The first five (5) female Judges in Nigeria; this photo was taken in Lagos at a Judges Conference c.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*
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