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FULL LIST: LPPC Shortlists 98 Lawyers For SAN Title

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1 year ago

July 3, 2024

The Legal Practitioners and Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 98 lawyers for the conferment of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for this year.

While 87 are practicing lawyers and advocates, 11 are from the academic.

This was contained in a statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki Bello.

The statement invited comments from the public on the integrity, reputation and competence of the applicants.

It further stated that every complaint(s) must be accompanied with a verifying affidavit deposed to by the author before a superior court of record in Nigeria or before a Notary Public and be in twenty (20) copies.

The statement clarified: “For the avoidance of doubt, the publication of the names of the shortlisted applicants is not an indication of their success in the process.”

Some of the applicants include a former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr Monday Onyekachi Ubani and Idowu Benson.

Among those in the academic is Prof Adeyemi Oke.

The shortlisted applicants are in the two categories, the advocates and academics. The advocates are as follow: Lateef Olaseinde Karim Esq, Godwin Tagbo Ike Esq, Johnson Odionu Esq, Nnodim Marcellinus Duru Esq, Innocent Adams Ovbagbedia Esq, Soronnadi Anthony Njoku Esq, Adamu Abubakar Esq, Charles Oyaole Musa Esq, Udochi Nunny Iheanacho Esq, David Dare Onietan Esq

They also include Elele Chinatu Casmir Esq, Josiah Rapuluchuks Nduka Esq, Godwin Ikechukwu Obeta Esq, Habeeb Orisavbia Ilavbare Esq, , Moses Kolade Obafemi Esq. Mathew Echezonam Esonanjor Esq, Baba Fika Dalah, Esq, Babatunde Ademoye Sodipo Esq, Mustapha Ikhegbe Abubakar Esq, and Emmanuel Ibhagbemien Esene Esq.

Others are Henry Adedayo Bello Esq, Boniface Chinedu Moore Esq, Clement Amechi Ezika Esq, 0mokayode Adebayo Dada Esq, Edwin Anikwem Esq, Roy Ogbonnaya Umahi Nwaeze Esq, Olumide Oniyire Olugbenga Esq, Monday Onyekachi Ubani Esq , Ayoola Olufemi Ajayi Esq and Paul Chukwuma Obi Esq.

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Also on the list are Olasupo Dominic Ati-John Esq, .Cole Segun Ololade Esq, Charles Ayodeji Adeogun Phillips Esq, 0kechukwu Kingsley Ajunwa Esq, Jacob Ocheogbu Ifere Esq, Emmanuel Aderemi Adekile Esq, Christopher Ehumadu Okeke Esq, Waziri Yusha’u Mamman Esq, Oluronke Adeyemi Esq, Oluwole Olawale Afolabi Esq.

They include Toboukebide Kekemeke Esq, Akinbamigbe Adesomoju , Esq, Victor Owarienomare Odjemu Esq, Josiah Ojochide Daniel-Ebune Esq, Olukunle Ogheneovo Edun, Esq, Abdulaziz Enebi Ibrahim Esq, Stanley Chidozie Imo Esq, Charles Oladipo Titiloye Esq, Abdulkarim Kana Abubakar Esq, and Kingsley Chuku Esq.

They also include Adeyinka Oluwaseun Aderemi Esq, Olaolu Akintunde Owolabi Esq. Adedeji Sharafadeen Abdulkadir Esq, Idowu Omotunde Benson Esq, Kolawole James Olowookere Esq,

Chinasa Thelma Unaegbunam Esq, Ademola Oluwawolemi Esan Esq, 0mosanya Atilola Popoola Esq, Taiye Ayotunde Oniyide Esq, and Emonye Oga Adekwu Esq.

Others are Aderemi Oguntoye, Esq Kashopefoluwa Olawale Balogun Esq, Abdul Adamu Esq Theodore Okey Ezeobi, Esq, Rilwan Birnin Kebbi Umar Esq, Chienye Ifeanyichukwu Okafor Esq, Kaka Shehu Lawan Esq, Abba Muhammed Esq, Wendy Nwenenda Kuku Esq and Ekele Enyinnaya Iheanacho, Esq.

They include Okechukwu George Edeze Esq, Akinyemi Oluwole Olujinmi Esq. Gyang Yaya Zi Esq, Idris Abubakar Esq, George Ibrahim Esq, Boonyameen Babajide Lawal Esq, Terkaa Jeremiah Aondo Esq, Tochukwu Peter Tochukwu Esq, Uchenna Uzo Njoku, Esq and Paul

They also include Babatunde Daudu Esq, Chukwudi Kachikwu Enebeli Esq, Yusuf Olatunji Ogunrinde Esq, Tobechukwu Kenechukwu Nweke Esq, Ademola Kamardeen Abimbola Esq,

Yunus Abdulsalam Esq, Mofesomo Ayodeji Tayo-Oyetibo Esq, Chukwuemeka Agamadodaigwe Nnawuchi, Esq

The shortlisted academic applicants are Prof. John Alewo Agbonika, Prof. Osy Ezechuk Wunyere Nwebo, Prof. Nlerum Sunday Okogbule, Prof. Nnamdi Onyeka Obiaraeri, Prof. Nathaniel Ahagbue Inegbedion, Prof. Collins Chujioke Obioma, Prof. Violet Aigbokhaevbo, Prof. Augustine Robert Agom, Prof. Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan, Prof. Chima Josephat Ubanyionwu and Prof. Ganiyu Adeyemi Oke.

