Category
page 1Yoruba lawyers
Ernest Shonekan
President of Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo
Nigerian politician (1909-1987)
Babatunde Fashola
Nigerian politician
Ariyike Akinbobola
Nigerian actress
Jadesola Olayinka Akande
Nigerian lawyer and academic (1940 – 2008)
Rotimi Akeredolu
Nigerian politician and lawyer
Joseph Adefarasin
Nigerian High Court judge (1920–1989)
Adetokunbo Ademola
Nigerian jurist (1906–1993)
Funke Abimbola
Nigerian lawyer
Smaranda Olarinde
Nigerian lawyer
Bola Ige
Nigerian politician (1930–2001)
Augustus Molade Akiwumi
lawyer and Former Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
Folake Solanke
Nigerian lawyer
Adepeju Jaiyeoba
Nigerian activist
Omowumi Ogunrotimi
lawyer and gender advocate
Gani Fawehinmi
Nigerian author, publisher, philanthropist, social critic, human and civil rights lawyer, politician.
Remi Fani-Kayode
Nigerian politician, statesman and lawyer
Adeniran Ogunsanya
1918-1996 Nigerian lawyer and politician
Laolu Senbanjo
Nigerian visual artist, Musician, singer/Songwriter, and former human rights attorney. Senbanjo was born and raised in Ilorin, Nigeria by his Yoruba parents.
Glenda Hatchett
American judge
Stella Thomas
Yoruba-Nigerian lawyer and magistrate
Olabiyi Durojaiye
Nigerian politician
Bola Ajibola
Nigerian Minister of Jusitice and International Court of Justice judge (1934–2023)
Dolapo Osinbajo
Nigerian lawyer and political figure
Emmanuel Afe Babalola
Nigerian lawyer
Adenike Oyetunde
Nigerian founder of amputees united
Olusola Obada
Nigerian politician and lawyer, Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and Former Minister (state) of Defence.
Olukayode Ariwoola
former Chief Justice of Nigeria
Richard Akinjide
Nigerian jurist (1930-2020)
Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi
Nigerian activist Director of Women's Consortium of Nigeria WOCON
Toyin Saraki
Nigerian lawyer
Cornelius Taiwo
Nigerian academic (1910-2014)
Inumidun Akande
Nigerian lawyer
Bamidele Aturu
Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist
T.O.S. Benson
Nigerian lawyer (1917-2008)
Segun Awolowo
Nigerian lawyer (1963–2025)
George Oguntade
Nigerian jurist
Dupsy Abiola
British (non-practising) barrister and businesswoman;founder and CEO of Intern Avenue
Bode Thomas
Nigerian politician
Simeon Adebo
Nigerian diplomat
H. O. Davies
Nigerian lawyer (1905-1989)
Ayo Salami
Nigerian jurist
Babatunji Olowofoyeku
Nigerian politician
Akinola Aguda
First indigenous African to head the position of Chief Justice in Botswana, also former high court judge and lawyer
Frederick Rotimi Williams
Nigerian lawyer (1920-2005)
Atanda Fatai Williams
Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Justice (1921-2002)
Kitoye Ajasa
Nigerian lawyer (1866-1937)
Adeyemo Alakija
Nigerian lawyer, politician and businessman (1884–1952)
Lateef Olufemi Okunnu
Nigerian lawyer
Abraham Adesanya
Politician, lawyer, activist (1922–2008)
Olanrewaju Fagbohun
Nigerian lawyer and academic
John Olatunde Ayeni
Nigerian lawyer and businessman
Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III
Nigerian lawyer
Olumuyiwa Jibowu
Nigerian judge
GOK Ajayi
Nigerian lawyer (1931-2014)