jurist, born March 3, 1922, Ikorodu, Lagos State; married Gumedia A. Ojomo 1978, one son, three daughters; Education: CMS Anglican School, Okitipupa, 1929-30, St John's (Catholic) School. Okitipupa, 1930-31, St Matthew's Catholic School, Ode-Ondo, 1932-36, St Gregory's College, Lagos, 1937-41, College of Marine Engineering and Telecommunications, Manchester, UK, 1945-46, Council of Legal Education, London, 1949-52, called to the Bar, Middle Temple Inn, July, 1952; enrolled as Solicitor and Advocate, Supreme Court of Nigeria, November 1952; engaged in Private Legal Practice, Warri, 1952-55; appointed Crown Counsel, defunct Western Nigeria, 1955, later returned to Private Practice; ap pointed first Attorney-General, Mid-Western Region (now Bendel State), 1966; Judge, High Court, Mid-Western Nigeria, June 1, 1966; first Chairman, Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Mid-Western Nigeria, 1971; ap pointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, September 1972; appointed Chair man, Panel on the Creation of States, August 1975; Chairman, Crude Oil Sales Tribunal, April, 1980; appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, 1985-87; retired from the Supreme Court, March 3, 1987; appointed Leading Counsel, Probe Panel into the "Owegbe Cult", 1965; National Honours: awarded Of ficer of the Federal Republic (OFR), 1976; Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON), 1981; Grand Commande. of the Order of the Niger (GCON), 1987; Hobbies: lawn tennis, swimming; Address: 4 Imoru Close, off Queen's Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos.
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