[FULL LIST] Emeka Anyaoku, Ten Supreme Court Justices Among 2023 National Honours Recipients

*As Garba Shehu, Davido, Tiwa Savage make 2023 National Award list

The Federal Government has released the list of recipients of National Award with top musicians, Justices of supreme , Governors, Tiwa Savage and Davido among others making the list.

In a statement signed by the office of the Special Duties the Special National Award 2023 include Justices of the Supreme Court, Justices of the Appeal Court, traditional rulers, politicians, outgoing ministers, entertainers, sports personalities, bankers, legal practitioners, among others.

The former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku is among the highest honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. (GCON).

Others are Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), are Honourable Justice Chima Centus Nweze, JSC; Hon Justice Amina Adamu Augie, JSC; Hon Justice Uwani Musa Abba Aji, JSC; Hon Justice John Inyang Okoro, JSC; Hon Justice Lawal Garba, JSC; Hon Justice Helen Ogunwumiju, JSC; Hon Justice I.N.M. Saulawa, JSC; Hon Adamu Jauro, JSC; Hon Justice Tijjani Abubakar, JSC and Hon Justice Emmanuel A. Agim, JSC.

Also to be conferred with CFR are Major-General Samuel A. Adebayo; Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele; a former Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Bakindo (posthumous); Malalam Mamman Daura; All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains, Chief Bisi Akande and Chief Olusegun Osoba; traditional rulers, including the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr (Sen) Olalekan Mohood Ishola Balogun; HRM Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa; HRH Mohammed Sani Haliru Dantoro Kitoro IV; HRH Mohammed Hamim Nuhu Sanusi; Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe;Engineer Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu and Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Abubakar Sirika.

Former and serving Governors, outgoing Ministers, senators, traditional rulers are among 75 recipients listed for the awards of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara); Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano); Yayaha Bello (Kogi); Adedapo Abiodun (Ogun); Senator Hope Uzodinma (Imo). Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe); Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa); Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom) and Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa).

Former Governors Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola (Osun); Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero (Kebbi); Sen Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sokoto); Sen Henry Seeiake Dickson (Bayelsa); Sen Ali Mosu Sheriff (Borno) and Sen Ibrahim Gaidam (Yobe) will also be conferred with CON, alongside incoming First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Sen Lady Lilian Ekwenife; Sen Abu Ibrahim; Sen Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir; Sen Philip Tanimu Aduda; Sen Kabir Garba Marafa; Sen. Babgemi Ojudu; Sen Absullahi Abubakar Gumel, Sen Babajide Omoworare.

The outgoing Ministers listed include Sunday Dare; Enginee Suleiman Hussein; Sadiya Umar Farouq; Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi; Sen George Akume; Dr Chris Ngige; Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami; Architect Olamilekan Adegbite; Dame Paullen Tallen; Sen Adeleke O. Mamora; Mu’azu Jaji Sambo; Engineer Abubakar Aliyu; Goddy Jedy Agba; Festus Keyamo SAN; Geoffrey Onyeama; Sharon Ikeazor; Ambassador Maryam Katagum; Mustapha Baba Shehuri; Peince Clem Ikanade Agba; Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu; Sen Gbemisola Saraki; Ambassador Zubair Dada.

The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa; legal luminaries, Chief Adeniyi Akintola SAN and Augustine Oyarekhua Alegeh SAN; Rotimi Jacobs SAN, among others also made the CON list.

Justices of the Court of Appeal (JCA) R.C. Agbo; J.O. Bada; J.H.C Sankey; A.A.B. Gumel; H S.Tsamanni; I.G.Mbaba; U.I. Ndukwe-Anyanwu; H.S.Ikyegh; O.O.Daniel-Kalio; M.I. Shuaibu are listed to be conferred with the award of Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR).

