THE Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee LPPC on Friday, approved the appointment of 17 new Senior Advocatesof Nigeria (SAN), for the year 2013.
It is recalled that 44 legal practitioners were earlier invited for the interview.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja,the secretary of the Committee who is also the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Sunday Olorundahunsi, said that out of the successful candidates,16 are legal practitioners while one is an academic.
Those who made the list are: Adele Eberechi, Olumide Sofowora, Olufunke Aboyade, Uko Udom, Anthony Ani, Godwin Obla, Suraj Sa’eda, Anthony Anaenugwu and Joe Abrahams.
Others are Akinlolu Kehinde, Biriyai Dambo, Chukwuma-Machukwu Eme, Olalekan Yusuf, Moyosore Onigbanjo, Aliyu Abdullahi and Victoria Awomolo.
The only academic who made the list is Professor Lawrence Atsegbua of the Faculty of Law,University of Benin.

Source : Nigerian Tribune

I like that.

their states of origin?

this is really a small number.. it should be over 200 when you know the population of lawyers nigeria has. it is too small

nigeria produce more than 5000 lawyer a year including those abroad that return home, only 2 northerners on it.

Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

Congrat to them.

It will be nice if they can convert their SAN(senior advocate of nigeria) to SAM(senior advocate of the masses) like Gani Fawehinmi)

liberty300: Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

What do you mean?

I'm also a SAN (Senior Advocate Of Nairaland)..
Congrats anyway . Thumbs up to the ladies on the list.

liberty300: Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

But they are all Nigerians.
Nigeria will only move forward when we put an end to this curse called tribalism.

tpia@:
their states of origin?

of what importance is that. First and foremost they are Senior Advocates of NIGERIA

Congrats Prof. Atsegbua 4rm Unibest and others.

Musiwa17: this is really a small number.. it should be over 200 when you know the population of lawyers nigeria has. it is too small

nigeria produce more than 5000 lawyer a year including those abroad that return home, only 2 northerners on it.

Sincerely Seun we need a dislike button.

If there were 1000 northerners would it change the plight of the northerners!

What is the percentage of northern youths with a third level qualification compare that to other parts of the country and then examine the percentage of northerners on that list you'll notice a certain level of collation

tpia@:
their states of origin?

i dont think thats needful considering the fact the are all Senior Advocates of Nigeria...the Nigeria there covers it all country not state.

Congratulations to the new SANs. And to Prof. AFEGBUA,his research and write-ups on the Nigerian Oil Industry's legal developement is unparalled. Well deserved.

Musiwa17: this is really a small number.. it should be over 200 when you know the population of lawyers nigeria has. it is too small

nigeria produce more than 5000 lawyer a year including those abroad that return home, only 2 northerners on it.

but why are nigerians so sentimental about everything?I wonder if you even know the criteria for their appointment.must label everything with tribe?foolish man!

Adex097:
But they are all Nigerians.
Nigeria will only move forward when we put an end to this curse called tribalism.

Musiwa17: this is really a small number.. it should be over 200 when you know the population of lawyers nigeria has. it is too small

nigeria produce more than 5000 lawyer a year including those abroad that return home, only 2 northerners on it.

but why are nigerians so sentimental about everything?I wonder if you even know the criteria for their appointment.must label everything with tribe?foolish man! I wonder sha

congrats to them but they should learn to advocate for the masses just like me

liberty300: Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

pls make your more clear

liberty300: Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

pls would you make your conment more clear

tpia@:
their states of origin?

liberty300: Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

Musiwa17: this is really a small number.. it should be over 200 when you know the population of lawyers nigeria has. it is too small

nigeria produce more than 5000 lawyer a year including those abroad that return home, only 2 northerners on it.

Nigerians and their clannish way of thinking. Some people have been rewarded for hardwork and what some people can see is tribalism.

tpia@:
their states of origin?

Rubbish! Its people like you that are dragging the nation backward with your tribalistic quetions.

The SAN award has been bastardised as everything else in this country- call it corruption. It's now given on the basis of "man-know-man" or to those who can pay for it. Merit is not a consideration anymore, that's why you find dunces among SANs these days. Some lawyers are even calling for the scrapping of the rank of SAN as they did in Ghana on account of the charade it has been turned to.

Its not easy, congrats to them!

liberty300: Finaly, an igbo is included this time..just one

Is it that you can't read? or that you have problems identifying Igbo names?. There are four Igbo SANs listed.

Why only 1 Hausa man?

I'm still waiting for the day Mr Femi falana will also be made a senior advocate of Nigeria

Goshhhhhhh! Why them no put my PAPA name na. Na mistake oh. Lmao

Congrants to prof. Atsegbua, he is indeed worthy of it.

Congrats to them all...I will be a SAN one day...congrats to Prof Atsegbua especially...He is a Great Man

Congrats to them all

Congrats to my prof...prof Atsegbua of d gr8 faculty of law,uniben...

Congrats, Mr Olumide Shofowora. One of the finest lawyers in Nigeria, as a matter of fact, this is long overdue.

I do not know him from Adam but seen his performance in Court, He surely belongs to the Class of Akpamgbo, Molajo, Sofunde etc, fine brilliant lawyers!