Category: Law – General
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Yemi Osinbajo; Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under President Buhari. Osinbajo, a Senior Adocate of Nigeria who became professor of Law at the age of 33 is a former attorney-general of Lagos state and commissioner for justice. He is a resident pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. As Vice Presidient,…
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Muiz Banire; Nigerian lawyer and politician who was legal counsel to the All Progressive Party, APP in 2015. Banire who is also a researcher, published books in his area of specialisation. These include the Nigerian Law of Dusts-, The Blue Book 2004: Practical Approach To The High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules as…
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Michael Kaase Aondoakaa; Attorney General and the most controversial in President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government. Aondoakka was part of the subcommittee that produced a white paper which upturned the Justice Uwais electoral reform recommendations[i]. Childhood Aondoakaa’s father was a polygamous district head of several children with his mother the most senior among the wives. He…
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Michael Ajomo; Nigerian Law professor who pioneered School of Law at the University of Lagos and University of Ilorin. He was conferred with the National Honour of the Officer of the Federal Republic in 2003. Place of Growth Michael Ayodele Ajomo was born in Okpe Akoko- Oke Ose Local Government Area (now in Edo…
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LADAN Shehu; Nigerian lawyer in Kaduna State, Shehu Ladan is the Group Executive Director, Commercial and Investment, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. He was born on 21 September 1952 in Kaduna, attended N.A. Primary School, Hidun Wada, Kaduna from 1960-1966, and Shelleh Sabbah College, now Sarduana Memorial College, Kaduna from 1967-1971. Ladan was trained professionally…
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Kayode Eso; Celebrated Nigerian jurist who made history in handling one of the most complicated criminal trials in history. Eso was part of the body which shaped the laws and the policies of the old Western Region. He was legal drafts man in 1961, principal state council in 1963, and principal crown counsel in 1962.…
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George Sodeinde Sowemimo was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985, and judge for 32 years. Born in 1920, Sowmemimo grew up in the north, from Zaria to Kano where he attended Holy Trinity School. Moving down south, he went to C.M.S. Grammar School, Lagos, and worked briefly with the National Railway Corporation…
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Eko Akete 1924 By Editor, Adekambi Indispensible part in the Administration of justice The legal education in recent years has attracted a lot of attention locally. This fact is evident from the great increase in the learned members of the Bar but yet in spite of this state of affairs how strange is it that…