Born Ondo State, Nigeria, March 8, 1932. Admitted, 1955, Middle Temple, England and in Nigeria.

Education: University of Hull England (LL.B., (Hons.) 1954), Andrew Marvell Prize for the best law student; University of Hull (LL.M., 1955). Elevated to silk in 1980. Former Council Member Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Former Member: Nigerian Body of Benchers; Legal Privileges Committee; Former President and now Patron of Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce; 1990, Distinguished Service Award by the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce for outstanding leadership performance in promoting friendship and economic development between Nigeria and the U.S.A.