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Chief Judge Of Lagos 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. The appointment is often made by the Governor. "Section 271(1) of the Constitution provides that ‘The appointment of a person to the office of the Chief Judge of a State shall be made by the Governor of the State on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to the confirmation of the appointment by the House of Assembly of the State,’". Powers and duties The Chief Judge is the highest judicial officer in the state, and acts as a chief administrative officer as well as spokesperson for the judicial branch. The Chief Judge presides over oral arguments before the court. When the court renders an opinion, the Chief Justice—when in the majority—decides who writes the court's opinion. The Chief Justice also h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazeem Alogba
Kazeem Olanrewaju Alogba (born 23 April 1960) is a Nigerian jurist and the current Chief Judge of Lagos State, chief judge of Lagos State. He was appointed by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in June 2019 as the 17th chief justice of the state. Early life Alogba was born at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos on 23 April 1960 into the Alogba family of Ikorodu, Lagos State to Alhaji Chief Jimoh F. Alogba and Mrs. Risikat Alogba. He attended the Holy Trinity Primary School, Ebute-Ero, Lagos from 1966 to 1970. He also attended Ikorodu High School, Ikorodu from 1971 to 1975 for his Secondary education, where he obtained his West African School Certificate. He later proceeded to Baptist Academy Shepherdhill, Obanikoro from 1975 to 1977 for his Higher School Certificate (HSc). He proceeded to the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Lagos in 1977 and obtained a Second Class (Upper Division) Bachelor of Law in June, 1980. He attended the Nigerian Law School from October 1980 to July, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Taylor (Nigerian Judge)
John Idowu Conrad Taylor (24 August 1917 – 7 November 1973) was a Nigerian jurist, Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (1964 to 1967), and the first Chief Justice of Lagos State (1967 to 1973). Education and early life John Taylor was born in Lagos and was the fourth child of Eusebius James Alexander Taylor (a prominent lawyer and nationalist) and Remilekun Alice Taylor (née Williams). He attended Olowogbowo Methodist School for his primary education and Methodist Boys High School for part of his secondary education. He left for England in 1929 where he completed his secondary education at Culford School in Bury St. Edmunds, between April 1929 and July 1936. He entered King's College London in 1936 to read law, before transferring to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1937 where he was a Boxing Blue. He graduated with a second class degree in the Honour School of Jurisprudence and was subsequently called to the Bar at the Middle Temple on 14 January 1941. He returned to Nigeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Omotunde Ilori
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of '' Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olusola Olatunde Thomas
Olusola Adeyeye is a Nigerian biologist and politician who was elected Senator for the Osun Central constituency of Osun State, Nigeria in the April 2011 federal elections. He ran on the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) platform. He also got re-elected into the Nigerian senate under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in 2015. Background Sola Adeyeye was born in Ila, Osun State. He attended Obokun High School when it was merged with Ilesa Grammar School. Adeyeye attended the University of Ibadan, where he was the editor of a students' newspaper. When the military government of Olusegun Obasanjo lifted the ban on politics in 1978, he worked for the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), the party of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. After Awolowo failed to be elected president in 1979, Adeyeye went abroad where he earned his graduate degree. He earned a PhD from the University of Georgia. Adeyeye later became a Professor of Biology at Duquesne University. Adeyeye married Mojisol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseline Ajoke Omotoso
