historical development of courts in Nigeria; the supreme court; the court of appeal; the national industrial court in perspective; the federal high court the Anambra state judiciary; the Bauchi state judiciary the Bayelsa state judiciary; the Benue state judiciary; the Delta state judiciary; the Ebonyi state judiciary; the Edo state judiciary; the Ekiti state judiciary; the Enugu state judiciary; the Jigawa state judiciary; the Kaduna state judiciary; the Kogi state judiciary; the Kwara state judiciary; the Lagos state judiciary; the Nasarawa state judiciary; the Niger state judiciary; the Ogun state judiciary; the Ondo state judiciary; the Osun state judiciary; the Oyo state judiciary; the Plateau state judiciary; notable pronouncements; landmark achievements on the bench; landmark achievements at the Nigerian bar; senior advocates of Nigeria.