Meet the 33-Year-Old Mother of Four and PhD Candidate Who Became a High Court Judge in Jigawa State

Nilfa Abdullahi Gambo is among the list of High Court Judges approved by the National Judicial Council this week. Nilfa is a smart, industrious and kind woman. Her appointment is a result of her sheer hard work and an inspiration to aspiring lawyers and girls in general.

Having graduated from Bayero University Kano, Nilfa was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2013. She then earned an LLM from SOAS, University of London, specialising in International Economic Law with a focus on Africa. She is also a certified mediator and international arbitrator, and a member of CIArb UK and ICMC. She previously worked as a research assistant, registrar, and mediator at the NICN under several Judges of the Court

Nilfa achieved all of this at the of 33, while also giving birth to and raising four children. And when I tell you that three of them are boys, you can imagine what she must have gone through 😃. She is a testament to the reality that it is not a choice between career or family. Nilfa successfully combined both. She has made not just the Abdullahi Gambo family proud, but the whole of northern Nigeria. Some credit, of course, goes to Nilfa’s supportive husband (you can hold me guilty of a bit of masculinism here).

And once again, it was Jigawa State that did it. When Justice Auwal Ya’u was appointed ICPC Boss, we celebrated not just him, but the whole state for injecting fresh, agile blood into the bench. Now, the same state has produced Nilfa. Jigawa judiciary’s vision in appointing younger lawyers as judges will shape the state in great ways and elevate its judiciary. Mark my words.

May Allah guide, guard, and protect Honourable Justice Nilfa. May He enable her to do justice without fear or favour, ill will or affection.
-Bulama Bukarti
https://twitter.com/bulamabukarti/status/1791781911351746804?s=19

Good thing is it's good to have a husband early and have kids. That's what is obtainable up north.
But down here, women and men would rather wait much longer,

The two is good sha

This is only attainable when you are married to a good spouse .

The right person that support and encourage you to achieve and fulfill goals in life. A great support system.

But you see all this half bake boys nowadays, their balls control them,
before the head take over,
then the GUY'S CODE comes to confuse and discourage them.

Finally, they end up with what they manage and tolerate and call it Marriage

Congratulations. She's beautiful, I like her eyes, nose, and lips.

this one go sweet to sentence somebody
congrats jareee pretty lady

Such a woman in Nigeria! Everything about her adds to list of what a brother likes.

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Beauty and being brainy woven into one perfect humanity. Congratulations madam. You rocked your world.