A serving Zonal Minister with the Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel, Deacon Innocent Adams OVBAGBEDIA has emerged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) among the 78 newly elevated legal practitioners by the The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC).
The proven son of the Prophet; Bishop David Oyedepo and a committed kingdom promoter still serves in Area 7, Gowon Estate, Lagos, the position he occupies long before this elevation.
His name emerged on the list released by the LPPC on August 1, 2024. The swearing in ceremony holds September 30, 2024 in Abuja.
The statement on the elevation said: “The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the Chairmanship of His Lordship, the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honorable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON at its 164th Plenary session held on I st August, 2024, has approved the elevation of 87 Legal Practitioners to the Inner Bar.
“The rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession who have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics.
“The meeting further considered five (5) different petitions written against some of the Applicants and determined that each of the petition lacked merit and thus dismissed.
“The swearing — in ceremony of the 87 successful Applicants is scheduled to take place on Monday the 30th day of September, 2024. The new awardees for year 2024 exercise are:
ADVOCATE APPOINTEES (IN ORDER OF SENIORITY AT THE BAR)
- 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 IO.DAVID DARE ONIETAN, ESQ
- ELELE CHINATU CASMIR, ESQ
- JOSIAH RAPULUCHUKS NDUKA,ESQ
- GODWIN IKECHUKWU OBETA, ESQ
- HABEEB ORISAVBIA ILAVBARE, ESQ
- MOSES KOLADE OBAFEMI, ESQ
- MATHEW ECHEZONAM ESONANJOR, ESQ
17.BABA FIKA DALAH, ESQ
18.BABATUNDE ADEMOYE SODIPO, ESQ
19.MUSTAPHA IKHEGBE ABUBAKAR, ESQ
20.EMMANUEL IBHAGBEMIEN ESENE, ESQ
21.HENRY ADEDAYO BELLO, ESQ
22.BONIFACE CHINEDU MOORE, ESQ
23.CLEMENT AMECHI EZIKA, ESQ
24.0MOKAYODE ADEBAYO DADA, ESQ
25.EDWIN ANIKWEM, ESQ
26.ROY OGBONNAYA UMAHI NWAEZE, ESQ
27.0LUMIDE ONIYIRE OLUGBENGA, ESQ
28.MONDAY ONYEKACHI UBANI , ESQ
29.AYOOLA OLUFEMI AJAYI, ESQ
30.PAUL CHUKWUMA OBI, ESQ
31.OLASUPO DOMINIC ATI-JOHN, ESQ
32.COLE SEGUN OLOLADE, ESQ
33.CHARLES AYODEJI ADEOGUN- PHILLIPS, ESQ
34.0KECHUKWU KINGSLEY AJUNWA, ESQ
35.JACOB OCHEOGBU IFERE, ESQ
36.EMMANUEL ADEREMI ADEKILE, ESQ
- CHRISTOPHER EHUMADU OKEKE, ESQ
38.OLURONKE ADEYEMI, ESQ
39.OLUWOLE OLAWA LE AFOLABI, ESQ
40.TOBOUKEBIDE KEKEMEKE, ESQ
41.AKINBAMIGBE ADESOMOJU , ESQ
42.VICTOR OWARIENOMARE ODJEMU , ESQ
43.JOSIAH OJOCHIDE DANIEL-EBUNE, ESQ
44.OLUKUNLE OGHENEOVO EDUN, ESQ
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45.ABDULAZIZ ENEBI IBRAHIM , ESQ
46.STANLEY CHIDOZIE IMO. ESQ
47.CHARLES OLADIPO TITILOYE , ESQ
48.ABDULKARIM KANA ABUBAKAR, ESQ
49.KINGSLEY CHUKU, ESQ
50.ADEYINKA OLUWASEUN ADEREMI, ESQ
51.OLAOLU AKINTUNDE OWOLABI, ESQ - ADEDEJI SHARAFADEEN ABDULKADIR, ESQ
53.1DOWU OMOTUNDE BENSON, ESQ
54.KOLAWOLE JAMES OLOWOOKERE , ESQ
55.CHINASA THELMA UNAEGBUNAM , ESQ
56.ADEMOLA OLUWAWOLEMI ESAN, ESQ
57.0MOSANYAATILOLA POPOOLA, ESQ
58.TAIYE AYOTUNDE ONIYIDE, ESQ
59.EMONYE OGA ADEKWU, ESQ
60.ADEREM1 OGUNTOYE, ESQ
61.KASHOPEFOLUWA OLAWALE BALOGUN, ESQ
62.ABDUL ADAMU, ESQ
63.THEODORE OKEY EZEOBI, ESQ
64.RILWAN BIRNIN KEBBI UMAR, ESQ
65.CHIENYE IFEANYICHUKWU OKAFOR, ESQ
66.KAKA SHEHU LAWAN, ESQ
67.ABBA MUHAMMED, ESQ
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68.WENDY NWENENDA KUKU, ESQ
69.EKELE ENYINNAYA IIIEANACHO, ESQ
70.0KECHUKWU GEORGE EDEZE, ESQ
71.AKINYEM1 OLUWOLE OLUJINMI, ESQ
72.GYANG YAYA Zl , ESQ
73.1DRIS ABUBAKAR , ESQ
74.GEORGE IBRAHIM, ESQ
75.BOONYAMEEN BABAJIDE LAWAL, ESQ
76.TERKAA JEREMIAH AONDO,
77.TOCHUKWU PETER TOCHUKWU, ESQ
78.UCHENNA UZO NJOKU, ESQ
79.PAUL BABATUNDE DAUDU, ESQ
80.CHUKWUD1 KACHIKWU ENEBELI, ESQ
81.YUSUFF OLATUNJI OGUNRINDE, ESQ
82.TOBECHUKWU KENECHUKWU NWEKE , ESQ - ADEMOLA KAMARDEEN ABIMBOLA, ESQ
84.YUNUS ABDULSALAM, ESQ
85.MOFESOMO AYODEJI TAYO-OYETIBO, ESQ
86.CHUKWUEMEKA AGAMADODAIGWE NNAWUCHI, ESQ
The successful Academic Applicant is: - PROF. GAMU OKE ADEYEMI
Dated at Abuja, Federal Capital Territory this 1st day ofAugust, 2024.
KIBELLO, ESQ
CHIEF REGISTRAR OF E SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA/ S CRETARY LPPC
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