A King's Counsel is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman,the title is Queen's Counsel (QC).
Kenneth Kola Abiola Keazor is a Nigerian lawyer and jurist,was born in Lagos (Nigeria) on 12 April 1935 to Eugene Akosa Keazor and Anne Abiola Keazor. His father,Eugene,was a senior police officer who retired as a Commissioner of Police in Colonial Nigeria in 1964 - one of the most senior African policemen of his time.
Christopher Adebayo Ojo,SAN is a former Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As such,he is also a past head of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice. He is a legal practitioner and is licensed to practise in Nigeria,England and Wales. He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is a honorific title that is conferred on legal practitioners in Nigeria of not less than ten years' standing and who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession. It is the equivalent of the rank of King's Counsel in the United Kingdom,as well as in South Australia,the Northern Territory,and Canada. Several countries use similar designations such as Senior Counsel,President's Counsel,State Counsel,Senior Advocate,and President's Advocate. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria is said to have been admitted to the "Inner Bar",as distinguished from the "Outer",or "Utter",Bar,consisting of junior advocates.
Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams,QC,SAN was a prominent Nigerian lawyer who was the first Nigerian to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. In the 1950s,he was a member of the Action Group and subsequently became the minister for local government and justice. He was the president of the Nigerian Bar Association in 1959. He left politics in the 1960s,as a result of the political crisis in the Western Region of Nigeria.
Babatunde Raji FasholaSAN;born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the federal minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as the minister of Power,Works and Housing from 2015 to 2019. He also served two terms as governor of Lagos State from 29 May 2007 to 29 May 2015.
The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law. The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962,now Legal Education Act Cap. L10,Laws of the Federation,2004. Until the school was established,legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar.
Mohammed Bello Adoke is a Nigerian lawyer. He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and was appointed Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation on 6 April 2010,when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.
Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche was a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice for the Federal Republic of Nigeria from September 1994 to 1997,a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),was elected in 1979 to the Federal House of Representatives and the Nnaobodo of Akwukwu-Igbo.
Olasupo ShasoreSAN is a Nigerian lawyer and a founding partner in the law firm of Africa Law Practice NG &Co,a commercial law firm in Nigeria. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He was Attorney General &Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State from 2007 to 2011.
The Nigerian Body of Benchers is a professional body concerned with the admission of successful candidates at the Nigerian Law School Bar Final Examination into the Legal Profession. Members of the body are called Benchers. The body also regulate the call of graduate of law school to the Nigerian Bar as well as the regulation of the legal profession in Nigeria.
Adeola Rahman Ipaye is a Nigerian lawyer who served as the deputy chief of staff to the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. He was also attorney general and commissioner for justice in Lagos State from 2011 to 2015.
The Attorney General of Lagos State also known as Lagos State Commissioner for Justice is the head of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. The officer's duty is to ensure that "the laws of the state are uniformly and adequately enforced". The Attorney General carries out the responsibilities of the office through the Ministry of Justice. The Attorney General is appointed to a four-years term,with a maximum of two terms,by the Governor subject to the approval of the State House of Assembly. The incumbent Attorney General is Lawal Pedro appointed on 13 September 2023.
Chief Wole Olanipekun,SAN,CFR,LL.D.,D.LITT.,FICMC,FCIArb.,FNIAL is a Nigerian Lawyer and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Chief Folake Solanke,SAN,CON,is a Nigerian lawyer,administrator and social critic. She is the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the first Nigerian female lawyer to wear the silk gown as Senior Counsel. She is the first Commissioner of Western State and is a former Chairperson of the Western Nigeria Television Broadcasting Corporation (WNTBC).
Tanimoshe Bankole Oki was a Nigerian lawyer who was the Attorney-General of Lagos State from 1973 to 1975. He was a chairman of the Body of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and before his death was the oldest SAN.
Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi is a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was appointed Nigeria's Minister of Environment by President Muhammadu Buhari in April 2022,having been redeployed from the Ministry of Science and Technology where he was Minister of State. He served in his new position until May 2023. He was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Nasarawa State and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). He is a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Moyosore Jubril OnigbanjoSAN is a Nigerian lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). He served as attorney general and commissioner for justice of Lagos State from 2019 to 2023.
Olanrewaju Adesola Onadeko is a legal practitioner,lecturer and administrator. He served as the Director General of the Nigerian Law School from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of Bar Association of Nigeria and the Council of Legal Education,and was succeeded by Isa Hayatu Chiroma as the DG of the NLS. He was conferred to Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2016. He is currently a professor of law at the Ajayi Crowter University.
