By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
The Itsekiri community has been thrown into mourning following the death of Grace Ogbemi, the first female lawyer in the Mid-West region.
She died in Lagos at the age of 89 just a week before her 90th birthday.
Before her death, she was a successful Itsekiri businessman and politician.
Born in Warri July 11, 1935 to Chief Reece Edukugho, Madam Grace Ogbemi was called to the English Bar in 1958, becoming the first female lawyer in the Mid-West Region, now Edo and Delta states.
She was a partner in the law firm of Godfrey Amachree Ogbemi & Co.
She got married to Franklin Ogbemi, a Chartered Engineer.
Newstracktoday reports that she died on July 5, 2025.
