FULL LIST: 34-Year-Old Oyewole, Umar, Ubanyionwu, 54 Others Get SAN Rank

57 lawyers, including 34-year-old Oyewole and Prof. Ubanyionwu, have been elevated to Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) status for outstanding legal excellence.

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), under the leadership of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, has conferred the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 57 distinguished legal professionals.

The list, released after the LPPC’s 169th plenary session, includes 56 advocates and one academic. Among them are 34-year-old Olufemi Olubunmi Oyewole, Umar Suleh, maritime law expert Dr. Emeka Akabogu, and academic scholar Prof. Chima Josephat Ubanyionwu.

The swearing-in ceremony for the new SANs is scheduled to take place on Monday, September 29, 2025.

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FULL LIST OF NEW SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA (2025):

Advocate Appointees (in order of seniority at the Bar):

1. Theophilus Kolawole Esan, Esq
2. Fedude Zimughan, Esq
3. Ernest Chikwendu Ikeji, Esq
4. Victor Esiri Akpoguma, Esq
5. Leslie Akujuobi Njemanze, Esq
6. Akintunde Wilson Adewale, Esq
7. Preye Agedah, Esq
8. Omamuzo Erebe, Esq
9. Hannibal Egbe Uwaifo, Esq
10. Olumide Ekisola, Esq
11. George Ejie Ukaegbu, Esq
12. Oromena Justice Ajakpovi, Esq
13. Tairu Adebayo, Esq
14. Bawa Akhimie Osali Ibrahim, Esq
15. Suleh Umar, Esq
16. Emeka Akabogu, Esq
17. Godwin Sunday Ogboji, Esq
18. Godwin Aimuagbonrie Idiagbonya, Esq
19. Adeolu Olusegun Salako, Esq
20. Adetunji Oso, Esq
21. Achinike Godwin William-Wobodo, Esq
22. Shuaib Agbarere Mustapha, Esq
23. Adizua Chu-Chu Okoroafor, Esq
24. Olanrewaju Tasleem Akinsola, Esq
25. Amaechi Fidelis Iteshi, Esq
26. Adakole Edwin Inegedu, Esq
27. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, Esq
28. David Ogenyi Ogebe, Esq
29. Aminu Sani Gadanya, Esq
30. Oluseun Awonuga Adeniyi, Esq
31. Ikechukwu Raphael Uwanna, Esq
32. Ayodeji Joseph Ademola, Esq
33. Kelechi Nwaiwu, Esq
34. Lawal Garba Hudu, Esq
35. Ibim Simeon Dokubo, Esq
36. Luka Abubakar Haruna Musa, Esq
37. Shakeer Adedayo Oshodi, Esq
38. Oluwole Tolulope Jimi-Bada, Esq
39. Mubarak Tijani Adekilekun, Esq
40. Chinyere Ekene Moneme, Esq
41. Shuaibu Magaji Labaran, Esq
42. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, Esq
43. Augustine Enenche Audu, Esq
44. Ali Dussah Zubairu, Esq
45. Adeyemi Adebambo Pitan, Esq
46. Habeeb Abdulrahman Oredola, Esq
47. Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal, Esq
48. Victor Agunzi, Esq
49. Nkwegu Luke Ogbagaegwu, Esq
50. Bidemi Ifedunni Ademola-Bello, Esq
51. Temilolu Femi Adamolekun, Esq
52. Abdulkarim Kabiru Maude, Esq
53. Adedayo Gbolahan Adesina, Esq
54. Usman Yusuf Zaiyanu, Esq
55. Taiwo Azeez Hassan, Esq
56. Olufemi Olubunmi Oyewole, Esq

Academic Appointee:

1. Prof. Chima Josephat Ubanyionwu

All successful candidates are expected to attend the mandatory Pre-Swearing-In Induction Programme, in line with LPPC and BOSAN directives.