Federal High Court Vacates For Easter, April 8

The Federal High Court of Nigeria is scheduled to vacate its annual Easter holiday from April 8, reports the Nigerian News Agency .

The notice was contained in a circular issued to the Federal Superior Courts, signed by the judge of the court, Hon. Judge John Tsoho.

The circular was sighted on Friday.

According to the circular, the 2022 Easter holidays are from April 8 to 25.

Court activities are scheduled to resume on April 26.

The circular further designated the Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt divisions of the Court as holiday courts, open to the public in cases of extreme urgency.

Part of the circular read: “The Abuja Division will deal with cases in the Federal Capital, North Central, North West and North East of the country.

“The Lagos Division will handle cases from Lagos and the southwestern part of the country, while the Port-Harcourt Division will handle cases from Rivers State, South-South States and the Southeast.”

NAN reports that the vacation judges from the Lagos division include the Hon. Judge TE Ringim and Judge AO Awogboro.

The Head Judge further ordered the Judges on vacation to be careful about political cases brought before their courts during the term.

He advised that all matters requiring his attention be brought to him during the period.