“Not Just A Lawyer, But A Trailblazer” — Nigeria’s First Female Mid-West Lawyer, Grace Ogbemi, Dies At 89 - TheNigeriaLawyer
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“Not Just A Lawyer, But A Trailblazer” — Nigeria’s First Female Mid-West Lawyer, Grace Ogbemi, Dies At 89 - TheNigeriaLawyer
The death has been announced of Mrs. Grace Ogbemi, Nigeria’s first female lawyer from the Mid-West Region, who passed away in Lagos on July 5, 2025, just six days before her 90th birthday. Born July 11, 1935, in Warri, Delta State, to Chief Reece Edukugho, Mrs. Ogbemi made history in 1958 when she was called to the English Bar, becoming the first female legal practitioner from what is today Edo and Delta states. A proud Itsekiri woman, Mrs. Ogbe…
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