The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 57 distinguished legal practitioners for elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
The announcement was made on Thursday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi, following the committee’s 169th plenary session held on Tuesday.
According to Akanbi, the rank of SAN is conferred as a symbol of professional excellence on lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional distinction either in courtroom advocacy or academic contributions to legal scholarship.
“All shortlisted candidates are required to attend and successfully complete the mandatory pre-swearing-in induction programme, in line with the directives of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN),” the LPPC stated.
Furthermore, the committee emphasized compliance with Paragraph 25(1) of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Guidelines and Rule 39(3) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, 2023, which prohibit candidates from publicizing their nomination or allowing congratulatory messages in any form. Any breach of these provisions, it warned, could lead to sanctions.
The swearing-in ceremony for the new SANs has been scheduled for September 29, 2025.
Below is the full list of the 57 shortlisted legal practitioners:
- Theophilus Kolawole Esan
- Fedude Zimughan
- Ernest Chikwendu Ikeji
- Victor Esiri Akpoguma
- Leslie Akujuobi Njemanze
- Akintunde Wilson Adewale
- Preye Agedah
- Omamuzo Erebe
- Hannibal Egbe Uwaifo
- Olumide Ekisola
- George Ejie Ukaegbu
- Oromena Justice Ajakpovi
- Tairu Adebayo
- Bawa Akhimie Osali Ibrahim
- Suleh Umar
- Emeka Akabogu
- Godwin Sunday Ogboji
- Godwin Aimuagbonrie Idiagbonya
- Adeolu Olusegun Salako
- Adetunji Oso
- Achinike Godwin William-Wobodo
- Shuaib Agbarere Mustapha
- Adizua Chu-Chu Okoroafor
- Olanrewaju Tasleem Akinsola
- Amaechi Fidelis Iteshi
- Adakole Edwin Inegedu
- Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya
- David Ogenyi Ogebe
- Aminu Sani Gadanya
- Oluseun Awonuga Adeniyi
- Ikechukwu Raphael Uwanna
- Ayodeji Joseph Ademola
- Kelechi Nwaiwu
- Lawal Garba Hudu
- Ibim Simeon Dokubo
- Luka Abubakar Haruna Musa
- Shakeer Adedayo Oshodi
- Oluwole Tolulope Jimi-Bada
- Mubarak Tijani Adekilekun
- Chinyere Ekene Moneme
- Shuaibu Magaji Labaran
- Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh
- Augustine Enenche Audu
- Ali Dussah Zubairu
- Adeyemi Adebambo Pitan
- Habeeb Abdulrahman Oredola
- Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal
- Victor Agunzi
- Nkwegu Luke Ogbagaegwu
- Bidemi Ifedunni Ademola-Bello
- Temilolu Femi Adamolekun
- Abdulkarim Kabiru Maude
- Adedayo Gbolahan Adesina
- Usman Yusuf Zaiyanu
- Taiwo Azeez Hassan
- Olufemi Olubunmi Oyewole
- Chima Josephat Ubanyionwu (Successful Academic Applicant)
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