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The High Court of Lagos State is the highest state court of law in Lagos State. It has several divisions, including Igbosere, Lagos Island, Ikeja, Epe, Ajah, Badagry, and Ikorodu. [1]
The Lagos State courts comprises three levels of courts. The high court is the court of last resort before the Supreme Court of Nigeria. [4] It is generally an appellate court that operates under discretionary review, meaning that the Court can choose which cases to hear, by granting of writs of certiorari. [5]
Politics of Nigeria. The Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHC) is one the Federal superior Courts of record in Nigeria. [1] It has coordinate jurisdiction with the High Courts of the States of the Federation, including FCT. The headquarters is located in Shehu Shagari Way, Central District Abuja. [2]
The Law of Nigeria consists of courts, offences, and various types of laws. Nigeria has its own constitution which was established on 29 May 1999. The Constitution of Nigeria is the supreme law of the country. There are four distinct legal systems in Nigeria, which include English law, Common law, Customary law, and Sharia Law.
Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba. (1960-04-23) 23 April 1960 (age 64) Lagos Island, Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria) Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba (born 23 April 1960), is a Nigerian jurist and the present chief judge of Lagos State. He was appointed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in June 2019 as the 17th chief justice of the state.
The Chief Judge of Lagos State is the head of the Lagos State Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Lagos State Government and the chief judge of the High Court of Lagos State. From 1967 to 1973, the title was called Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. [1][2] The appointment is often made by the Governor. "Section 271 (1) of the Constitution ...
The establishment of the Magistrate Court gave birth to the High Court, the then Lagos State Supreme Court. [10] When the Supreme Court of Nigeria was founded, the Lagos Supreme Court metamorphosed into the High Court of the Federal Territory Lagos with the concurrent appointment of John Taylor as Chief Judge. [11]
The High Court of Lagos State covers a total area of 18,545.44m² - located in Igbosere, a district in the Lagos Island local government area with the coordinates N 6° 26' 58.5492", E 3° 24' 10.7136. Prior to The Fund's restorative and reconstruction works, the court relocated to Osborne Foreshore Phase 2, Ikoyi and operates out of other ...