21 state judges recommended for appointment by NJC (Full List)

The National Judicial Council has recommended 21
judges for appointment as chief judges and judicial
officers in various states
- The appointment cut across both conventional courts
and Sharia courts
- The judges will be sworn-in after the approval of the
president and their respective state governors as the
case may be
Twenty one judges have been recommended for
appointment as chief judges and judicial officers
in various states by the National Judicial Council.
The judges recommended for appointed include
judges of the conventional courts and Sharia
courts.
adegokblog .com notes that the spokesperson for NJC, Soji
Oye, made the announcement in a statement on
Friday, May 11.

The statement read: " The National Judicial Council
under the chairmanship of the Honourable Justice Walter
Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (GCON) at its 86th Meeting, which
was held on 8th and 9th May, 2018, recommended the
under-listed names of twenty-one (21) successful candidates
as heads of courts and judicial officers for the federal/state
high courts and the code of conduct tribunal:
1. Appointment of chief judge, Kebbi state
i) Hon. Mr. Justice Elizabeth A. Karatu
2. Appointment of chief judge, Katsina state
i) Hon. Mr. Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar
3. Appointment of grand kadi Katsina state
i) Hon. Kadi Alhafiz Mikail Abubakar
4. Appointment of president, customary court of appeal,
FCT
i) Hon Justice Abbazih Musa Abubakar Saddeeq
5. Appointment of (2) judges, high court, Niger state
i) Bilikisu Gambo Yusuf
ii) Ishaku Usman
6. Appointment of three (3) judges, high court, Borno state
i) Musa Mustapha
ii) Baba Gani Karumi
iii) Waziri Alhaji Abubakar
7. Appointment of three (3) judges, high court, Kogi state
i) Husaini Alhasan Saidu
ii) Zubayr Saliu
iii) Ruth Alolo Alfa
8. Appointment of two (2) judges, high court, Gombe state
i) Muhammad Haruna
ii) Fatima Musa
9. Appointment of two (2) Kadis sharia court of appeal,
Gombe state
i) Muhammad Inuwa Gombe
ii) Hadi Aminu
10. Appointment of four (4) Kadis sharia court of appeal,
Gombe state
i) Ahmad Muhammad Gidado
ii) Mustapha Lalloki
iii) Dalha Bashir Ahmad
iv) Atiku Muhammad Bello
11. Appointment of one (1) member, code of conduct
tribunal
i) Julie Abieyuwa Anabor
"The newly appointed candidates will be sworn-in after the
approval of the president and their respective state
governors as the case may be."


Meanwhile, adegokblog .com previously reported that the
National Judicial Council (NJC), under the
chairmanship of Honourable Justice Walter
Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, at its 85th meeting
held on Wednesday, March 14, recommended
the compulsory retirement of two judges.
The two judges recommended for dismissal were
Theresa Uzokwe, chief judge of Abia state and
Obisike Orji of Abia state high court. The council
said that the development was in compliance to
the report of two panels that investigated
allegations against Uzokwe.

Nigerian student Lolade Siyonbola stands up to a racist Yale schoolmate

Nigerian student studying in Yale University, Lolade
Siyonbola narrates experience in the hands on a white
student
- Lolade revealed how the white student called the
police on her simply because she was having a nap at
the common room
- According to her, this is the second time the white
student called the police on a black student
A Nigerian Lolade Siyonbola studying at the Ivy
League University has shared a discomforting
news of how a race biased student called the
police on her.
Lolade Siyonbola who is a post graduate student
of African Studies at the university narrated how
she was having a nap at the Yale University's
common room when a White student she
identifies as Sarah Braasch called the campus
Police to come and arrest her.
She explained that the encounter wasn't the first
she has experienced from her co-student Sarah.
She wrote on her Facebook wall that Sarah
Braasch, who is studying Philosophy at PhD
level, once called the Police on one of her friends
a few months earlier.


She said the friend had got lost in her building
during a visit. In her post Lolade mentioned that
Sarah has messed with the wrong person as she
vowed to get it straight with her.
She rose up to the racist Sarah Braasch and told
her matter-of-fact, “I deserve to be here. I pay tuition
like everybody else.”
34-year-old Lolade, added that the police asked
her for identification which she didn't provided
saying to them, “I’m not going to justify my existence
here.”
“I really don’t know if there’s a justification for you
actually being in the building,” she said to the officers,
after establishing her enrollment.
Lolade also unlocked her dormitory room door in
front of the officers to show she lived there after
they insisted on seeing her ID.
“We’re in a Yale building and we need to make sure that
you belong here,” one officer said in the video.
The officers said the encounter lasted longer
than expected because Lolade’s name appeared
differently in the school’s database.
The news of the racial profiling suffered by her
spread throughout the campus and in reaction
the dean of Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences, Lynn Cooley, said in an email to
students on Tuesday, 8 May, “Incidents like that of
last night remind us of the continued work needed to make
Yale a truly inclusive place.''

Breakingnews : CAN general secretary Musa Asake dies in Abuja

The general secretary of the Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN), Musa Asake, has died in Abuja after a
brief illness.
His brother and former member of the House of
Representatives, Jonathan Asake, told the Punch
newspaper that the Musa died on Friday,
morning, May 11.
“Yes, he died this morning, we are right now in the
mortuary. I was with him yesterday (Thursday) in his
house”, he stated.

