Ilorin NBA Branch Celebrates First Female Senior Advocate of Nigeria
According to Leadership, the Ilorin branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Kwara State, has made history with the inauguration of its first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Barrister Ronke Adeyemi, who hails from Ekiti State but is a long-standing member of the Ilorin branch of the NBA, was among the lawyers elevated to the prestigious rank of SAN on Monday by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
Adeyemi, a University of Benin graduate who was called to Bar in 1993, has been practising in Ilorin since 1995. Her recognition marks a significant milestone in the over 50-year history of the NBA Ilorin branch, making her the first female legal practitioner resident in Ilorin to receive the honour.
She was the vice chairman of NBA, Ilorin branch, from 2007 to 2009 and the chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Kwara State branch, from 2014 to 2017.
She also served as a member of the Judicial Panel of Enquiry on the EndSARS protests in 2020 and was a member of the national executive committee (NEC) of the NBA between 2020 and 2022.
Adeyemi is currently the President of the Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) and also the first female to occupy such position in the state.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Babajide Ajayi AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa JMK Construction Company Limited Tunji Oyawoye Joseph Alex Offorjama EFCC Busari Toyin Isiaka Ahmad Uthman Bolakale Kawu Agaka Sarah Jubril VADA Kwara State University Of Education Titus Ashaolu Dunmade Ayegbeni Adedipe Adebayo Salami COVID-19 Palliatives Just Event Online AGF Abdulrazaq Minimum Wage Share Garba Ayodele Wahab Kola Shittu Dagbalodo Kwha.gov.ng Isiaka Yusuf Belgore Jawondo Turaki Muhammad Ghali Alaaya Yusuf A. Usman Harrison Osauwagboe Shuaib Abdulkadir Michael Ologundea Esinniobiwa Quareeb Kayode Ishola Kubra Kazum Post-utme CLAY POT Sarkin Malamai Akanbi-Oke Akorede Sango-UITH Road Saidu Isa ER-KANG Ariyo Usman Alkali Baba CCT Tunde Kazeem Abubakar Abdulraheem Lanwa Isiaka Gold Shuaibu Yaman Idris Garuba KWATMA Offorjama Ilorin International Airport First Lady Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Kishira Moses Rahman Popoola QuickWin UNIFEMGA Baaziki Sulaiman SWAN Oke-Ero CELF Sadiq Umar Gbenga Awoyale Osuwa Babaloja-General Sheriff Olanrewaju Kwara TV MATTA Girls Foundation Kamaldeen Kehinde Prince Bola Ajibola

