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Honourable Justice Joseph Adetunji Adefarasin (1921 – 28 March 1989) was a Nigerian lawyer and High Court judge. He was one of the foremost students of Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos from 1932 to 1939 and studied law at University of London from 1946 to 1949. Joseph Adefarasin was the Second Chief of Judge of Lagos from 1 November 1974 to 24 April 1985. He was the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1977 to 1981. He was the first African to hold this position and was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal, which is the highest World Red Cross award. He was married to Hilda Adefarasin. They had five children including Wal
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Paul Adefarasin Paul Adeolu Adefarasin (born 25 January 1963) is a Nigerian pastor and televangelist. He is the Prelate and Metropolitan Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock church headquartered in Lagos (Nigeria) with branches in several cities across Nigeri ...
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Biography at Red Cross International

Biography at Nigerian Red Cross
1921 births 1989 deaths Lagos State judges Red Cross personnel People from Ijebu Ode Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 20th-century Nigerian lawyers Joseph Yoruba legal professionals Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom Igbobi College alumni Alumni of the University of London {{Nigeria-law-bio-stub