• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Prince Bola Ajibola Buried Amid Tributes

..Osinbajo, Obasanjo, Osoba, other dignitaries in attendance

Vital News by Vital News
April 9, 2023
in News
0
Ex-Nigeria’s Minister Of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola Is Dead
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

 

 

The late former Nigeria’s Minister of Justice ,Prince has been buried according to Islamic rites at Abeokuta, Ogun State.

He was buried at about 5pm at the headquarters of Islamic Movement for Africa ( IMA), in Abeokuta, after a Janazah prayers led by the Chief Imam of Abeokuta, Alhaji Sa’dalLah Bamgbola.

A special prayer session for the deceased and his relations was held later.

RelatedStories

President Tinubu Accepts Departure Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman, Bestows CON National Honour On Him

Amid Allegation Of Certificate Forgery, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji Resigns As Minister

Acting Chairman Of INEC, Agbamuche-Mbu, Promises To Uphold Standards, Integrity , Professionalism

History As Governor Abiodun Inaugurates First Flight At Gateway International Airport

Dignitaries , including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engineer Naimot Salako-Oyedele; and the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu aming others.

His Excellency Judge Bola Abdul Jabbar Ajibola,
(SAN, KBE, D.Sc,D.Litt,FNIALS,FCIArb,CFR) was born on 22nd March, 1934 to the Owu Royal Family.

He attended Owu Baptist Day School, Ago Owu and Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, Ogun State for his primary and secondary school education between 1942 and 1955.

In 1958, he was enrolled at Holborn College of Law, University of London from where he graduated in 1962 with a degree in law before he was called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn on 27 November 1962.

He was President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), 1984-1985 and Attorney-General/Minister of Justice (1985-1991).

From there, he moved to the International Court of Justice, Den Hague, Netherlands.

After a three-year stint at the World Court in 1994, he further served as Judge Ad Hoc of the World Court from 1994 to 2002.

He was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He also served as the Nigeria High Commissioner to the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2002.

He was Chairman of Nigerian delegation to the Nigerian-Cameroon Mixed Commission on the Bakassi Peninsula.

Prince Ajibola served as Vice President and later President of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal from 1994 to 2005; President, World Association of the World Jurists and Arbitrator, Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Dispute Commission.

A voracious reader, prolific writer, renowned administrator, jurist and arbitrator of global acclaim, Prince Ajibola has attended numerous international conferences and has held international positions and arbitration assignments too numerous to mention here.

In his professional career, he has provided outstanding legal consultancy services to several companies including Avon Cosmetics Limited; Masms Solicitors and Co. of London; Exxon, Houston, Texas, USA and Arthur Anderson and Co., London and Lagos.

In recognition of his outstanding imprints on the sands of time, Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, awarded him Doctor of Literature (D. Litt) in 2003 while the Federal University of Agriculture conferred on him an Honorary Doctor of Agriculture (D. Agric) in 2004.

As the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice between 1985 and 1991, he never took home a salary, asking that same should be distributed to the coffers of Federal Government (35%), Nigerian Bar Association (25%) and Charitable/humanitarian organisations (40%). The first Nigerian to be so selfless.

He also founded African Concern, a non-governmental organisation in Lusaka, Zambia in May, 1995 to promote peace, justice and harmony among peoples of Africa in order to eradicate the problems of refugees arising from political conflicts and natural disasters.

This, he accomplished in association with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to give succour to refugees in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Rwanda.

Prince Ajibola, an altruist, founded Islamic Mission for Africa in 1996, which gave birth to Crescent University, Abeokuta, a visionary initiative capable of building a new generation of graduates imbued with industry, moral uprightness and diligence as well as the inculcation of spiritual redevelopment in young men and women.

Furthermore, the reputed legal icon and Islam’s ambassador has to his credit other awards and honours among which are: Knight of the Order of British Empire (KBE), 1989; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitration (FCIArb); World Jurist Award 1987; Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), 1986; Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFR) among others.

Judge Bola Ajibola is the Founder/Proprietor, Crescent University, Abeokuta.

Built on the pedestal of knowledge and faith, the university was established as a private academic institution under the banner of Islamic Mission for Africa(IMA).

It was established in consonance with her doctrine and vision: learning and character. The operating licence from the Federal Government of Nigeria was obtained from National Universities Commission(NUC) on June 9, 2005 by the then Minister of Education, Mrs Chinwe Nora Obaji.

Judge Bola Ajibola founded the university after selling his assets both in Nigeria and abroad to achieve the noble cause of assisting the Nigerian populace in closing the widening gap between attainable potential students’ population and limited space in public universities.

Of his vision,accomplishment of Crescent University is the ultimate.

The university which prides itself as Citadel of Academic and Moral Excellence has graduated 12 sets at undergraduate level and 5 sets at Master’s level.

Today,many of these products are performing excellently well both in further studies and employment.

Some of them who made First Class in their first degree have also clinched Distinction/PhD grades in their MSc programmes abroad and government-owned universities in Nigeria.