GRAND COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (GCON)

CHIEF EMEKA ANYAOKU

COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (CFR)
HON. JUSTICE CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, JSC
HON. JUSTICES AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, JSC
HON. JUSTICE UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JSC
HON. JUSTICE JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC
HON. JUSTICE LAWAL GARBA, JSC
HON. JUSTICE HELEN M. OGUNWUMIJU, JSC
HON. JUSTICE I.N. M. SAULAWA, JSC
HON. JUSTICE ADAMU JAURO, JSC
HON. JUSTICE TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, JSC
HON. JUSTICE EMMANUEL A. AGIM, JSC
MAJ GEN. SAMUEL A. ADEBAYO
GODWIN EMEFIELE
MOHAMMED BAKINDO (POSTHUMOUS)
MALLAM MAMMAN DAURA
CHIEF BISI AKANDE
HRM MATTHEW ALAJI OPALUWA OGUCHE AKPA
HRH MOHAMMED SANI HALIRU DANTORO KITORO 1V
HRH MOHAMMED HAMIM NUHU SANUSI
HIM OBA DR. SEN. OLALEKAN MOHOOD ISHOLA BALOGUN
CHIEF OLUSEGUN OSOBA
HERBERT ONYEWUMBU WIGWE
ENGR. OLUMIYIWA BERNARD ALIU
SEN. HADI ABUBAKAR SIRIKA

COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (CON)