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Court Jails Two For Targeting President With Sorcery

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September 15, 2025

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A Zambian court on Monday sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour on charges of attempting to use witchcraft to kill the country’s president.

Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Zambian village chief Leonard Phiri were arrested in December in possession of charms, including a live chameleon.

Police said they planned to use the charms to harm President Hakainde Hichilema, and they were charged with professing knowledge of witchcraft and possession of charms.

“The motive of the crime was to kill the head of state,” magistrate Fine Mayambu ruled in the capital Lusaka on Monday.

“The convicts were not only enemies of the head of state but all Zambians. I therefore sentence them to 24 months imprisonment with hard labour from the date of their arrest,” he said.

The prosecution said the men had been hired by the brother of opposition MP Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda, who is facing trial for robbery, attempted murder and escaping custody.

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Two Nigerians Face Jail Terms In Liberia’s Piracy Trial

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September 15, 2025

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Criminal Court ‘D’ in Monrovia is set to deliver judgment this week in Liberia’s first piracy trial, involving two Nigerian nationals accused of hijacking a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Guinea.

According to court records, the defendants were arrested earlier this year after a Liberia-flagged ship was seized by armed men while transporting goods through international waters. The crew sent a distress signal, prompting international maritime forces to intervene.

The suspects were subsequently transferred to Liberian authorities under global maritime cooperation protocols.

According to Liberia’s news platform, Front Page Africa, the case has attracted attention because Liberia maintains one of the world’s largest open ship registries, yet prosecutions for piracy within its domestic courts have not previously occurred. Under international law, Liberia holds jurisdiction over crimes involving ships registered under its flag.

On Monday, proceedings took a new turn when defense lawyer, Cllr. Bestman Juah, informed the court that the defendants had admitted responsibility for the hijacking and were requesting a plea-bargain arrangement. State prosecutors did not oppose the request, leaving open the possibility of reduced sentences in exchange for full cooperation.

Resident Judge Mameita Jabateh-Sirleaf, who presides over Criminal Court ‘D’, will rule on whether to accept the plea deal and determine the sentencing framework. The ruling could also address deportation measures following imprisonment.

Criminal Court ‘D’ handles cases involving armed robbery, terrorism, hijacking, and other serious crimes, and the piracy trial represents a growing trend of transnational offenses being prosecuted within Liberia’s judicial system.
As of press time, the court has not announced the date for sentencing.

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Spain Cancels $825m Israel Arms Deal Over Gaza

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September 15, 2025

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The Spanish government has cancelled a contract worth nearly 700 million euros ($825 million) for Israeli-designed rocket launchers.

The move comes after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced last week that his government would “consolidate in law” a ban on military equipment sales or purchases with Israel over its offensive in Gaza.

The contract, awarded to a consortium of Spanish companies, involved the purchase of 12 SILAM rocket launcher systems derived from the PULS platform made by Israeli firm Elbit Systems, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Military Balance.

First reported by local media and the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the cancellation was formalised on Spain’s official public contracts platform on September 9.

The following day, Sanchez unveiled measures aimed at stopping what his leftist government called “the genocide in Gaza”.

It includes the approval of a decree imposing a ban on military equipment sales or purchases with Israel due to its military offensive in Gaza, launched after the Hamas attacks in October 2023.

Spain applied the ban as Israel stepped up its military onslaught.

Spain has also formalized the cancellation of another contract for 168 anti-tank missile launchers, which were to be manufactured under license from an Israeli company.

That contract, valued at 287 million euros, had been first reported by the press in June.

According to Spanish daily La Vanguardia, the government is undertaking a broader review to phase out Israeli weapons and technology from its armed forces.

Sanchez has emerged as one of Europe’s most outspoken critics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy.

Relations between the two countries have been tense for months.

Israel has not had an ambassador in Spain since Madrid recognized the state of Palestine in 2024.

Last week, Spain recalled its ambassador to Israel after heated exchanges over Sánchez’s new measures.

The Barcelona-based Delas Centre, a security research institute, estimated in April that since the start of the Gaza war, Spain had awarded 46 contracts worth $1.044 billion to Israeli companies, based on public tender data.