Kayode Ajulo, Falana’s Wife, Funmi, Okoroma 55 Others Get SAN Ranks

Human rights activist and constitutional lawyer, Doctor Olukayode Abraham Ajulo and 57 others were on Thursday, elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee LPPC). The committee headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, after several hours of deliberation confirmed the appointment of the new SAN, which comprised of 57 legal practitioners and one from the academic. A statement by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court / Secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Sarki-Bello, said that the new SANs were appointed as a result of their excellence in the law profession and in the adherence to the Code of Ethics of the profession. The statement said that the LPPC meeting considered four different petitions against some of the applicants and dismissed them for lacking in merit. It further stated that the new senior advocates would on Monday November 27, be inaugurated by the CJN at the Supreme Court complex. Apart from Ajulo, others include, Felix Ota Offia, Lawrence Bankole Falade, Kingsley Obamogie, Folasade Alli, Abiola Isiaq Oyebanji, Bomo Olakunle Agbebi, Daniel Uruakpa, and Oseloka Godwin Osuigwe. Others are Babatunde Adeoye, Babaseyi Joseph, Emmanuel Moses Enoidem, Kehinde Olufemi Aina, Nghozi Oleh, Aaron Chile Okoroma, Ibrahim Angulu and Olayiwola Afolabi among others.

Mobhad: Justice Will Not Be Aborted, Falana Assures Nigerians

Mrs Funmi Falana, wife of Mr Femi Falana (SAN), at the weekend expressed confidence that justice would be served concerning the death of a young musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba (a.k.a Mohbad). Mrs Falana is a Partner at the Falana Falana Chambers, which is a concerned party in the death of the musician. She is also counsel to the family of Aloba. She gave the assurance at the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, venue of a coroner’s inquest into the musician’s death. The musician died on September 12 and was buried the following day. He was aged 27 years. His death has been generating controversies, prompting Lagos State Government to direct a coroner’s inquest into the death. A preliminary meeting on the inquest took place on Friday at the court’s premises. Mrs Falana told journalists that the meeting was to discuss the modalities for the inquest including witness to bring before the court. “I am sure you all know that the essence of the coroner’s inquest is to inquire into the cause of the death. “By God’s grace, we want to assure the public that justice will definitely be served,” she said. She said that by October 13, witnesses would be testifying before the court, urging members of the public to be calm. “We want to assure the public that justice will not be aborted. “We are here to get to the root cause of the death of the young man to serve as deterrent,” she said. The controversy being generated by the musician’s death also made the police command in Lagos State to set up a 19-man special team to investigate the incident. The body of the late musician has also been exhumed by the police for further investigation.