Federal High Court judges begin 2026 Easter vacation April 7

Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria are to proceed connected their 2026 Easter abrogation from April 7, according to the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho.

The Chief Judge who disclosed this connected Friday successful Abuja said that the abrogation is pursuant to to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (d) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019, arsenic amended.

He said that the abrogation volition commence from Tuesday, 7 April 2026 and terminate connected Monday, 13 April 2026.

The tribunal volition resume mean sittings connected Tuesday, 14 April 2026, successful each judicial divisions.

During the abrogation period, the Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Enugu halfway judicial divisions shall stay unfastened to the nationalist strictly for matters of utmost urgency.

A connection by the court’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Oby Christopher, said that lone matters relating to the enforcement of cardinal rights, apprehension oregon merchandise of vessels and matters concerning dire nationalist involvement shall beryllium entertained by the abrogation judges during the period.

According to the statement, Justices Emeka Nwite and Musa Suleiman Liman volition clasp distant for Abuja part portion Lagos part has Justices Akintayo Aluko and Ogazi Nkemakonam arsenic abrogation judges.

The Port Harcourt part has Justices Phoebe M. Ayua and Adamu T. Mohammed, portion E...