Peter Akhimie Akhihiero

EDITOR

Hon. Justice Peter Akhimie Akhihiero LL. B (HONS) IFE; LL.M N.I.A.L.S. LAGOS; B.L is the Editor and founder of the Nigerian Law Guru website.  He attended Emotan Primary School, Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria from 1969 to 1975.  He had his secondary education at Immaculate Conception College, Benin City from 1975 to 1980 where he obtained the West African School Certificate with Division One.  From 1981 to 1985 he attended the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-lfe) and obtained the Bachelor of Laws Degree, Second Class Lower.  Thereafter, he attended the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island Lagos from 1985 to 1986, graduated with a Second Class Upper, and was called to the Bar on the 15th of October 1986. After his National Youth Service, he had a stint in private Legal Practice, up till January 1989, when he was appointed a state counsel in the then Bendel State, Ministry of Justice.

From 1999 to 2000 he attended the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal studies, University of Lagos campus, where he obtained the degree of Master of Laws in Legislative Drafting.  As a law officer in the Edo State Ministry of Justice, the editor was involved in civil and criminal litigation, rendering of legal opinions, legal drafting and legal research.  As Chief Legal Draftsman in the Ministry, he piloted major research work in Legal drafting for close to a decade.  He was the legal adviser to the Edo State Planned Parenthood Federation from 1992 till 2007.He is a member of the International Bar Association. Presently, he is a judge of the Edo State High Court of Justice. He has presented several Law papers in law seminars, workshops, and conferences.

His Lordship is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators of Nigeria and on the 1st of December 2020, he was inducted as a Fellow of the said Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators of Nigeria.

The Editor has attended courses in software application and is certified by the MIKON INSTITUTE of Information Technology in Nigeria.