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31 lawyers appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria (full list)
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31 lawyers appointed Senior Advocates of Nigeria (full list)

by  Nurudeen Lawal 2 min read

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has announced 31 lawyers as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).

The new list was announced during a briefing at Supreme Court complex in Abuja on Thursday, July 12, Daily Trust reports.

Legit.ng gathered that the secretary of the committee, Hadizatu Mustapha said the successful candidates will take their on oath on September 24.

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Below is a list of the new SANs:

1. Oba Maduabuchi Esq

2. Essien Essien Udom Esq

3. Prof Oluyemisi Adefunke Bamgbose

4. Metong Bertram Robert Urombo Esq

5. Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole

6. George Chiedu Igbokwe Esq

7. Olubowale Taiwo Esq

8. Oluwole Osamudianie Iyamu Esq

9. Adekola Adeyeye Olawoye (Attorney General of Ondo state)

10. Stephen Oj Omeko Zakari Adehi Esq

11. Oluseun Takintayo Akinbiyi Esq

12. Emmanuel Ozoemenam Achukwu Esq

13. Kenneth Chukwuemeka Ahia Esq

14. Louis Maduforo Alozie Esq

15. Prof. Isa Hayatu Chiroma (DG Nigerian Law School)

16. Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun (VC Lagos State University)

17. Adeyinka Patrick Olumide-Fusika Esq

18. Johnson Olalekan Ojo Esq

19. Wole Seun Agunbiade Esq

20. Olayode Olumide Delano Esq

21. Tanimu Muhammed Inuwa Esq

22. Sonny Oluchukwu Wogu Esq

23. Prof. Offorinze Dike Amucheazi

24. Adewale Eyitemi Atake Esq

25. Ikhide Ehighelua Esq

26. Mosediq Adeniji Kazeem Esq (Attorney General of Lagos state)

27. Edmund Chinonye Obiagwu Esq

28. Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi

29. Cosmas Ikechukwu Enweluzo Esq

30. Ishaka Dikko Mudi Esq

31. Olabode Olutoyin Olanipekun Esq

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has told judges not to allow politicians use them as political tools when overseeing election matters.

Onnoghen made the charge on Friday, June 22, while swearing in 12 new justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja.

He advised judicial officers to decide matters brought before them in accordance with the law not minding who wins or loses.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

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