A Nigerian lawyer, Aghoghomena Arhere, has received the 2026 Future Legal Scholar Award from the Minority Bar Association of Western New York in the United States.
Arhere, an alumna of Delta State University and a third-year law student at the University at Buffalo School of Law, received the award on October 9 at the association’s annual dinner at Forbes Theatre in Buffalo, New York.
In an Instagram post, the association said it was “excited to honor Mena Arhere with MBAWNY’s Future Legal Scholar Award at our 2026 Annual Dinner.”
It added that the event was an opportunity to “celebrate Mena and recognize her accomplishments, dedication, and promise as part of the next generation of legal leaders.”
PUNCH Online sighted a special congressional recognition issued to Arhere by United States Congressman Timothy M. Kennedy on Monday.
The recognition, on behalf of the US House of Representatives, commended her for her “exceptional
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