Roseline may refer to: *Roseline Chepngetich (born 1997), Kenyan steeplechase runner * Roseline Delisle (1952–2003), Canadian ceramic artist *Roseline Éloissaint (born 1999), Haitian footballer * Roseline Filion (born 1987), retired Canadian diver * Roseline Fonkwa (born 1975), Cameroonian movie producer and businesswoman *Roseline Granet (born 1936), French sculptor and painter * Roseline Konya, academic and a politician from Khana, Rivers State * Annie Marie Roseline Gatienne Moniqui (born 1990), Canadian weightlifter * Roseline Omotosho (died 1999), Nigerian judge * Roseline Osipitan, Nigerian business executive and Yoruba princess * Roseline Emma Rasolovoahangy, candidate in the Madagascar presidential elections of 2013 and 2018 * Roseline Ukeje (born 1943), Nigerian jurist, the first female Chief Judge of the High Court of Nigeria * Roseline Vachetta (born 1951), French Trotskyist politician *Roseline de Villeneuve (1263–1329), French Roman Catholic saint See also *Rosale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1968) is a Nigerian politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial primaries under the All Progressives Congress against incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in October 2019. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, as well as the London Business School, Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before his gubernatorial ambition, he was the managing director and CEO of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSPDC). Education Sanwo-Olu has a BSc in Surveying and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the London Business School and the Lagos Business School. He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Training and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade
Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (born 24 September 1952) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Judge of Lagos State. She was formerly a judge at the High Court of Lagos State. Background Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Williams was born on 24 September 1952 in London, England to the late Justice James Oladipo Williams and Henrietta Aina Williams, a Lagos state born judge. She obtained the West Africa School Certificate Examination at Anglican Girls Grammar School in Surulere, a metropolitan city of Lagos. She obtained a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Lagos in 1975 and was Call to the bar in 1976. She completed the compulsory one year Youth Service at the Ministry of Justice in Benin city. Law career She started her law career in 1977 at the Federal Ministry of Justice as a State Counsel. She later joined the services of the Nigerian Ports Authority as a senior legal officer in 1979. Having worked for three years at the Nigerian Ports Authority she was deployed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opeyemi Oke
Opeyemi Olufunmilayo Oke (born 10 June 1954) is a Nigerian jurist and former chief judge of Lagos State. She was appointed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in September 2017 as the 16th chief justice of the state. Early life and education Born to parents from Ogun State, Oke had her primary education from Methodist Primary School Surelere and Methodist Primary School, Ekotedo Ibadan. She continued with her secondary studies at University of Ife Staff School Ibadan Campus, before proceeding to Fiwasaiye Anglican Girls’ Grammar School, Akure then concluding her schooling at Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo. Oke is an alumna of University of Ife. Between 1978 and 1979, she attended Nigerian Law School. Then got a master's degree in criminal justice from Coppin State College, Baltimore. Career Oke was nominated as chief justice after the retirement of Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (born 24 September 1952) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akinwunmi Ambode
Akinwunmi Ambode (born 14 June 1963) is a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Lagos State from 2015 to 2019. He was a civil servant for 27 years and a financial consultant before running for public office. Ambode ran for office of the Governor of Lagos State in April 2015 as a member of the All Progressives Congress, the state's ruling party. He won the election, just defeating the second-place candidate Jimi Agbaje of the People Democratic Party by 150,000 votes.Akinwunmi Ambode Wins Lagos Governorship Election , 2015-04-12. Accessed 2015-04-15. He began his tenure as the governor of Lagos on 29 May 2015, succeeding forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosaline Omotosho
Roseline or Rosaline Ajoke Omotosho, née Sonola-Soyinka (died 1999) was a Nigerian judge. From 12 April 1995 to 27 February 1996 she was Chief Judge of Lagos State. She was the first female Chief Judge in Nigeria, and indeed in West Africa. Life Rosaline Omotosho's maiden name was Sonola-Soyinka. She attended CMS Girls School Lagos, which later relocated to Ibadan and merged with Kudeti Girls School to be renamed St Anne's School Ibadan. She worked as a clerk in the Health Department, Lagos between 1949 and 1953.Adebisi OnanugaLagos immortalises first woman CJ ''The Nation'', 10 March 2015. Accessed 12 March 2020. She studied for the Bar at Gray's Inn from 1957 to 1959. She was called to the English Bar on 7 February 1961 and enrolled at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 15 June 1961.Peters IfeomaWomen who blazed the Legal Trail in Nigeria ''DNL Legal and Style'', 8 March 2017. Accessed 12 March 2020. Omotosho worked for a few months at Burke and Impey before starting in Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
