The Federal High Court will on July twenty-six proceed on a three-week annual recess.

The vacation is to last till September seventeen and is pursuant to the provisions of Order forty-six, Rule four of the Federal High Court, Civil Procedure Rules twenty-nineteen.

Although the court is expected to resume sitting on September twenty, the Abuja, Lagos and Port- Harcourt divisions will remain functional throughout the vacation.

Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, made the announcement.

“It is essential to stress that during the vacation, only cases of EXTREME URGENCY, such as Arrest of the ship(s) and Fundamental Rights Enforcement are to be entertained,” the statement partly read.

“The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Honorable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, wishes his fellow lordships a wonderful vacation in advance.”

In Abuja, the judges assigned to hear extreme cases are Honorable Justice A.R Mohammed and Justice O.E. Egwuatu.

While Justice I. N. Oweibo and Justice Tijjani Ringim in the Lagos Judicial Division, their colleagues in Port Harcourt are Justice S. D. Pam and Justice A. T. Mohammed.