1. SUNDAY DARE
2. SULEIMAN HUSSEIN ADAMU
3. SADIYA UMAR FAROUQ
4. MOHAMMED HASSAN ABDULLAHI
5. PROF ISA ALI IBRAHIM PANTAMI
6. GEORGE AKUME
7. CHRIS NWABUEZE NGIGE
8. OGBENI RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA
9. OLAMILEKAN ADEGBITE
10. DAME PAULLEN TALLEN
11. ADELEKE O. MAMORA
12. MUAZU JAJI SAMBO
13. ABUBAKAR D. ALIYU, FNSE
14. GODDY JEDY AGBA
15. FESTUS KEYAMO, SAN
16. ALHAJI KASHIM IMAM
17. ABDULLAHI UMAR GANDUJE
18. ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ
19. ADEGBOYEGA ISIAKA OYETOLA
20. MOHAMMED BADARU ABUBAKAR
21. UDOM GABRIEL EMMANUEL
22. AHMADU UMARU FINTIRI
23. AUGUSTINE OYAREKHUA ALEGEH, SAN
24. OLUREMI TINUBU
25. MUHAMMAD ADAMU ALIERO
26. ALIYU MAGATAKARDA WAMAKKO
27. LADY LILIAN EKWUNIFE
28. HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON
29. ABU IBRAHIM
30. ENGR. IBRAHIM ABDULLAHI GOBIR
31. IBRAHIM GAIDAM
32. PHILIP TANIMU ADUDA
33. YAHAYA BELLO
34. HRM AGABA-IDU, ELAIGWU ODOGBO OBAGAJI JOHN
35. HRM OBA ALHAJI (DR.) HAMEED OYELUDE MAKAMA (TEGBOSUN III)
36. GEOFFREY ONYEAMA
37. SHARON IKEAZOR, ESQ
38. MARYAM KATAGUM
39. MUSTAPHA BABA SHEHURI
40. PRINCE CLEM IKANADE AGBA
41. RAMATU TIJJANI ALIYU
42. GBEMISOLA SARAKI
43. ZUBAIR DADA
44. EMMANUEL EMEFIENIM
45. HRM OLU ANTHONY BAMIGBAIYE IDOWU
46. BASHEER LADO MOHAMMED
47. BABAJIDE OLUSOLA SANWO-OLU
48. HOPE UZODINMA
49. MUHAMMAD INUWA YAHAYA
50. CHIEF (DR) LEEMON AGBONJAGWE IKPEA
51. SIR CHIEF PIUS OLUWOLE AKINYELURE
52. ALHAJI ADAMU HUSSAINI
53. UMANA OKON UMANA
54. ADEDAPO OLUSEUN ABIODUN
55. HRM OBA ABDULWASIU OMOGBOLAHAN LAWAL
56. HRM KING ADM. DR. GODDY IDAMINABO IDIKISIME-OLUNWA
57. ALI MODU SHERIFF
58. OLOROGUN DR. MOSES O. TAIGA
59. BABA IBRAHIM BUNU
60. CHIEF TAIWO AFOLABI
61. LEKAN MUSTAPHA
62. CHIEF ADENIYI OLASUNMADE MICHAEL AKINTOLA, SAN
63. CHIEF (DR) ANTHONY ALETOR
64. KABIR GARBA MARAFA
65. BABAFEMI OJUDU
66. ABDULLAHI ABUBAKAR GUMEL
67. ABDULRASHEED BAWA
68. BABAJIDE OMOWORARE
69. ROTIMI JACOBS, SAN
70. UMAR IBRAHIM EL-YAKUB
71. CHIEF STEVEN LAWANI
72. ROBERT EMMANUEL HAYES
73. JACK TILLEY-GYADO OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (OFR)
    AVM ABUBAKAR ABDULLAHI
    MRS. AISHAH N. AHMAD
    EDWARD L. ADAMU
    FOLASHODUN ADEBISI SHONUBI
    DR. KINGSLEY OBIORA
    ALHAJI UMAR ABDULLAHI
    ENGR. AMUCHI GABRIEL OTUNYO CHUKUBEZE
    CHIEF TERRY WAYA
    AMAJU MELVIN PINNICK
    BERNARD IYORLYAM HOM, SAN
    SEN. NDA ISAIAH (POSTHUMOUS)
    AVM JAMES GBUM (RTD)
    H.E. GILBERT SASSINE
    YAU SHEHU DARAZO
    CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE
    ENEUKWU IKECHUKWU EMMANUEL JOSEPH
    MAJ. GEN. KAMILU OLAYINKA KADIRI
    HABEEB OKUNOLA
    HH AMINU BABBA DANAGUNDI
    MUSA HALILU-AHMED
    DR. PINHEIRO OLUWAKEMI ADEKUNLE UTHMAN, SAN
    ENGR. SYLVANUS GHASARAH
    MUAZU BAWA MOHAMMED
    SULAIMAN MUHAMMAD ARGUNGU
    ENGR. GBENGA OLU KOMOLAFE
    CHIEF ISAAC SHAAHU
