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He has won many national and international awards and he has been honoured by many clubs and associations. Amongst his honours and awards are the following:
- Made a member of the Ghandi Foundation in 1971.
- Honourary member of NUJ, in Nigeria 1972.
- Life member of the University of Benin Students' Union in 1977.
- Senior Advocate of the Masses OAU on August 27, 1988.
- Life member, University of Ibadan Student Union, in 1988
- NANS life membership in 1990.
- Bruno Kriesky Award for his contributions to the defence of Human Rights on June 11, 1993.
- American Bar Association Award for Human Rights in 1996.
- Naming of the Victory College Ikare Library, his
alma-mater, after him after 50 years of its establishment.
- Prestigious Bernard Simons Memorial Award by the
International Bar Association (IBA) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the rule of law in Nigeria in 1998.
- Times Patriot Award by Daily Times Nigeria Plc. on 1st of June, 2001.
- Best Humanitarian Award by City People on 25th March, 2001.
- Worthy Contributions to the Development of Education in Nigeria by Hon. Dr. Willie Ogbeide Scholarship - Trust Fund Merit Award on 2nd December, 2001.
- Principles of Human Rights Merit Award in his honour for his worthy contributions to the protection of human rights and Fundamental freedoms by Barrister Richard Dubor Books Launching Communitee on 9th December, 2000.
- Excellence Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the maintenance of law and order, provision of security, crime prevention and control in Nigeria by the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria on 22nd December, 1999.
- Merit Award on him at Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Creation of Ondo State by the Ondo State Government on the 16th June, 2001.
- Award on him for his relentless service and commitment to the Rule of Law in Nigeria by the Nigerian Bar Association (Ikeja Branch) on 15th of June, 2001.
MAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS
- Named Man of the Year 1988 by African Concord Magazine.
- Voted Quality Magazine Man of the Year 1988
- In 1989, the Weekend Concord named him Man of the Year amongst others.
- Named lawyer of the Year 1988 by the African Guardian Magazine of January 2, 1989.
- In 1993, the Weekend Concord named him Man of the Year 1992 amongst others.
- Named Man of the Year 1996 by Newswatch Magazine.
- Voted Man of the Year 1996 amongst others by the Nigerian Tribune Newspapers of December 28, 1996.
- On December 20, 1997 Punch Newspaper named him Man of the Year, 1997.
- In December 1999, Nigerian Tribune named him Man of the Year amongst others.
- On December 26, 1999, Hallmark Newspaper named him Man of the Year 1999.
- On January 8, 2000 Weekend Triumph named him Man of the Year 1999.
- On January 9, 2000, he was named Man of the Year 1999 by National Times.
- Named Man of the Year 2000 by the Weekly Trust Newspaper of January 12-18, 2001.
MAN OF THE CENTURY AWARD
- Named Man of the Century by Weekend Concord on Saturday, December 25, 1999.
CONTROVERSIAL LAWYER OF THE MILLENNIUM AWARD
- On January 3, 2000, the Post Express named him the Controversial Lawyer of the Millennium.
SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA (SAN) AWARD
- On July 25, 2001, he was nominated for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) and was sworn-in on September 10, 2001.
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