Biographical record
- Title
- Mr
- Surname
- ADELEKE
- First Name
- John
- Other Names
- Adeyemi
- Gender
- Male
- Source of Publication
- NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
- Date of Birth
- September 15, 1961
- Status
- Alive
- State of Origin
- Osun
- Place of Birth
- London
- Father's Status
- N/A
- Mother's Status
- N/A
- Marital Status
- Married
- Name of Spouse
- Omolara Abiola (Nee Sotomi), July 8, 1988
- Profession
- Legal practitioner
Administrator - Education Level
- Tertiary
- Schools Attended with Dates
- Lady Cross Prep. School, Seaford, Sussex, U.K, 1968-74; Worth Abbey School, Turner's Hill Sussex, U.K, 1974-79; University of Buckingham, 1980- 81; University of Westminster (formerly PCL) Law Faculty, Red Lion Square London, 1982-85; Inns of Court School of Law, 1985-86; Nigerian Law School, 1989-90; Academia International Liberdade e Desenvolimento Sintra, Portugal, 1993
- Educational Qualification
- LL.B, B.L;
- Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
- Board mem. the World Trade Association, New York; The Susanne Wenger Foundation, Austria; mm: Inner Temple, London U.K; World Trade Law Association, London.UK; Nigeria Bar Association; sc: Lagos Motor Boat Club, Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi Club, 1938
- Previous Appointments
- Pupil Barrister at "The Cloisters" Chamber, Inner Temple, London, 1986-87; edir. World Trade Centre of Nigeria, since 1988; Board dir. ICL/FUJUTSU Nigeria Ltd, Lagoon City Development Corporation Ltd (the developers of Osborne Road and Banana Island), various City Group Companies; Partner of Counsel in the Law Union, (Commercial Law Firm); Trustee, The Adunni Olorisha Trust (Nigeria);
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- Hobbies
- artistic pursuits, collecting art, walking, riding, tennis, swimming; run a free School in Ikoyi for Kanuri Children (The Children of Night guards);
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Phone Number
- 01-2625580; fax: 2625579
- Official Address
- c/o World Trade Centre of Nigeria, 8th floor, Western House, 8-10 Broad Street Lagos; tel: 01-2635276, fax: 01-2647279, e-m: [email protected], or c/ o The Law Union, 7 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos; or The WTCA, 60E. 42 Street, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10165, USA.
Last Update Fri 17, Nov 2017
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