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Fani-Kayode disowns purported conferment of SCN rank
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Fani-Kayode disowns purported conferment of SCN rank

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Ambassador Femi Fani-Kayode, has disassociated himself from the purported conferment of the Senior Counsel of Nigeria (SCN) rank, also known as Blue Silk, on him by the Nigerian Law Society (NLS). Fani-Kayode also raised concerns about the legal and professional implications of the purported conferment, particularly in relation to the statutory framework regulating the legal profession in Nigeria and relevant judicial pronouncements on the conferment of professional ranks outside the established legal framework.

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Whirlwhind year from Wolverhampton to Hong Kong for Leger heroine Osborne
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Whirlwhind year from Wolverhampton to Hong Kong for Leger heroine Osborne

Classic success resulted in contract to ride at high-profile meeting for outstanding female jockey Saffie Osborne’s year began with a ride on a 150-1 chance in a race worth £7,000 at Wolverhampton on 6 January, when she trailed in last of the seven runners. A first top-10 finish in the Flat jockeys’ championship was the reward for Osborne’s consistency throughout the May-to-October title race, but the undoubted highlight was her victory on Highwayman victory in the St Leger in September.

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