3. He did his secondary education at Ansar- D- Deen Grammar School, Randle Avenue and finished in 1985/86.
4. He attended Markaz Islamic Training Center, Agege, Lagos from 1985/86- 1993.
5. He immediately proceeded to Bayero University, Kano to read Sharia & Civil Law (Combined) and graduated in 1998.
6. He proceeded to Al-Azhar University, Cairo where he participated in a certificate course for specialization in Da’wah. He gained admission to the Nigerian Law School Bwari, Abuja and was called to the bar in 2001.
7. He started the practice of Law with the Law firms of M.A.O. Ojelade & Co, Paul Usoro (SAN) & Co, Stillwaters Law Firm in Ikoyi, Lagos; a reputable intellectual property / corporate and commercial law firm.
8. He started his own practice fully in 2010 in his Law Firm, Abdullahi Adam Abdullahi & Co, having registered same in 2002.
9. He founded an Islamic Organization at Akoka, Lagos in 2003 called Fountain of Islamic Wisdom Society of Nigeria. (Manbahul Hikmah Islamic Society of Nigeria)
10. He also lectured as a part - time Law Lecturer in Lagos State Polytechnics, Lagos from 2004-2010
11. He concluded his LL.M Programme at the Lagos State University in 2009
12. He was inducted as an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration, (U.K). in 2011.
13. He participated in the GoldenCRI (Centre for Research and Innovation) Washington D.C. U.S.A. Strategic Leadership Conference in January 2017.
14. He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Administration, Nigeria on the 28th July, 2017.
15. He attended the All-Administrators National Conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Administration from 26-27th October, 2017.
16. He is an alumnus of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Lagos after participating in various courses in the field of law ranging from aviation, corporate and commercial to litigations.
17. He is currently running a Ph.D Programme in Legislative Drafting at the same institute.
18. He is the Company Secretary to many companies like Medview Airline Plc, Royalsec Services Limited etc. He is also one of the external solicitors to many corporate organizations like Access Bank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc and Excelsior Hotel Limited.
19. He started another masters degree programme in International Law and Diplomacy (MILD) at the prestigious University of Lagos in 2020/2021 academic session and is about to conclude same.
20. He has attended many international Islamic conferences both home and away like Lagos, Oyo, Kano, Abuja, Egypt, U.S.A, Morocco, Sudan, Algeria, Abu Dhabi, Mauritania and Saudi Arabia.
21. He was sworn in as a Kadi (Honourable Justice) of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on the 16th August, 2021.
22. He completed his Masters of International Law & Diplomacy (MILD) at the prestigious University of Lagos, Akoka in 2023-24 acaedmic session.
23. He has participated in a number of trainings for judicial officers both locally and internationally like the followings:
1. 15th -19th November, 2021, All Nigeria Judges’ Conference at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, Nigeria.
2. 21st - 25th March, 2022, Refresher Course for Judges and Kadis at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, Nigeria.
3. 16th - 20th May, 2022, Induction Course for newly appointed Judicial Officers of the Superior Courts of Records at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, Nigeria.
4. 27th - 29th June, 2022, National Workshop for Judges on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja, Nigeria.
5. 5th -10th August, 2022, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in Islamic Banking held at Cairo-Egypt under the auspices of Centre for Islamic Research Training & Development (CIRTDA) in collaboration with Tamayoz for Training, Development and Consulting / Egyptian Islamic Finance Association (EIFA).
6. 20th – 25th September, 2023, The Principles of Islamic Legal maxims and its Application in Sharia Courts held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia under the auspices of Centre for Islamic Research Training & Development (CIRTDA in Collaboration with Markaz Masarat- Alqimmah, Butha’a Quraish, Mecca. Saudi Arabia.

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