Ayoade Onireti gained his PhD in International Law and Human Rights from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In his early career, he worked as a legal practitioner in the public and private practice both in Nigeria and the UK, including DWF Solicitors Manchester. Ayoade previously taught several law undergraduate modules at the University of Central Lancashire, University of Salford, the University Campus of Football Business and also supervised post-graduate dissertations at the University of Suffolk.