Afe Babalola

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Afe Babalola
CON OFR SAN
Born (1929-10-30) 30 October 1929 (age 94)
Ado Ekiti, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ekiti State, Nigeria)
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • Farmer
  • Educationist
  • Educational administrator
Years active1963–Present
RelativesBolanle Austen-Peters (daughter)
Awards
Websitewww.afebabalola.com

Afe Babalola CON OFR SAN (born 30 October 1929)[1][unreliable source?][2] is a Nigerian lawyer and founder of Afe Babalola University.[3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Afe Babalola was born in Ekiti State South Western Nigeria. He attended Emmanuel Primary School, Ado Ekiti.[5] He enrolled for the Senior Cambridge School Certificate examination by private study from Wolsey Hall, Oxford.[6] He later obtained the A’Level certificate of London University before he proceeded to London School of Economics where he received a bachelor's degree in Economics.[7] He worked briefly at the Central Bank of Nigeria before he left to the University of London where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law.[8] In 1963, he was called to the England bar, the same year he became a member of Lincoln's Inn, London.[9]

Legal career[edit]

Afe Babalola began his career at Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria as a litigation lawyer at Olu Ayoola and Co, law firm.[10] In 1965, after two years of legal practice, he established his own law firm, Afe Babalola and Co. (Emmanuel Chambers).[11] In 1987, he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the highest rank in Legal profession in Nigeria.[12] In 2001, he was appointed, Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria.[13] He held the position till 2008 during which he emerged as best Pro-Chancellor of Nigerian Universities consecutively in 2005 and 2006.[14] In 2009, he established Afe Babalola University to promote education in Nigeria. In 2013, the university was ranked the second best private university in Nigeria and 17 of 136 universities in Nigeria.[15]

Arbitration[edit]

In 2002, he was inducted as a fellow in the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb). He was president of the institute from 2017 to October 2021.[16] He made significant contributions towards the growth of the institute during his tenure. Despite his retirement, he has remained an avid supporter of NICArb and the ADR community.

Personal life[edit]

Babalola is married to Modupe Mercy Babalola. He has nine children, including Bolanle Austen-Peters.[17]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Afe Babalola biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture".
  2. ^ "Complete Firm". Afebabalola & Co. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ "That Afe Babalola University May Truly Excel, Articles". Thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Aare Afe Babalola reacts to Omirin, APC lawmakers threat to shun". Daily Post. 30 April 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Ifeoma, Peters (2017-10-02). "Legal Luminary Profile: Aare Emmanuel Afe Babalola, SAN, CON, OFR". DNL Legal and Style. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. ^ "A living legend: Afe Babalola". 27 October 2017.
  7. ^ "I want to live beyond 114 years – Afe Babalola," The Punch News, 4 Aug. 2013.
  8. ^ "Between Obafemi Awolowo and Afe Babalola". The Nation News. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "at 80 Babalola teaches law at abuad". Punch News. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "Afe Babalola: A lifetime of achievements". Vanguard News. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  11. ^ Michael Omolewa, "Lessons Learnt From Celebrating Aare Afe Babalola," The Guardian [Nigeria], 15 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Babalola bags University of London LLD". The Sun News. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "Parents' influence important to wards' success –Afe Babalola". New. Telegraphonline.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  14. ^ "I Can't Prostrate To Any Monarch Except Alaafin". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Former minister othhers applaud Abuad law programme". Punch News. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  16. ^ The Guardian (12 October 2021). "Aare Afe Babalola hand over NICArb to Fabian Ajogwu". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Afe Babalola Biography / Profile". Afe Babalola. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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