Event · 📍 Nigeria · first report 05 Nov 2026, 20:42 UTC · latest 06 Nov 2026, 19:23 UTC

Fani-Kayode, Seyi Tinubu, three others receive senior counsel rank

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05 Nov 2026, 20:42 UTC First report: Punch
06 Nov 2026, 19:23 UTC New independent origin: Premium Times

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Punch 05 Nov 2026, 20:42 UTC
Fani-Kayode, Seyi Tinubu, three others receive senior counsel rank
The Nigerian Law Society has conferred the rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria on Femi Fani-Kayode, Seyi Tinubu, and three other legal professionals. Read More: https://punchng.com/fani-kayode-seyi-tinubu-three-others-receive-senior-counsel-rank/
Vanguard 06 Nov 2026, 05:28 UTC
Fani-Kayode, Seyi Tinubu, three others receive Senior Counsel rank
By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, and four other legal professionals have been conferred with the rank of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS). The conferment took …
Punch 06 Nov 2026, 13:39 UTC
Fani-Kayode rejects NLS senior counsel rank
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has rejected the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria rank, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society. Read More: …
Vanguard 06 Nov 2026, 16:01 UTC
Fani-Kayode disowns purported conferment of SCN rank
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has disassociated himself from the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) rank, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS). The post Fani-Kayode disowns …
Premium Times 06 Nov 2026, 19:23 UTC
Fani-Kayode rejects senior counsel of Nigeria title
Mr Fani-Kayode publicly rejected 'senior counsel' title conferred on him and four others by the controversial Nigerian Law Society (NLS). The post Fani-Kayode rejects senior counsel of Nigeria title appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .