{
  "id": 19188954,
  "title": "Federal High Court begins Christmas vacation December 21",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/federal-high-court-begins-christmas-vacation-december-21-19188954",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T18:17:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/federal-high-court-begins-christmas-vacation-december-21/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal High Court in Nigeria announced on Monday that its 2026 Christmas vacation will commence on December 21, 2026, and conclude on January 5, 2027. Chief Judge Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court approved the vacation, as per Order 46, Rule 4(c) of the Federal High Court (Civil) Procedure Rules, 2019. Dr Catherine Christopher, the court’s Director of Information, informed that only designated Judicial Divisions would remain operational during the vacation to provide judicial services. The designated vacation judges for the Abuja Judicial Division are Justices I.E. Ekwo and O.A. Egwuatu, while in Lagos, Justices Akintayo Aluko and Ogazi F. Nkemakonam will handle cases.",
  "summary": "The Federal High Court of Nigeria will begin its 2026 Christmas vacation on December 21 and resume regular sittings on January 6, 2027, its Chief Judge has Read More: https://punchng.com/federal-high-court-begins-christmas-vacation-december-21/",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}