5 things to know about Nigerian professor Dapo Akande elected ICJ judge

Vanguard News | 04-11-2026 08:42am |

Nigerian-born legal scholar Professor Dapo Akande has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), marking a significant milestone in his career and a diplomatic victory for the United Kingdom. Dapo Akande, who originally qualified as a lawyer in Nigeria, will serve a minimum nine-year term as one of the 15 judges of the United Nations’ ...

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