    HON. JUSTICE R.C. AGBO, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE J.O. BADA, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE J.H.C SANKEY, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE A.A.B. GUMEL, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE H.S. TSAMANNI, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE I.G. MBABA, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE U.I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE H.S. IKYEGH, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE O.O. DANIEL-KALIO, JCA
    HON. JUSTICE M.I. SHUAIBU, JCA
    MOHAMMED BELLO SHEHU
    JUSTICE DANLADI UMAR
    JUSTICE WILLIAM AGWADZA ATEDZE, PHD
    ALHAJI NASIRU HALADU DANU
    MAJ. GEN. M.S.A. ALIYU (RTD)
    MAJ. GEN. CYRIL U. AGULANNA (RTD)
    PROF MOHAMMED ISA
    BARR. EMMANUEL OGALA, SAN
    REAR ADMIRAL JAMILA ABBO MALAFA (RTD)
    IYABO MASHA
    MAJ. GEN. AK IBRAHIM
    MAJ. GEN. GM MUTKUT
    MAJ. GEN. AB OMOZOJE
    MAJ. GEN. CG MUSA
    AVM AO JOLASINMI
    AVM IG LUBO
    AVM TO YUSUF
    AVM AG BELLO
    R. ADM NA MUOGILIM
    R. ADM SK IBRAHIM
    R. ADM SS LASSA
    R. ADM OE EYO
    MAJ. GEN. BENSON AKINROLUYO (RTD)
    CHARLES EKHOEUTOWMEN IDAHOSA
    OLADIPO AIGBEDO OKPESEYI, SAN
    SUNDAY IBRAHIM AMEH, SAN
    ENGR. IBRAHIM ALI, FNSE
    KEHINDE OLAMIDE OGUNWUMIJU, SAN
    WINIFRED NWAUKPO AKPANI, FCA
    HON. ADEKUNLE SONAME
    WALE EDUN
    CHIEF MADUBUKO CHINEDU BENSON
    CHIEF DR. KENNETH U. IDIODI
    CHIEF WILLIAM O. ADJEKUGHELE, FCA
    DR. MRS. AWELE ELUMELU
    AISHA SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU
    DR. YEMI OGUNBIYI
    PASTOR JOSEPH OLUSEYI MALOMO
    ABDULWAHEED ABUBAKAR SULEIMAN
    CAPT. PATRICK MUTAYANJLWA
    AHMED KURU OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (OON)
    MIRIAM OLUSANYA
    NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE
    MOHAMMED JAMU YUSUF
    DR. EKERE LOUIS ELOHO
    DAVID ADELEKE (DAVIDO)
    NEBOLISA O. ARAH
    KUNLE AFOLAYAN
    RT. HON. DICKSON TARKIGHIR
    CHARLES OKPALEKE
    HON. FARUK ADAMU ALIYU
    GARBA SHEHU
    AMB. YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR
    JAMES SULE
    MAURICE NNAMDI MBAERI
    DAVID ADEJO ANDREW
    IBIENE PATRICIA ROBERTS
    TIJJANI IDRIS UMAR
    WILLIAM NWANKWO ALO
    DIDI ESTHER WALSON-JACK
    OLUSEGUN ADEYEMI ADEKUNLE
    FATIMA NANA MEDE
    AMB. ABDULLAHI GWARY
    ABUBAKAR MUSA
    MARY EKPERE-ETA
    LAOLU AKANDE
    BAR. LADI JATO
    AHMED RUFAI ZAKARI
    MRS. MARYAM UWAIS
    DR. NICHOLAS AUDIFFEREN
    NZE CHIDI DURU
    PROF MAY IFEOMA NWOYE
    SEYI ADEKUNLE
    ADEBOLA SHEIDU
    AMB. JERRY SONNY UGOKWE, PHD
    PROF FOLASADE TOLULOPE OGUNSOLA
    SIR GODSON OLOGBO UKPEVO
    OLUKAYODE ABRAHAM AJULO, ESQ.
    CHIEF TONY CHUKWU
    ALHAJI ALIYU ISMAILA NUMAN
    HAJIA HALIMA BUBA
    DR. BELLO MAIGARI
    LANRE GBAJABIAMILA
    SIR JOSEPH N. ARI
    YUSUF MAINA-BUKAR, PHD
    PROF AKIN ABAYOMI
    ALHAJI ALIYU ISMAILA NUMAN
    ALH. BASHIR IBRAHIM GWAMMAJA
    BUARI CLEMENT OLURANTI
    YUSUF YILA PHILIP
    HASSAN BELLO
    MAAGBE SAMUEL ADAA
    ALH. KABIR MUHAMMAD MASHI
    AUGUSTINE AZUKA (JAY JAY) OKOCHA
