WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Among the newly honoured is Oluwole Afolabi, a notable attorney recognized for his legal work on behalf of President Bola Tinubu in the United States. The title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a highly coveted distinction bestowed upon legal practitioners who have shown significant expertise and integrity in their practice. It allows for certain privileges, such as the right to occupy the front seats in courtrooms and precedence in appearance over other lawyers. Oluwole Afolabi, one of the notable figures in this year’s list, is an attorney with credentials in both Nigeria and the United States, managing offices in Abuja and the New York metropolitan area. The list contains 87 practising lawyers and 11 legal academics. See the full list below: Legal practitioners Lateef Olaseinde Karim Godwin Tagbo Ike Johnson Odionu Nnodum Marcellinus Duru Innocent Adams Ovbagbedia Soronnadi Anthony Njoku Adamu Abubakar Charles Oyaole Musa Udochi Nunny Iheanacho David Dare Onietan Elele Chinatu Casmir Joseph Rapuluchuks Nduka Godwin Ikechukwu Obeta Habeeb Orisavbia Ilavbare Moses Kolade Obafemi Mathew Echezonam Esonanjor Baba Fika Dala Babatunde Ademoye Sodipo Mustapha Ikhegbe Abubakar Emmanuel Ibhagbemien Esene Henry Adedayo Bello Boniface Chinedu Moore Clement Amechi Ezika Omokayode Adebayo Dada Edwin Anikwem Roy Ogbonnaya Umahi Nwaeze Olumide Oniyire Olugbenga Monday Onyekachi Ubani Ayoola Olufemi Ajayi Paul Chukwuma Obi Olasupo Dominic Ati-John Cole Segun Ololade Charles Ayodeji Adeogun-Phillips Okechukwu Kingsley Ajunwa Jacob Ocheogu Ifere Emmanuel Aderemi Adekile Christopher Ehumadu Okeke Waziristan Yusha’u Mamman Oluronke Adeyemi Oluwole Olawale Afolabi Toboukebide Kekemeke Akinbamigbe Adesomoju Victor Owarienomare Odjemu Joseph Ojochide Daniel-Ebune Olukunle Ogheneovo Edun Abdulaziz Enebi Ibrahim Stanley Chidozie Imo Charles Oladipo Titiloye Abduljarim Kana Abubakar Kingsley Chuku Ladeyinka Oluwaseun Aderemi Olaolu Akintunde Owolabi Adedeji Sharafadeen Abdulkadir Idowu Omotunde Benson Kolawole James Olowookere Chinasa Thelma Unaegbunam Ademola Oluwawolemi Esan Omosanya Atilola Popoola Taiye Ayotunde Oniyide Emonye Oga Adekwu Aderemi Oguntoye Kashopefoluwa Olawale Balogun Abdul Adamu Theodore Okey Ezeobi Rilwan Birnin Kebbi Umar Chinenye Ifeanyichukwu Okafor Kaka Shehu Lawan Abba Muhammed Wendy Nwenenda Kuku Ekele Enyinnaya Iheanacho Okechukwu George Edeze Akinyemi Oluwole Olujinmi Gyang Yaya Zi Idris Abubakar George Ibrahim Boonyameen Babajide Lawal. Legal academics Terkaa Jeremiah Aondo Tochukwu Peter Tochukwu Uchenna Uzo Njoku Paul Babatunde Daudu Chukwudi Kachikwu Enebeli Yusuf Olatunji Ogunrinde Tobechukwu Kenechukwu Nweke Ademola Kamardeen Abimbola Yunus Abdulsalam Mofesomo Ayodeji Tayo-Oyetibo Chukwuemeka Agamadodaigwe Nnawuchi.The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), operating under the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has released its annual list of distinguished members of the Nigerian Bar to be elevated to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Supreme Court Shortlists Tinubu’s Lawyer, Oluwole Afolabi, 86 Others As SAN (Full List)
