Professor Babatunde Oni (SAN)

Activities

8th Inaugural Lecture, University of Lagos

  • Title: “Crying from the Grave: Trust’s Resonance in Inheritance Tales”

  • Delivered at the J.F. Ade-Ajayi Auditorium, UNILAG’s 2023–2024 academic session.

  • The lecture addressed modern issues in estate planning, customary trusts, and intestate succession—calling for legal reform in inheritance laws.

Lecture featured in The Guardian Nigeria

  • Delivered the same inaugural lecture (“Crying from the Grave…”), focusing on reforming Nigerian inheritance laws—emphasizing equitable, culturally sensitive frameworks.

Moderator, NBA Ibadan 70th Anniversary Programs

Chaired panels during the legal anniversary sessions:

  • Session III: “Intellectual Rights Infringement in the 21st Century”
  • Session IV: “The Lawful Use of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice in Nigeria”
    Events held at Aare Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Ibadan; December 17–18, 2024

Panelist – NBA Ibadan Platinum Celebration

  • Participated alongside Dean Prof. Abiola Sanni SAN and Dr. Folashade Adegbite on academic/legal panels during the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch’s Platinum event

Public Advocacy & Media Engagement

  • Named as a national voice advocating estate-planning mechanisms and inheritance reform through media statements and opinion pieces—for example, via UNILAG’s Communication Unit and The Guardian Nigeria.

Earlier, pre‑2024

Though less precisely dated, the following highlight his academic and public-service contributions over the last decade:

  • 2012 – Delivered research paper “Discourse and Public Political Communication: A Semiotic View on Islamic Banking Communication in Nigeria” at Redeemer’s University conference. nimrfoundation.orgstaff.run.edu.ng

  • Published numerous scholarly articles and supervised advanced research—specializing in Private & Property Law, Trusts, and Restitution.