    ENGR. ADOKIYE TOMBOMIEYE
    OLUDARE AYODELE AKANDE, PHD
    BASHIR IBRAHIM AL-MUSTAPHA
    LINUS AWUTE, MNI
    PROF UGBOAJA JOSEPH ODIRICHUKWU
    HON. TEMITOPE ADEWALE
    LADI AHMED JATTO, ESQ
    MRS. DABNEY SHALLHOLMA
    MRS. NKECHI OBI
    TIWATOPE SAVAGE
    MRS. LAJA ADEDOYIN
    VICTOR IFIJEH
    BAYO ONANUGA
    DELE ALAKE
    ENGR. AFOLABI SALAMI
    PROF IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR
    DR. SHUAIB M.L. BELGORE
    JAFAR MUHAMMAD SHANONO
    DR. MRS. FOLUKE ABDULRAZAQ
    FR. PATRICK TOR ALUMUKU
    RT. HON. YUSUF ADAMU GAGDI
    DR. MRS. OWEN D. OMOGIAFO
    HON. DR. ODIYOVWI OYOVWI OSUSU
    HON. ABUBAKAR HASSAN NALARABA
    IFEOMA ANAGBOGU
    AIG AISHA ABUBAKAR
    LUCY ZAIYOL ABAAGU ALUOR
    COL. YUSUF DODO
    PROF ARMAYAU HAMISU BICHI
    DR. NESTOR INIMGBA
    PROF TIJJANI AHMED MORA
    AMB. GONI MODU
    MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC (MFR)
    IDRIS AHMED KASIM, FSI
    SHEHU USMAN BELLO
    LT. COL. IA MANGA
    AMB. MATHEW ADOLI
    RICHARD AYODEJI MAKUN (AY)
    ADEBISI ABIDEMI ADEBUTU
    DR. JEFF NNAMANI
    HON. FYNEMAN WILSON
    ABDUL MUTALLAB MUKHTAR
    DR. BABAGANA MOHAMMED AJI
    JUSTICE MRS. TITI MABOGUNJE
    HON. ZAKARY FUNSHO YUSUF
    CHIEF NSIKAN INNOCENT UDOH
    GODWIN TORITSEJU EBOSA
    MR. ILLIYASU M.B. AGAKA
    ENGR. DR. EMEM S. COFFIE
    CHIEF HAA ORPIN
    DR. MUKHTAR MUHAMMED
    TOLA JOHNSON
    AGWA TERWASE RICHARD
    DR. JUMOKE ODUWOLE
    MICHAEL ADEKUNLE OWOLABI
    VICTOR JAMES OSIMHEN
    DR. WOLE ABODERIN
    ABDULLAHI BASHIR HASKE
    NWAKUCHE SYLVESTER NDIDI, MNI
    EJIKE C. UGBOAJA
    ZAKARI-JIYA ALIYU
    BABATUNDE AINA
    ADAMU SAMBO
    EMMANUEL ARIH
    EMMANUEL AKPAKWU
    DR. REGINALD CHIKA STANLEY
    CHIEF DR. ERIC UMEOFIA
    OLATUNBOSUN ARIYO
    CHIEF (MRS) FUNMILAYO OLAJUMOKE FATOKUN
    NUHU FULANI KWAJAFA
    SIR ADEMOLA ADETULA
    BAYO OMOBORIOWO
    DR. AMOBI DANIEL NWOKAFOR, FCA
    CHIEF EZE EMEKA EMMANUEL
    ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR
    GARBA MOHAMMED MUKHTAR
    GEORGE ABANG EKPUNGU
    AONDOAKAA EMMANUEL TERHEMEN, FCA
    ENGR. SAMUEL FOLA CALEB
    SANI LIMAN KILA
    USMAN ISIAKA ALFRADARAI
    TOLANI ALLI
    DR. ALIYU IBRAHIM
    ALHAJI ABUBAKAR YAKUBAU MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE NIGER (MON)
    CHIEF SURU OYAREDE
    BARR. KEMELA OKARA
    DR. USMAN BELLO
    AKUTAH PIUS UKEYIMA
    AMB. LAWRENCE OLOCHE EMMANUEL
    SHEIKH ABDULKADIR JIMOH
    BALA MOHAMMED
    HON. EJIKE LUCKY CHUKWU
    ADI JAMES VERNIMBE
    ENGR. MICHAEL OJIMA FRIDAY
    BARR. CLEMENT NWANKWO
    PRINCE MUHAMMED KADEDE SULEIMAN
    REV. FR. STEPHEN MAMZA
    IYORSHE ORNGUDWEM
    ABDULKARIM CHUKKOL, FWC
    SHADRACH HARUNA
    TOLU OGUNLESI
    SUNDAY AGHAEZE
    MRS. BUNMI ABIOLA MORGRIDGE
    ADEBAYO OLUSANJO ODEJINMI
    IBRAHIM GARBA MONITA
    MICHAEL MSUAAN
    APOSTLE DAVID ADEREMI BABALOLA FEDERAL REPUBLIC MEDAL I (FRM I)
    MRS. JUMOKE JANET AWODIGEDE
    ALADE DORIS PAMELA
    MOHAMMED HAKEEM ABIODUN