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Femi Fani-Kayode l.l.b(lond),l.l.m(cantab), b.l, dipl. Lagos,Nigeria on 16th October 1960 to Chief Remilekun Adetokunbo Fani-Kayode m.a, l.l.b(hons cantab), Q.C , s.a.n,c.o.n and to Chief (Mrs) Adia Adunni Fani-Kayode. He was christened Oluwafemi Adewunmi Fani-Kayode.tinyurl.com He is a lawyer and he was the Unique Assistant(Public Affairs) to President Olusegun Obasanjo from July 2003 till June 2006 . Femi Fani-Kayode comes from an illustrious, well educated and effectively established lineage. He was born to the Kayode loved ones of Ile-Ife and Lagos in South-Western Nigeria. His great-grand father , The Reverend Emmanuel Adedapo Kayode, got his Masters of Arts Degree (Durham) in the 1880s' following which he went into christian ministry and was ordained as a minister of the Anglican Church.
He brought christainity to Ile-Ife and he joined hands with other individuals to take it to other parts of south-western Nigeria exactly where he served as one particular of the most respected and major pastors of his generation. He was married to Mrs. Sophia Kayode (nee Cole) whose brother, The Reverend M.S. Cole was also an Anglican Priest, was the very first principal of Abeokuta Grammar college(1908 - 1920) and was the initial Principal of Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife. They had been blessed with nine young children and their 1st child , Victor Adetokunbo Kayode m.a., l.l.b (hons cantab) was the grandfather of Femi Fani-Kayode. Victor Adetokunbo Kayode studied law at Cambridge University in 1917, was called to the British Bar and right after a distinguished career at the Bar joined the bench and went on to become one particular of the most respected magistrates in Nigeria.
He was married to one of the brightest stars of Lagos high society in those days, Mrs. Aurora Kayode (nee Fanimokun). Remilekun Kayode was so close to his mother that he attached the prefix of her maiden name (Fani) to his father’s name and that was how the name "Fani-Kayode" was created. Femi Fani-Kayode started his key school education at the age of 8 at Brighton College,Brighton in the U.K immediately after which he went to a prestigious boarding college named Holmewood house preparatory college in Tunbridge Wells , South-East England. Immediately after leaving law college in 1985 Femi Fani-Kayode worked in the law firm of the legendary Chief Rotimi Williams in Lagos following which he moved to his father’s Law Firm "Fani- Kayode and Sowemimo Chambers".
There he worked under the direct tutelage of his father and his uncle, the late and very respected Chief Sobo Sowemimo. Soon after president Olusegun Obasanjo relinquished power in 2007, an unprecedented wave of virulent criticism, disinformation ,false accusations and misrepresentation was unleashed on him and all these that worked closely with him from different quarters. Femi Fani-Kayode was not left out and has had his own fair share. Despite this he has resolved to continue to play a part in the affairs of his nation well into the distant future. Femi Fani-Kayode is happily married to Mrs. Regina Fani-Kayode (nee Hanson-Amonoo) who hails from a distinguished Ghanian loved ones and who is a pastor and a rising figure in the intercessionary ministry of the Pentecostal/Evangelical church. He has five gorgeous children: Folake Fani-Kayode, Temi Fani-Kayode, Tobi Fani-Kayode , Tumi Fani-Kayode and Remi Fani-Kayode.
Reading christian literature, playing polo, practising karate and boxing , watching rugby, studying eschatology , studying European history and literature, writing articles and poems,breeding and raising higher pedigree guard dogs and shooting. He has written over 150 articles in the final 20 years which have been published in numerous national and international journals and newspapers. He has written a lot of poems like:A Lovely WorldThe Eagle,The Lion,The Warrior and The King The 1 I LoveAs Unworthy as I Am A Prayer For The Year. C.S Lewis ,Christopher Marlowe,Charles Dickens,Linton Kwesi Johnson and William Shakespeare.tinyurl.com Bishop Mike Okonkwo of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (Trem), Nigeria.Dr. B.O. Ezekiel of Christian Pentecostal Mission (CPM), Nigeria.Dr. Daniel K. Olukoya Of Mountain of Fire Ministries (MFM), Nigeria.
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