Aare Afe Babalola
10 Jul
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said the Nigerian judiciary is a victim like other struggling institutions. Kukah said this while delivering a keynote speech at the 60th call to bar anniversary celebration of a legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, in Ado Ekiti, in Ekiti State on Monday. According…
24 Feb
Elder Statesman and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola has taken a swipe at the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission (NUC), for ordering a mass closure of Nigeria’s universities because of the forthcoming elections..
24 Nov 2022
Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), has condemned the removal of Gboyega Aribisogan as Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly. He said that the action was illegal and against principles of fair-hearing.
26 Apr 2022
I am delighted to have been invited to be a part of this Summit. I thank the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata, for inviting me, and the Proprietor of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, CON, OFR, SAN
4 Feb 2022
As far back as November 4, 2001, I delivered a lecture in Port Harcourt at the First Memorial Lecture of His Majesty, King Abbi Amachree IV, the Amanyanbo of Kalabari, advocating for a new people’s Constitution to replace the 1999 Constitution...
22 Nov 2021
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, have given further insight into why terrorists’ recruitment is unabating in the country, stating that lack of quality education and unemployment were responsible.
20 Sep 2021
Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, has blamed hunger and poverty in Nigeria on government’s failure to support modern agriculture, even as he lamented that little has been done to help youths see farming as a business.
11 May 2021
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), yesterday, threw its weight behind calls for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, warning Nigeria cannot survive two more years under this regime.
7 Dec 2020
The Founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, at the weekend, told President Muhammadu Buhari that the nation would only overcome its myriad of challenges with a new constitution that will capture the agitation of many Nigerians.
30 Oct 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, as he marks his 91st birthday today. In a congratulatory message issued yesterday in Abuja by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President recalled the feats of the educationist, agriculturist, and legal luminary in the numerous fields he has ventured into.…
27 Mar 2020
Elder statesman and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has challenged scientists in institution to engage in research and find a lasting solution to COVID-19.
20 Feb 2020
President of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, his Ohanaeze Ndigbo counterpart, Nnia Nwodo and Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) yesterday insisted on restructuring of the country.