On the 17th of November, 2022, DAWN Commission hosted the British Deputy High Commissioner, Mr Ben Llewellyn-Jones and his team. There were in-depth discussions about the investment opportunities available to British Businesses in Southwest Nigeria in sectors such as energy, broadband accessibility, and agriculture.
AARE Afe Babalola, SAN, B.SC. (ECONS), LL.B (HONS), B.L., OFR, CON, FNIALS, FCIARB., LL.D. F Philanthropist, Educationist, Agriculturist and Legal Luminary From a humble background in the rustic town of Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, Nigeria, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has grown not only to be a colossus in the legal profession and in …
Hon. Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola (CON) was born on October 27, 1933 at Ilesa, Osun State and attended Temidire Model School from 1939 to 1943 for his primary education and Ilesa Grammar School from 1944 to 1950 for his secondary education. He studied as an external student of the University of London and was a …
Bolanle Austen-Peters was born on the 4th of February 1969. She is the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Bolanle attended the Command Secondary School Ibadan, the International School Ibadan and the University of Lagos for her undergraduate studies and earned a master’s degree in International Law from the London School …
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti on 15 October 1938 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria into an upper-middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement; his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, an Anglican minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers. As …
Kemi Adetiba, a Music Director from Lagos state and also the Director of one of the most sought-after Nigerian movies in 2016, ‘The Wedding Party’. Born in Lagos on January 8, 1980, Kemi Adetiba started her journey into the media as a young child where she headlined two national television commercials for the iconic detergent …
1st Grammy Award Winner in Nigeria Olalekan Babalola is a Nigerian Jazz Percussionist, a Musician and the 1st Grammy Award Winner in Nigeria. Born in Lagos State in 1960, he attended the Bishop Oluwole Primary School, Agege for his Basic Education before proceeding to Iwo in the old Oyo State for his Secondary School Education. …
