Federal High Court judges to proceed on 2026 Christmas trip, December 21

Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria will start their 2026 Christmas trip on Monday, twenty first December 2026, based on the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho.

The Chief Judge, who introduced this in Abuja on Monday, mentioned that the holiday is according to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4(c) of the Federal High Court (Civil) Procedure Rules, 2019.

Justice Tsoho defined that whereas the accepted trip vacation shall begin on Monday, twenty first December 2026, it can finish on Tuesday, fifth January 2027, however common courtroom sittings shall resume on Wednesday, sixth January 2027.

An announcement by the Director of Information of the Court, Dr Catherine Oby Christopher, on behalf of the Chief Judge, nevertheless, defined that in the course of the trip interval, designated judicial divisions shall be operational to offer judicial companies to the litigating public.

The designated judicial divisions are Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Enugu.

The trip judges are to entertain solely issues regarding the enforcement of basic rights, arrest or launch of vessels, and different issues of pressing nationwide significance reminiscent of trial of pre-election circumstances.

According to the assertion, the Abuja division shall have Justices Inyang Edem Ekwo and Obiora Egwuatu as Christmas trip judges, whereas Justices Akintayo Aluko and Ogazi Nkemakonam shall maintain forth for Lagos.

The Port Harcourt division is to have Hon. Justices P. M. Ayua and A. T. Mohammed, whereas the Enugu division is to be manned by Hon. Justices Folasade Ogunbanjo and M. T. Segun-Bello.

The Chief Judge wished the judges and staff of the courtroom a Merry Christmas and a affluent New Year prematurely.