| Intro | Nigerian judge (1917-1999) |
| Was | Judge |
| From | Nigeria |
| Type | Law |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 August 1917, Enugu |
| Death |
5 September 1999 (aged 82 years) |
Charles Dadi Onyeama (August 5, 1917 – September 5, 1999 ) was Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Judge at the International Court of Justice, and father of Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Early life and education
Charles Onyeama was born in Enugu in 1917. He received his secondary education at Kings College Lagos. He later attended Achimota College in Ghana, University of London, and Brasenose College, University of Oxford, England.
Career
Onyeama served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1964 to 1967. His contemporaries on the Supreme Court included Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, Sir Lionel Brett, Sir Vahe Bairamian, Justice G.B.A. Coker, Justice M.O. Ajegbo, and Justice Chike Idigbe.
From 1967 to 1976, Onyeama served as Judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands. He was succeeded at the ICJ by Taslim Olawale Elias.
From 1982 to 1990, he served as a Judge at the World Bank Administrative Tribunal.