Mary Akanbi
5th August, 2025
In the past few days, we’ve seen the long-awaited release of the results for backlog students of the Nigerian Law School, a moment that has stirred a wide range of emotions across the legal community.
To everyone who passed, congratulations. Your perseverance, in the face of delay and uncertainty, has paid off. You have overcome more than an academic hurdle, you’ve conquered the test of patience and hope. I celebrate your success and welcome you warmly into the noble calling of the Bar. May this victory inspire a career rooted in excellence, discipline, and purpose.
To those who did not make it this time, please know this: a result never defines your worth, and a delay is not the end of your story. The journey to the Bar is not always linear, but it is always redeemable. Many of the brightest lawyers we admire today once stood where you now stand. What matters now is the strength to rise again, the courage to keep going, and the belief that you are not alone.
To the entire Nigerian legal community, let us be kind. Let us be sensitive. And above all, let us continue to advocate for a system that supports, uplifts, and strengthens every aspiring lawyer, regardless of what side of the result they currently find themselves.
CONGRATULATIONS 🎊🎉🥳
The profession needs YOU, it needs ALL of YOU.
Wishing you clarity, resilience, and peace as you take your next steps.
Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN
FCIArb (UK)
Former Chairman, NBA Lagos Branch
