THREE IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY LAW ALUMNI SWORN IN AS SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA

Three law graduates of Igbinedion University, Okada, have been elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), one of the highest distinctions in the Nigerian legal profession.

Prince Adebiyi Adetosoye, SAN; Afeez Adebayo, SAN; and Adetunji Adedoyin Adeniyi, SAN, were among those sworn in at a special Supreme Court session in Abuja on October 12, 2026, marking the start of the 2026/2027 legal year.

The achievement underscores the University’s role in producing high calibre legal professionals. Igbinedion University, established in 1999 as Nigeria’s first private University by Founder and Chancellor, His Excellency, Sir. Chief. Dr. Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom, has long emphasised rigorous training through its Oba Erediauwa College of Law.

The Vice-Chancellor Prof. Lawrence Ikechukwu Ezemonye, PhD, FAS, who was represented at the ceremony by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Prof. O.G Izevbuwa, in a remark congratulated the new silks, describing their elevation as a source of pride for the University community and affirmation of its commitment to academic excellence, integrity and professional competence. He paid tribute to the Founder’s vision in creating opportunities for Nigerians to excel and urged the alumni to serve as mentors while upholding the highest standards of justice and the rule of law.

The University views the success of Adefosoye, Adebayo and Adeniyi as both individual accomplishment and a milestone in its ongoing contribution to national development through quality legal education.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, was accompanied to the historic event by the Dean of the college of law, Prof. Nat Ofo and the Director, Center for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, IPTTO, and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charity Emaviwe