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05The Lagos State Judiciary has released the 2018
posting for judges.

The list and circular which was signed by the Lagos State Chief
Justice, Hon. Justice Opeyemi O. Oke contains the present postings
of the judges and the new postings as well as the divisions the
judges are assigned to.

Also, included in the sheet are instructions that follow with
respect to the new assignments.

According to the circular, the new posting is to take effect
from the 3rd day of January, 2018 and it affects on the judges so
named.

Below is the list and circular to that effect:

S/NO. NAME PRESENT POSTING NEW POSTING LOCATION INSTRUCTION
1 H/J ALOGBA ADMIN. J.
LAGOS
GENERAL CIVIL GEN.CIVIL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Idowu’ court and
Chamber in Lagos.
2 H/J. IDOWU LAGOS FAMILY/PROBATE GEN. CIVIL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Okunnu’s Court and
Chambers in Ikeja
3 H/J OYEKAN-ABDULLAHI (MRS) GEN. CIVIL, LAGOS GEN. CIVIL, LAGOS LAGOS . To take over Hon. Justice Oke’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
4 H/J ONYEABO LANDS LANDS LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Laval’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
5 H/J. IPAYE CRIMINAL IKEJA FAST TRACK LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Coker’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
6 H/J. KASALI F/PROBATE F/PROBATE,
IKEJA
IKEJA To move to the Court & Chambers of Hon.
Justice Akinkugbe’s in Ikeja.
7 H/J. OLOKOBA EPE DIVISION EPE DIVISION LANDS LAGOS To take over Court and Chambers of Hon.
Justice Balocun in Lagos.
8 H/J. COKER FAST TRACK LAGOS CRIMINAL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Ipaye’s Court and
Chambers in Ikeja
9 H/J. DADA BADAGRY SPECIAL OFFENCES CT IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Alogba’s Court and
Chamber’s (Court 1) at Roseline Omotosho building, Ikeja.
10 H/J. WILLIAMS IKORODU SPECIAL OFFENCES CT IKEJA To take over Court 2 at Roseline Omotosho
building, Ikeja.
11 H/J. ADESANYA F/TRACK, LAGOS CRIMINAL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Ogunsanya’s Court at
Ikeja.
12 H/J. OKUNNU F/PROBATE, IKEJA F/PROBATE, LAGOS LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Taiwo’s Court in
Lagos
13 H/J. TAIWO CRIMINAL LAGOS SPECIAL OFFECENCES CT IKEJA To take over Court 3 Roseline Omotosho
Building, Ikeja.
14 H/J NWAKA CRIMINAL, LAGOS SEXUAL OFFENCES CT IKEJA To take over Court 4 Roseline Omotosho
Building., Ikeja.
15 H/J. OKIKIOLU-‘GI-11LE BADAGRY CRIMINAL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Nwaka’s Court and
Chambers
16 H/J. AKIN LADE LANDS LAGOS F/PROBATE, IKEJA To take over the Court and Chambers above Hon.
Justice Okuwobi.
17 H/J. DABIRI LANDS IKEJA LAND IKEJA GEN. CIVIL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Oyekan Abdualli’s
Court and Chambers in TBS.
18 H/J/JOSE F/TRACK, LAGOS F/TRACK, LAGOS LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Akinlade’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
19 H.J. EMEYA LANDS IKEJA CRIMINAL IKEJA To retain court and chambers.
20 H/J. BALOGUN LANDS LAGOS F/PROBATE LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Solebo’s Court in
TBS.
21 H/J. OGALA F/T LAGOS LANDS IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Odugbesan’s Court
and Chambers
22 H/J. OGUNSANYA CRIMINAL IKEJA F/TRACK LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Sonaike’s Court and
Chambers at
23 H/J AKINKUGBE GEN. CIVIL IKEJA CRIMINAL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Onyeabo’s Court and
chambers in Laws
24 H/J. SONAIKE F/T LAGOS BADAGRY BADAGRY To take over Hon. Justice Dada’s Court and
Chambers in Badagry. (Court 1).
25 H/J LAWAL F/TRACK, LAGOS F/TRACK, LAGOS LAGOS To move to Hon. Justice Adamson ‘s Court and
Chambers at TBS.
26 H/J BASHUA LANDS IKEJA EPE EPE To take over Hon. Justice Olokoba’s Court and
Chamber
27 HON. JUSTICE AKINTOYE CRIMINAL – LAGOS CRIMINAL LAGOS To retain Court and Chambers.
28 H/J OGUNGEBESAN GEN.CIVIL, IKEJA IKORODU IKORODU To occupy Court 2, Ikorodu
29 H/J ADAMSON F/T LAGOS GEN.CIVIL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Bashua’s Court and
Chambers in Ikeja.
30 H/J OGUNDARE GEN. CIVIL IKEJA BADAGRY BADAGRY To take over Hon. Justice Okikiolu-Ighile’s
Court and Chambers in Badagry. (Court 2).