Musa Asake's death comes about two weeks after
he led a nationwide protest called by CAN
against the killing of Christians by suspected
Fulani herdsmen.
In another report, the Pentecostal Fellowship of
Nigeria (PFN) has declared a one-year prayer
project for peace and harmony in Nigeria
following the alleged killing of citizens by
suspected herdsmen and armed gangs.
President of the PFN, Rev Felix Omobude on
Tuesday, April 24, also called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to deal with the ugly
security situation in the country.
Omobude in a press statement in Benin, decried
the mindless blood-letting in the country and
called on calling on Christians and non-
Christians alike to join in the prayer exercise
holding from May 1, 2018 to April 31 2019.


He also said the continuous incarceration of the
Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, by the Boko
Haram sect was worrisome.
Omobude said Leah should not be made to
continue to suffer inhuman treatment in the
hands of Boko Haram members because of her
refusal to renounce Christianity and accept Islam
as her religion.

They 'looked in love' - Jose Mourinho reacts to Noble and Pogba bust-up

Paul Pogba and Mark Noble were involved in a burst
up in Manchester United clash with West Ham at the
London stadium
- United boss, Jose Mourinho, took a jovial path to the
burst up
- But the pair made up and exchanged jerseys after
final whistle
Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has
taken a jovial path to the burst up between Mark
Noble and Paul Pogba saying that they ‘looked in
love.’
The Sun reports that West Ham skipper Noble got
up close and personal with Pogba when the pair
clashed just three minutes from the end of a
match which confirms Manchester United finish
as Premier League runners up.
Noble who was visible angry by a tackle from
Pogba reacted furiously and was lucky not to get
sent off for his wild reaction.
They 'looked in love' - Jose Mourinho reacts to Noble and
Pogba bust-up (photo: UK Sun)
Several other players became involved in the
bust up and West Ham striker Andy Carroll and
Man Utd defender Luke Shaw could still get in
bother with the FA as ref Jon Moss did not
punish them on the night.
Speaking about the incident in his post match
press conference Manchester United boss
Mourinho said: “It was handled well. I was watching the
images and Paul and Noble looked in love. Hugs and kisses
and changing shirts at full-time. It was good.

“It was competitive. We needed a point to finish second,
they didn’t need anything because they did the job last
match at Leicester but they played to win.
Noble charged at the France international after the challenge
(photo: UK Sun)
“The game was competitive. Moss was there, he resolved
the problem in a good way because the game was quite
intense. I was very far from it but when I saw the reaction
of the players, I think that was nothing extraordinary.”
Mourinho made eight changes to his team as he
prepares for the FA Cup final against his old club
Chelsea next Saturday.
Mourinho said: “We tried to organise the team to get
that point but to give opportunities to people who play.
Even ones who will probably play the cup final, to rest for a
couple of weeks is not the best so they need to keep playing.
“Any team that goes to this kind match where you need
something to get some objective, you fight for that. The best
way to fight for the point was to try to win the match and
be safe, which was what we tried.
“But when the game goes to 70, 75 minutes, you don’t win,
you don’t lose, you do the job. You get the point. You finish
second and you can face the game on Sunday with a
different perspective.
“We deserved a point, we deserved second position. When it
is not possible to be champions, second position is the best
available which was what we got.”
But it was happy ending for the 'fighting pair' as
both Noble and Pogba embraced at the final
whistle and swapped shirts to prove there are no
hard feelings.
West Ham boss David Moyes said: “It wasn’t that
type of game. It came out of nowhere. They have played 37
games and the players are ready for a break.
“I thought the players went about it really well. They
wanted to win tonight, it was a big game. If you get a point
against Manchester United at any stage it’s a good point.


Sometimes when you get safe you can sip away from it but
the players were at it all night and stuck to it to get a
thoroughly deserved point.
“The last two games we have got two good clean sheets.
Overall, I am pleased with the players all round. They have
done a good job.”
Adegokblog .com previously reported that Manchester
United on Thursday night, May 10, forced West
Ham United to a goalless draw in their Premier
League match-day 37 tie played at the London
stadium.
United would have themselves to blame for not
getting the maximum three points in this match
as the duo of Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba
missed many chances.
West Ham started the match impressively, and
Manuel Lanzini would have scored the first goal
in the 15th minute when he was set up by Joao
Mario, but he was denied by David De Gea.

Breaking news

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, May 10, rushed to
the Court of Appeal against the nullification of the
suspension of one of its members, Ovie Omo-Agege by
the Federal High Court in Abuja just as the lawmaker
reacted to the judgement in his favour.
Vanguard reports that the Senate and its
president, Bukola Saraki, who is the second
defendant in the case, also filed for a stay of
execution of the nullification of the suspension.


The Senate confirmed that it promptly filed a
notice of appeal and a motion for stay of
execution of the judgement of the lower court.
Adegokblog .com earlier reported that Senator Ovie Omo-
Agege representing Delta Central reacted to his
victory at the court describing the judgment of
the Federal High Court in Abuja which nullified
his suspension and ordered his immediate recall
as victory for democracy.
While reacting to the judgement on Thursday,
May 10, Senator Omo- Agege said it was not a
victory against the Senate but that it was meant
to strengthen the laws of the country.
The statement signed signed by one of his aides,
Prince Efe Duku, read: today’s (May 10)
judgment by Hon Justice Nnamdi Dimgba rightly
nullifying the suspension of the Senator Ovie
Omo-Agege is consistent with our firm position
that the Senate as a foremost national institution
should live consistently by example and set the
pace in legislative best practices.
adegokblog. also reported that the decision of the
Nigerian Senate to suspend Senator Ovie Omo-
Agege for 90 legislative days has been quashed
by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja , on
Thursday, May 10.
In delivering the judgement, Justice Nnamdi
Dimgba, submitted that the Senate did not
adhere to the due process of the law in
suspending Omo-Agege for 90 days.