Professor Grace Ogonda Akolokwu is a Professor of Property Law and Human Rights at the Rivers State University and Dean Faculty of Law, Rivers State University. A distinguished Professor of Law specialising in Property and Human Rights Law. A pioneer in her field, she holds the distinction of being the first female Professor of Law at Rivers State University, where she currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Law.
Professor Akolokwu’s academic journey is marked by a unique interdisciplinary foundation, beginning with a degree in Education and History from the University of Port Harcourt (1987) before transitioning to Law. She earned her LLB in 1999, followed by her admission to the Bar (BL) in 2001. She later obtained her LLM in 2006 and a PhD in Human Rights Law from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in 2017.
With over two decades of academic and administrative excellence, she has held pivotal roles, including Head of the Department of Private and Property Law and Coordinator of Postgraduate Programmes. Her teaching portfolio spans from undergraduate Equity and Trusts to PhD-level Secured Credit Systems. Beyond academia, she is an astute administrator, having managed Akolokwu & Co. (Arett Chambers) and served as a Member and Secretary of the Board for Rivers State Microfinance Bank Ltd.
An accomplished researcher, Professor Akolokwu has authored five scholarly books and published over 50 articles in reputable local and international journals. Her work focuses on the intersection of Property Law, Child and Gender Rights, and Customary Law. Outside the lecture hall, she is a committed social welfare crusader and a Knight of the Order of St. Mary (KSM). As the founder of WeProject Ede and the Egiland Ladies Forum, she remains dedicated to empowering women and the girl-child throughout the Niger Delta.