Only recently,Adedeji Ajayi,who bagged his BSc and MSc degrees from Crescent University got a keenly contested appointment as a senior journalist (Planning) with the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) while employers of labour have consistently lauded Crescent University products for good conduct.

This is, in fact, in concord with Judge Ajibola’s mission that “we are not out to produce brilliant beasts but global citizens” who will bring about peaceful coexistence among nations of the world.(vitalnewsngr.com)

Tags: ObasanjoOgunOsobaPrince
Previous Post

Cleric Calls For Change In Leadership Recruitment Process

Next Post

Brain Drain : MDCAN Kicks Against Bill Proposing 5-year Service For Doctors

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

President Tinubu Accepts Departure Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman, Bestows CON National Honour On Him
National

President Tinubu Accepts Departure Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman, Bestows CON National Honour On Him

October 7, 2025
Amid Allegation Of Certificate Forgery, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji Resigns As Minister
Education

Amid Allegation Of Certificate Forgery, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji Resigns As Minister

October 7, 2025
Acting Chairman Of INEC,  Agbamuche-Mbu, Promises To Uphold Standards, Integrity , Professionalism
National

Acting Chairman Of INEC, Agbamuche-Mbu, Promises To Uphold Standards, Integrity , Professionalism

October 7, 2025
History As Governor  Abiodun Inaugurates First Flight At Gateway International Airport
Aviation

History As Governor Abiodun Inaugurates First Flight At Gateway International Airport

October 7, 2025
PENGASSAN Members Shut Down NNPC, NUPRC, NMDPRA
Labour

Dangote Refinery : FG Berates PENGASSAN For Holding Nigeria To Ransom

October 7, 2025
Next Post
Brain Drain : MDCAN Kicks Against Bill Proposing 5-year Service For Doctors

Brain Drain : MDCAN Kicks Against Bill Proposing 5-year Service For Doctors

South American Arrested With 9.9kg Cocaine Concealed In Condoms

South American Arrested With 9.9kg Cocaine Concealed In Condoms

Nigeria Needs A Statesman With Mission, Vision As Next  President –  Council For Islamic Affairs

NSCIA Felicitates Christians At Easter

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

The Suspension of Wale Adedayo, Suspended Chairman, Ijebu East Local Government : What You Should Know  by Hon Fasheyi Adesuji Akindele

Cult Clashes : Ogun Restricts Movement From 7pm – 6am In Sagamu

2 years ago
Police Arraign Ekiti Woman For Reneging On Marriage Promise After Collecting N607,500 From Suitor

Oyo Attorney-General Takes Over Prosecution Of Woman Accused Of Defrauding Ibadan School Of N34. 250million

3 months ago
Ahead Eid-el-Kabir Celebration, Kogi CP Orders Tight Security

Ahead Eid-el-Kabir Celebration, Kogi CP Orders Tight Security

2 years ago
Kogi Poly Elevates 8 Lecturers, Dismisses 4 For Sexual Harassment, Other Offences

Kogi Poly Elevates 8 Lecturers, Dismisses 4 For Sexual Harassment, Other Offences

3 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

History As Governor Abiodun Inaugurates First Flight At Gateway International Airport

Dangote Refinery : FG Berates PENGASSAN For Holding Nigeria To Ransom

NCDC Chairman, Akighir, Promises Equitable Distribution Of Projects, Interventions Among States In North Central

EXPLORING CHINA’S YUNNAN AND ITS COFFEE HAVEN : Travelogue By Lawal Sale

Agbamuche Becomes INEC Acting Chairman As Mahmood Yakubu Serves Out Tenure

I Am Under Intense Pressure To Contest 2027 Governorship Election In Taraba — David Kente

Trending

President Tinubu Accepts Departure Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman, Bestows CON National Honour On Him
National

President Tinubu Accepts Departure Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman, Bestows CON National Honour On Him

by Vital News
October 7, 2025
0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the departure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s as the Chairman of the...

Amid Allegation Of Certificate Forgery, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji Resigns As Minister

Amid Allegation Of Certificate Forgery, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji Resigns As Minister

October 7, 2025
Acting Chairman Of INEC,  Agbamuche-Mbu, Promises To Uphold Standards, Integrity , Professionalism

Acting Chairman Of INEC, Agbamuche-Mbu, Promises To Uphold Standards, Integrity , Professionalism

October 7, 2025
History As Governor  Abiodun Inaugurates First Flight At Gateway International Airport

History As Governor Abiodun Inaugurates First Flight At Gateway International Airport

October 7, 2025
PENGASSAN Members Shut Down NNPC, NUPRC, NMDPRA

Dangote Refinery : FG Berates PENGASSAN For Holding Nigeria To Ransom

October 7, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • President Tinubu Accepts Departure Of Yakubu As INEC Chairman, Bestows CON National Honour On Him October 7, 2025
  • Amid Allegation Of Certificate Forgery, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji Resigns As Minister October 7, 2025
  • Acting Chairman Of INEC, Agbamuche-Mbu, Promises To Uphold Standards, Integrity , Professionalism October 7, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In