Essex law graduate saving lives in Nigeria wins Study UK award Kola Alapinni, who graduated with an LLM in International Human Rights Law, won this year's Social Action Award in Nigeria for his life-saving contributions, which has also seen him save countless lives through his advocacy work
Kola Alapinni wins the Study UK Alumni Social Action Award 🎉 Huge congratulations to our Legal Adviser Kola Alapinni on winning the Study UK Alumni Social Action Award! 🏆 Since 2020, Mr Kola Alapinni has been a force in our pursuit of protecting artistic freedom in Nigeria He doesn’t just practice law; he uses it as a tool for transformative social action!
University of Essex graduate awarded for overturning death sentence Kola Alapinni said he defied the threat of mob violence when he provided pro bono legal defence in a number of blasphemy cases in Kano, Nigeria His counsel helped singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was sentenced to death in 2020, to avoid the penalty
Kola Alapinni (@FelaLives) Posts X Essex Law graduate, Kola Alapinni, who has successfully overturned a death sentence in Nigeria, has been recognised for his achievements at the @StudyUKBritish Alumni Awards, winning the Social Action Award
Nigerian Lawyer Kola Alapinni Recipient of 2024 . . . - 21Wilberforce Kola Alapinni is an international human rights lawyer who has provided legal defense in multiple freedom of religion or belief cases and and he has challenged the constitutionality of Nigerian blasphemy laws
When I Was In School, Dollar Was Less Than ₦100 We Used To Buy Tickets . . . Drawing from personal experience, Alapinni recalled that during his time in law school, the exchange rate between the naira and the U S dollar was far more favorable “I remember when I was in law school the dollar was less than 100 naira, thereabouts,” he said