The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in the 18 judges recently elevated to the Court of Appeal.
Below is a list of the new justices of the Court of Appeal as highlighted in a report filed by The Nation.
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North-central region
1. Mohammed Danjuma (Niger state)
2. Muhammad Sirajo (Plateau state)
Northeast region
3. Abdul-Azeez Waziri (Adamawa state)
4. Yusuf Bashir (Taraba state)
5. Usman Musale (Yobe state)
6. Ibrahim Jauro (Yobe state)
Northwest region
7. Abba Mohammed (Kano state)
8. Bature Gafai (Katsina state)
9. Danlami Senchi (Kebbi state)
10. Mohammed Abubakar (Sokoto state)
11. Hassan Sule (Zamfara state)
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Southeast region
12. Kenneth Amadi (Imo state) South-south region
13. Peter Affen (Bayelsa state)
14. Sybil Gbagi (Delta state)
Southwest region
15. Olasunbo Goodluck (Lagos state)
16. Adebukola Banjoko (Ogun state)
17. Olabode Adegbehingbe (Ondo state)
18. Bola Ademola (Ondo state)
Meanwhile there was mild drama when Justice Olasunbo Goodluck, a Christian, took her oath in the name of Allah. However, the CJN corrected her and she took it in the name of God.
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