ENUGU DIVISION HON. JUSTICE ABUBAKAR JEGA ABDULKADIR JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE ADAMU JAURO JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE S.C. OSEJI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL BENIN DIVISION HON. JUSTICE RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE GEORGE OLADEINDE SHOREMI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE OYEBISI FOLAYEMI OMOLEYE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL JOS DIVISION HON. JUSTICE CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL PORT HARCOURT DIVISION HON. JUSTICE MUSA DATTUO MUHAMMAD JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE ISTIFANUS THOMAS JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE PAUL A. GALINE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE T. O. AWOTOYE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL ABUJA DIVISION HON. JUSTICE ZAINAB ADAMU BULKACHUWA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE JIM OLUKAYODE BADA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE HUSSENI MUKTAR JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON JUSTICE EJEMBI EKO JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE REGINA OBIAGELI NWODO JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL CALABAR DIVISION HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMAD LAWAL GARBA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE UZO NDUKWE- ANYANWU JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE JOSEPH T. TUR JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE I.O. AKEJU JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL ILORIN DIVISION HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI ABDULLAHI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE I.S. IKYEGH JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE I.G. MBABA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE OBANDE F. OGBUINYA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OWERRI DIVISION HON. JUSTICE UWANI MUSA ABBA-AJI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE MOJEED ADEKUNLE – OWOADE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE HARUNA MOH’D TSAMMANI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL SOKOTO DIVISION HON. JUSTICE AMINU SANUSI JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE JAFARU MIKA‘ILU JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE ABUBAKAR DATTI YAHAYA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL YOLA DIVISION HON. JUSTYICE MONICA B. DONGBAN-MENSEM JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE A. ALKALI ABBA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL EKITI DIVISION HON. JUSTICE SOTONYE DENTON-WEST JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE CHIDI NWAOMA UWA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE TOM S. YAKUBU JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL AKURE DIVISION HON. JUSTICE KUDIRAT M.O. KEKERE- EKUN JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE CHIWE EUGENA IYIZOBA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE M. A. A ADUMEIN JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL MAKURDI DIVISION HON. JUSTICE MOHAMMED LADAN-TSAMIYA JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE ALI A.B. GUMEL JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL HON. JUSTICE UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL .
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