The First Five (5) Female Judges in Nigeria

This photo was taken in Lagos at a Judges Conference in 1980

Left-to-Right: _Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye, Roseline Omotosho, Modupe Omo-Eboh, Atinuke Ige and Aloma Mukhtar.
Late Justice Modupe Omo-Eboh (neeAkingbein) was called to Bar in March 14th, 1953; _she became the first female High Court Judge in Nigeria on November 10th, 1969.

Oguntoye was the 2nd to become a Judge,

Mukhtar the 3rd,

Ige the 4th

And Omotosho the 5th!

Aloma Mukhtar was the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria; first female Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria; first female Justice of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria; first female Judge of the High Court in Kano State judiciary and the first female lawyer from Northern Nigeria!

Photo source: Oguntoye Family/Bimbola Babarinde/NNP.