Foremost lawyer, Festus Keyamo was among 30 persons approved as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) by the Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC).
According to Channels TV, others are the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, six academics, one female, Mrs Oluwatoyin Ajoke Bahorun and other practising lawyers.
In addition, approval was also given for the Attorney-General of Kwara State, Mr Lamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade and an ex-DG of the National Copyrights Commission (NCC), Professor Adebambo Adewopo.
It was gathered that 156 lawyers applied, while 72 were shortlisted but only 30 were approved by the Nigerian Judicial Council.