About Kehinde Sofola
Lived 1924 – 2007 (aged 83). Kehinde Sofola was a Nigerian lawyer, politician and minister.
Chief Kehinde Sofola, QC, SAN, MON, CON (10 March 1924 – 25 March 2007) was a prominent Nigerian Jurist and Minister of Justice during the Second Nigerian Republic.
Early life and career Chief Sofola was born on March 10, 1924, as one of the second of three sets of twins in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. He was called to the English bar on September 11, 1954. He was the founder of Kehinde Sofola's Chamber a law firm in Lagos State where Ayotunde Phillips, the Chief Judge of Lagos State began her career in September 1976. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1978.
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Who was Kehinde Sofola?
Nigerian lawyer (1924-2007)
When was Kehinde Sofola born?
Kehinde Sofola was born on 10 March 1924 in Ogun State.
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Kehinde Sofola died on 25 March 2007 in Ikoyi.
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Kehinde Sofola was a lawyer, politician and minister.
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Kehinde Sofola was Nigerian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kehinde Sofola. https://biography.guide/kehinde-sofola/
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