Mike Awoyinfa
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Guest Columnist
Face to Face With J.J. Rawlings in Ghana, By Mike Awoyinfa
March 20, 2004. Accra. Ghana’s former ruler, J.J. Rawlings gave me so much hope but ended up dashing my hopes…
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10 MILLION LIBEL! The Litigation Lawyers Who Saved Me, By Mike Awoyinfa
I cannot forget my first day in court, facing a libel suit of ten million naira, in an era when…
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Richard Akinjide, SAN: My 13 Top Tips On Advocacy, By Mike Awoyinfa
The bizarre story was reported in the New York Times of June 15, 1964 about how Miss Vera Beth Stone,…
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H.O. Lardner, My No.1 Advocate & Master, By Mike Awoyinfa
ANTHONY IDIGBE, SAN, lost his dad the very day he was called to the bar—a day “fair and foul” as…
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Arts
Me With J.P. Clark, The Poet Now Gone (Sunday Concord Feb 24, 1985), By Mike Awoyinfa
The poet objected to being interviewed on tape. Casting a coy glance at the little instrument set to capture his…
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Wale Adesokan, SAN: After God, GOK Ajayi Taught Me Law, By Mike Awoyinfa
Wale Adesokan, SAN, one of the disciples of a legal juggernaut in today’s “LAWYERS AND MENTORS” series pays homage to…
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Guest Columnist
Ebun Sofunde, SAN ‘Joining Rotimi Williams, My Best Move’, By Mike Awoyinfa
At 38, Ebun Sofunde, SAN, made history as the youngest Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1988. He is a Co-founder…
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Yusuf Ali: Awomolo is not afraid of juniors rising above him, By Mike Awoyinfa
From my forthcoming book “COURTROOM AND LAW FIRM STRATEGIES,” Yusuf Ali (SAN) speaking on the importance of pupillage pays homage…
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Education
Dimgba Igwe’s Journalism Masterpiece, By Mike Awoyinfa
Exactly six years ago today on September 4, 2014, while jogging to keep fit on an early Saturday morning routine,…
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Event
Celebrating Pastor Tope Kayode-Ojo at 60, By Mike Awoyinfa
Today is the 60th birthday of Pastor Tope Kayode-Ojo, my wonderful in-law, friend and brother from the same hometown of…
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