DIVISIONS IN LAGOS AND IKEJA

A. GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION (LAGOS)
1. HON. JUSTICE K.O.ALOGBA
2. HON. JUSTICE T.A.O OYEKAN-ABDULLAH1 (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE S.A.ONIGBANJO
4. HON. JUSTICE O.A. DABIRI
5. HON. JUSTICE I.O.HARRISON (MRS.)

GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION (IKEJA)
1. HON. JUSTICE D.T.OKUWOBI (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE Y.O. IDOWU (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE R.I.B. ADEBIYI (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE B.A.OKE-LAWAL (MRS.)
5. HON. JUSTICE A. ADAMSON

B. LANDS DIVISION (LAGOS)
1. HON. JUSTICE G.M.ONYEABO (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE M. OLOKOBA
3. HON. JUSTICE J.O.PEDRO (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE E.M.I. ALAKIJA

LANDS DIVISION (IKEJA)
1. HON. JUSTICE A.O. OPESANWO (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE O.A. OLAYINKA (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE F.J. BANKOLE-OKI
4. HON. JUSTICE A.J. BASHUA

C. FAST TRACK DIVISION
1. HON. JUSTICE O.A.IPAYE (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE K.A. JOSE (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE K.O. DAWODU
4. HON. JUSTICE L.A.F. OLUYEMI (MRS.)
5. HON. JUSTICE L.A.M. FOLAM1 (MRS.)
6. 1-ION. JUS’I’ICE O.O. FEMI-ADENTYI (MRS.)
7. HON. JUSTICE W. ANIMAHUN
8. HON. JUSTICE S.S. OGUNSANYA (MRS.)
9. HON. JUSTICE A.M. LAWAL

D. FAMILY/PRORATE (IKEJA)
I. HON. JUSTICE S.B.A CANDIDE-JOHNSON
2. HON. JUSTICE I.O. KASALI (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE A.A. OVEBANJ1 (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE O.A. AKINLADE (MRS.)

FAMILY/PROBATE (LAGOS)
I. HON. JUSTICE M.O. OBADINA (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE L.A. OKUNNU
3. HON. JUSTICE C. BALOGUN
4. HON. JUSTICE M.A. SAVAGE

E. CRIMINAL DIVISION (LAGOS)
1. HON. JUSTICE A.M. NICOL-CLAY (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE M.A. OKIKIOLU-IGHILE (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE 1.0. AKINKUGBE (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE A.A. AKINTOYE (MRS.)

CRIMINAL DIVISION (IKEJA)
I . HON. JUSTICE A.J. COKER (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE H.O. OSHODI
3. HON. JUSTICE J.E. OYEFESO (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE Y.A. ADESANYA (MRS.)
5. HON. JUSTICE M.O. EMEYA (MRS.)

F. SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT
1. HON. JUSTICE M.A. DADA (MRS.)
2. HON. JUS”I’lCE O.A. WILLIAMS (MRS.)
F. SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT
1. HON. JUSTICE M.A. DADA (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE O.A. WILLIAMS (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE O. A TAWIWO (MRS.)
4. HON JUSTICE S.O SOLEBO

SEXUAL OFFENCES COURT HON. JUSTICE S.O
NWAKA

G OUT STATIONS
• EPE
1. HON JUSTICE G.A SAFARI
2. HON JUSTICE A.J BASHUA

• IKORODU:
1. HON. JUSTICE I B LAWAL AKAPO
2. HON JUSTICE O. ODUGBESAN (MRS)

• BADAGRY:
1. HON JUSTICE S.I. SONAIKE (MRS)
2. HON. JUSTICE E. O. OGUNDARE

CIRCULAR
1. All postings take effect from 3rd January 2018 and affects ONLY
named Judges. ,

2. Hon. Judges are requested to take along with them all
part-heard matters, that is, part-heard trials, rulings and
judgments yet to be delivered, case management matters which have
commenced and are yet to be concluded. Upon conclusion the CMC.
File should be sent to the division of origin.

3. Hon. Judges are directed to ensure that their Registrars
prepare a list of pending cases in their old divisions to be
forwarded to Hon. Admin Judges Ikeja & Lagos for reassignment
to appropriate divisions.

4. All lists made by registrars shall be made available to the
followings: One for the incoming Judge, one for the Admin Judge,
ACR Litigation and ACR Fast Track and the last one for Registrar
records.

5. All members of staff attached to each Judge shall go with
their Judge to their new division WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

6. All Judges are requested to take only their personal effects
with them when they leave. All furniture, electronics, safes, air
conditioners, CCTV etc. should not be removed. The Auditor has
taken inventory. Judges should please take inventory of items left
in chambers.

7. All keys to chambers shall be handed over by Judges to the
DCR (Admin) on or before 3pm on the 3rd January 2018 in preparation
for the occupation by the new Judge.

8. All Judges should please make the contents of their circular
known to their Registrar and other staff

9. I wish all Honourable Judges a successful tenure in their new
divisions.

10 Thank you for making this a smooth and peaceful exercise.

HON. JUSTICE OLUFUNMILAYO OPEYEMI
OKE

CHIEF JUDGE OF LAGOS STATE
18TH DECEMBER 2017

05The Lagos State Judiciary has released the 2018
posting for judges.

The list and circular which was signed by the Lagos State Chief
Justice, Hon. Justice Opeyemi O. Oke contains the present postings
of the judges and the new postings as well as the divisions the
judges are assigned to.

Also, included in the sheet are instructions that follow with
respect to the new assignments.

According to the circular, the new posting is to take effect
from the 3rd day of January, 2018 and it affects on the judges so
named.

Below is the list and circular to that effect:

S/NO. NAME PRESENT POSTING NEW POSTING LOCATION INSTRUCTION
1 H/J ALOGBA ADMIN. J.
LAGOS
GENERAL CIVIL GEN.CIVIL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Idowu’ court and
Chamber in Lagos.
2 H/J. IDOWU LAGOS FAMILY/PROBATE GEN. CIVIL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Okunnu’s Court and
Chambers in Ikeja
3 H/J OYEKAN-ABDULLAHI (MRS) GEN. CIVIL, LAGOS GEN. CIVIL, LAGOS LAGOS . To take over Hon. Justice Oke’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
4 H/J ONYEABO LANDS LANDS LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Laval’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
5 H/J. IPAYE CRIMINAL IKEJA FAST TRACK LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Coker’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
6 H/J. KASALI F/PROBATE F/PROBATE,
IKEJA
IKEJA To move to the Court & Chambers of Hon.
Justice Akinkugbe’s in Ikeja.
7 H/J. OLOKOBA EPE DIVISION EPE DIVISION LANDS LAGOS To take over Court and Chambers of Hon.
Justice Balocun in Lagos.
8 H/J. COKER FAST TRACK LAGOS CRIMINAL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Ipaye’s Court and
Chambers in Ikeja
9 H/J. DADA BADAGRY SPECIAL OFFENCES CT IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Alogba’s Court and
Chamber’s (Court 1) at Roseline Omotosho building, Ikeja.
10 H/J. WILLIAMS IKORODU SPECIAL OFFENCES CT IKEJA To take over Court 2 at Roseline Omotosho
building, Ikeja.
11 H/J. ADESANYA F/TRACK, LAGOS CRIMINAL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Ogunsanya’s Court at
Ikeja.
12 H/J. OKUNNU F/PROBATE, IKEJA F/PROBATE, LAGOS LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Taiwo’s Court in
Lagos
13 H/J. TAIWO CRIMINAL LAGOS SPECIAL OFFECENCES CT IKEJA To take over Court 3 Roseline Omotosho
Building, Ikeja.
14 H/J NWAKA CRIMINAL, LAGOS SEXUAL OFFENCES CT IKEJA To take over Court 4 Roseline Omotosho
Building., Ikeja.
15 H/J. OKIKIOLU-‘GI-11LE BADAGRY CRIMINAL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Nwaka’s Court and
Chambers
16 H/J. AKIN LADE LANDS LAGOS F/PROBATE, IKEJA To take over the Court and Chambers above Hon.
Justice Okuwobi.
17 H/J. DABIRI LANDS IKEJA LAND IKEJA GEN. CIVIL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Oyekan Abdualli’s
Court and Chambers in TBS.
18 H/J/JOSE F/TRACK, LAGOS F/TRACK, LAGOS LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Akinlade’s Court and
Chambers in Lagos.
19 H.J. EMEYA LANDS IKEJA CRIMINAL IKEJA To retain court and chambers.
20 H/J. BALOGUN LANDS LAGOS F/PROBATE LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Solebo’s Court in
TBS.
21 H/J. OGALA F/T LAGOS LANDS IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Odugbesan’s Court
and Chambers
22 H/J. OGUNSANYA CRIMINAL IKEJA F/TRACK LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Sonaike’s Court and
Chambers at
23 H/J AKINKUGBE GEN. CIVIL IKEJA CRIMINAL LAGOS To take over Hon. Justice Onyeabo’s Court and
chambers in Laws
24 H/J. SONAIKE F/T LAGOS BADAGRY BADAGRY To take over Hon. Justice Dada’s Court and
Chambers in Badagry. (Court 1).
25 H/J LAWAL F/TRACK, LAGOS F/TRACK, LAGOS LAGOS To move to Hon. Justice Adamson ‘s Court and
Chambers at TBS.
26 H/J BASHUA LANDS IKEJA EPE EPE To take over Hon. Justice Olokoba’s Court and
Chamber
27 HON. JUSTICE AKINTOYE CRIMINAL – LAGOS CRIMINAL LAGOS To retain Court and Chambers.
28 H/J OGUNGEBESAN GEN.CIVIL, IKEJA IKORODU IKORODU To occupy Court 2, Ikorodu
29 H/J ADAMSON F/T LAGOS GEN.CIVIL IKEJA To take over Hon. Justice Bashua’s Court and
Chambers in Ikeja.
30 H/J OGUNDARE GEN. CIVIL IKEJA BADAGRY BADAGRY To take over Hon. Justice Okikiolu-Ighile’s
Court and Chambers in Badagry. (Court 2).

DIVISIONS IN LAGOS AND IKEJA

A. GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION (LAGOS)
1. HON. JUSTICE K.O.ALOGBA
2. HON. JUSTICE T.A.O OYEKAN-ABDULLAH1 (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE S.A.ONIGBANJO
4. HON. JUSTICE O.A. DABIRI
5. HON. JUSTICE I.O.HARRISON (MRS.)

GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION (IKEJA)
1. HON. JUSTICE D.T.OKUWOBI (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE Y.O. IDOWU (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE R.I.B. ADEBIYI (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE B.A.OKE-LAWAL (MRS.)
5. HON. JUSTICE A. ADAMSON

B. LANDS DIVISION (LAGOS)
1. HON. JUSTICE G.M.ONYEABO (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE M. OLOKOBA
3. HON. JUSTICE J.O.PEDRO (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE E.M.I. ALAKIJA

LANDS DIVISION (IKEJA)
1. HON. JUSTICE A.O. OPESANWO (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE O.A. OLAYINKA (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE F.J. BANKOLE-OKI
4. HON. JUSTICE A.J. BASHUA

