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The honour of becoming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has not lost its allure despite its age on the Nigerian scene.

The committees, comprising over 300 members, were announced by the NBA President, Olumide Akpata, as part of activities to commemorate his six months in office.

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 23 January 2021 A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Funke Aboyade, speaks to OLADIMEJI RAMON about her childhood, career journey and related issues Where were you born and what kind of upbringing did you have? I was born in Ibadan but then spent my first year of life in Michigan in the United States. At other stages of my childhood, part of my elementary school was also in the United States, but basically I grew up at the University of Ibadan where both my parents were professors.  My parents were strict but loving; my dad, especially, was quite the disciplinari...

Advertisement My colleague and very good friend, Waziri Adio, has a sense of humour that sometimes borders on the morbid. Shortly before we departed Lagos last Sunday on the first leg of ‘THISDAY Meets the Nation’ tour, he said: “If this aircraft crashes, THISDAY would be re-enacting the Zambia national soccer team tragedy scenario.” Mr. Victor Ifijeh (current Managing Director of The Nation newspaper) immediately scolded Waziri: “Why do you always think negatively?” Apparently, the editor of THISDAY, whom we all call Kabila in the newsroom, was not in a hurry to join his Congoles...

The Keynote Address delivered last week by Funke Aboyade, SAN FCIArb, at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ibadan Branch 2020 Law Week “We are this world. Its next generation. If you’re not trying to save us, then what exactly are you trying to save?” – Claudia Gray Introduction The topic is apt for these troubled times, as is the quote above. I hope to provoke, to engage, to challenge, to educate not just the audience but also myself, to ginger, to proffer solutions. Questions, Questions I begin with perhaps provocative questions. Why Lawyers as frontline advocates, what...