LLB., B.L; Jurist, Administrator, first Nigerian woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Nigeria; Date of Birth: November 20, 1944; Birth Place: Lagos; State of Origin: Kano; Education: St. George's School, Zaria and St. Bartholomew's School, Wusasa, Zaria, 1950-57; Rossholme School for Girls, East Brent, Somerset, England, 1962; Reading Technical College, Reading, Bershire, England, 1963; Gibson and Weldon College of Law, 1966; Nigerian Law School, 1966-67; Career: called to the English Bar, 1966; called to the Nigerian Bar, 1967; Pupil State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Northern Nigeria 1967; Legal Draftsman, Interim Common Services Agency, 1968-69; State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, North-Eastern State of Nigeria, 1969-71; first female Magistrate, Northern State, 1971; first Chief Registrar, High Court of Northern Nigeria, 1973-87; first female Chief Judge in Nigeria, 1978; first female Justice, Court of Appeal, 1987, Bencher, since 1993; President, National Association of Women Judges of Nigeria, 1991-97; Vice President, International Association of Women Judges 1992-94; Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, since 2005; Life member, Federation of Women Lawyers; Fellow: Nigeria Law School, 2004; Honor: by the Federation of Women Lawyers, 2003; by the International Association of Women Lawyers; Gold Merit Award, by Kano State Government, 1991; Present Address: Supreme Court of Nigeria Three Arms, Complex Zone, P.M:B. 308. Garki, Abuja.
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