C. FAST TRACK DIVISION
1. HON. JUSTICE O.A.IPAYE (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE K.A. JOSE (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE K.O. DAWODU
4. HON. JUSTICE L.A.F. OLUYEMI (MRS.)
5. HON. JUSTICE L.A.M. FOLAM1 (MRS.)
6. 1-ION. JUS’I’ICE O.O. FEMI-ADENTYI (MRS.)
7. HON. JUSTICE W. ANIMAHUN
8. HON. JUSTICE S.S. OGUNSANYA (MRS.)
9. HON. JUSTICE A.M. LAWAL

D. FAMILY/PRORATE (IKEJA)
I. HON. JUSTICE S.B.A CANDIDE-JOHNSON
2. HON. JUSTICE I.O. KASALI (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE A.A. OVEBANJ1 (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE O.A. AKINLADE (MRS.)

FAMILY/PROBATE (LAGOS)
I. HON. JUSTICE M.O. OBADINA (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE L.A. OKUNNU
3. HON. JUSTICE C. BALOGUN
4. HON. JUSTICE M.A. SAVAGE

E. CRIMINAL DIVISION (LAGOS)
1. HON. JUSTICE A.M. NICOL-CLAY (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE M.A. OKIKIOLU-IGHILE (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE 1.0. AKINKUGBE (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE A.A. AKINTOYE (MRS.)

CRIMINAL DIVISION (IKEJA)
I . HON. JUSTICE A.J. COKER (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE H.O. OSHODI
3. HON. JUSTICE J.E. OYEFESO (MRS.)
4. HON. JUSTICE Y.A. ADESANYA (MRS.)
5. HON. JUSTICE M.O. EMEYA (MRS.)

F. SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT
1. HON. JUSTICE M.A. DADA (MRS.)
2. HON. JUS”I’lCE O.A. WILLIAMS (MRS.)
F. SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT
1. HON. JUSTICE M.A. DADA (MRS.)
2. HON. JUSTICE O.A. WILLIAMS (MRS.)
3. HON. JUSTICE O. A TAWIWO (MRS.)
4. HON JUSTICE S.O SOLEBO

SEXUAL OFFENCES COURT HON. JUSTICE S.O
NWAKA

G OUT STATIONS
• EPE
1. HON JUSTICE G.A SAFARI
2. HON JUSTICE A.J BASHUA

• IKORODU:
1. HON. JUSTICE I B LAWAL AKAPO
2. HON JUSTICE O. ODUGBESAN (MRS)

• BADAGRY:
1. HON JUSTICE S.I. SONAIKE (MRS)
2. HON. JUSTICE E. O. OGUNDARE

CIRCULAR
1. All postings take effect from 3rd January 2018 and affects ONLY
named Judges. ,

2. Hon. Judges are requested to take along with them all
part-heard matters, that is, part-heard trials, rulings and
judgments yet to be delivered, case management matters which have
commenced and are yet to be concluded. Upon conclusion the CMC.
File should be sent to the division of origin.

3. Hon. Judges are directed to ensure that their Registrars
prepare a list of pending cases in their old divisions to be
forwarded to Hon. Admin Judges Ikeja & Lagos for reassignment
to appropriate divisions.

4. All lists made by registrars shall be made available to the
followings: One for the incoming Judge, one for the Admin Judge,
ACR Litigation and ACR Fast Track and the last one for Registrar
records.

5. All members of staff attached to each Judge shall go with
their Judge to their new division WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

6. All Judges are requested to take only their personal effects
with them when they leave. All furniture, electronics, safes, air
conditioners, CCTV etc. should not be removed. The Auditor has
taken inventory. Judges should please take inventory of items left
in chambers.

7. All keys to chambers shall be handed over by Judges to the
DCR (Admin) on or before 3pm on the 3rd January 2018 in preparation
for the occupation by the new Judge.

8. All Judges should please make the contents of their circular
known to their Registrar and other staff

9. I wish all Honourable Judges a successful tenure in their new
divisions.

10 Thank you for making this a smooth and peaceful exercise.

HON. JUSTICE OLUFUNMILAYO OPEYEMI
OKE

CHIEF JUDGE OF LAGOS STATE
18TH DECEMBER 2017

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