Peter Lifu
Nigerian jurist
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Peter Odo Lifu is a Nigerian Jurist. He is a Federal High Court Judge in Osun State. Lifu was appointed Judge on 21 June 2018 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Education and career
Peter Lifu attended University of Jos, Nigeria where he studied Law and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws. He was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar Association after he obtained his BL. In 2003, he obtained an M.Sc in Political Science from University of Ibadan. Lifu also obtained an LL.M from University of Ibadan.
He began legal career under the Pupillage of Matthew Adepoju and Co. in Ibadan. In 2005, he began his own law firm Peter Lifu & Co.
In 2013, he was appointed National Industrial Court Judge and was on bench of the Federal High Court of Nigeria until he was officially appointed in 2018 by President Muhammadu Buhari.