Kehinde Sofola Explained
Chief Kehinde Sofola, QC, SAN, MON, CON (10 March 1924 – 25 March 2007)[1] was a prominent Nigerian Jurist and Minister of Justice during the Second Nigerian Republic.[2]
Early life and career
Chief Sofola was born on March 10, 1924, as one of the second of three sets of twins in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.[3] He was called to the English bar on September 11, 1954.[4] He was the founder of Kehinde Sofola's Chamber a law firm in Lagos State where Ayotunde Phillips, the Chief Judge of Lagos State began her career in September 1976.[5] [6] He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1978.[3]
Personal life
He was an elder brother to Idowu Sofola, the Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers. His eldest son Kayode Sofola is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chairman of United Bank for Africa.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sofola dies at 83 - OnlineNigeria.com . 2018-03-24 . 2018-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180324224326/http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=9692 . live .
- Book: The Attorney General: Chronicles and Perspectives. 9789789313839. 24 April 2015. Babalola. Olumide. 23 March 2013.
- News: Kehinde Sofola SAN, CON: A Legal Icon. Thisday. March 21, 2017. December 22, 2020. PressReader. February 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226141013/https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20170321/281715499436641. live.
- Book: To Serve in Truth & Justice. 9781456753337. 24 April 2015. Balogun. Hairat A.. March 2011. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226141013/https://books.google.com/books?id=O6Eiaw0oYRYC&q=Justice+Kehinde+Sofola&pg=PA129. live.
- Web site: New Telegraph – Lagos CJ: Historic succession of two sisters . Our Correspondent . newtelegraphonline.com . 24 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150514111130/http://newtelegraphonline.com/lagos-cj-historic-succession-of-two-sisters/ . 14 May 2015 .
- Web site: And Philips steps in . The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper . 24 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826051756/http://www.punchng.com/feature/the-law-you/and-philips-steps-in/ . 26 August 2012 .
- Web site: Diya Dipo eulogize Kehinde Sofola. The Nation News. 24 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725155112/http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=15109. 25 July 2015.
- Web site: Nigerian women are designer. Vanguard News. 24 April 2015. 24 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150424095942/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/11/every-nigerian-woman-is-a-designer-%e2%80%94-kayode-sofolasan/. live.
