The legal instrument authorising one or more Administrators to administer the deceased’s estate in accordance with the law where the deceased died intestate or where a Will executed by the deceased is invalid.

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The legal instrument authorising one or more Executors named in the Will of the deceased to administer the deceased’s estate in accordance with the directions in the Will.

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Where further assets of the Deceased are discovered after Letters of Administration or Probate have been obtained, the Administrators/Executors may apply for a Certificate of Additional Assets.

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Honourable Justice Kazeem O. Alogba has been sworn-in as the 17th Chief Judge of Lagos State

In accordance with Section 271 (1) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (As amended), His Excellency Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu,Governor of Lagos State swore-in Honourable Justice Kazeem O. Alogba as the 17th Chief Judge of Lagos State with effect from Wednesday 21st August 2019,following the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and subsequent confirmation of the State House of Assembly after Honourable Justice Kazeem O. Alogba spent about three months in acting capacity.

The appointment of the Chief Judge is consequent upon the need to prevent a vacuum in the State Judiciary, given the imminent retirement of the past Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice Opeyemi Oke, who disengaged statutorily from the State Judiciary on Monday 10 June 2019. Accordingly, the new Chief Judge was swore-in on Wednesday 21st August 2019 in Alausa Ikeja.

Prior to his appointment Justice Kazeem Alogba was the most senior of the 58 Honourable Justices in the State Judiciary next to the out-gone Chief Judge, and had chaired the Committee on the review of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, which culminated in the new High Court of Lagos(Civil Procedure) Rules of 2019 that came into force on 31 January 2019.

Mr.Patrick Emepute Nwaka is a Chief Magistrate (Admin) with the Lagos State Judiciary and is currently the Head of Department at the Probate Registry,Ikeja,of the High Court of Lagos State,Lagos State,Nigeria.

For his education,Mr.Patrick Emepute Nwaka attended Mercy Nursery School,Benin City,Bendel State (now Edo State), Santa Maria Private School,Ibusa,Bendel State (now Delta State),Emotan Primary School,Benin City,Bendel State (now Edo State), St. Patrick's College,Asaba,Delta State,Edo State University (now Ambrose Alli University),Ekpoma,Edo State and the Nigerian Law School,Bwari,Abuja,all in Nigeria, after which he was Called to the Nigerian Bar on January 24,2001.

He was appointed by the Lagos State Judicial Service Commission,and consequently sworn-in as a Magistrate Grade ll,on July 1,2004 by The Honourable Mr.Justice Afolabi Fatai Adeyinka (of blessed memory), the 11th Honourable Chief Judge of Lagos State. Mr. Nwaka has, over the years prior to his current position, presided over a host of Magistrates' Courts in Lagos State as a Magistrate,Senior Magistrate,Chief Magistrate and Chief Magistrate (Admin) across various Magisterial Districts such as the Lagos,Apapa, lkeja and Yaba Magisterial Districts of the Lagos State Judiciary to mention a few.

Mr.Nwaka has had working stints as a Paralegal (pre-Law School),Pupil-in-Chambers and Counsel with a number of Law Firms such as Prince A. N. Onyebuchi&Co.,Benin City,Edo State:Messrs.Abumchukwy Okoye&Co.,Lagos State (for his National Service);Messrs.Morayo Lebi &Co.,Lagos State; and Messrs.Ezem Chris&Associates,Lagos State respectively,all in Nligeria,prior to his appointment to the lower Bench in Lagos State,Nigeria-all of which span close to 25 years of combined cognate work experience at the Bar and on the lower.

Mrs Omobolanle Folarin-Williams began her education at Mayflower Primary School, Ikenne, Ogun State and proceeded to Federal Government Girls' College, Sagamu, Ogun State for her secondary education. She earned a LLB degree from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) and later obtained her BL from the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, after which she was called to the Bar in 1993.

During her National Youth Service in Kwara State (1993/94), she worked with the Legal Aid Council and received a certificate of commendation from National Youth Service Corps, Kwara State for her diligence, industry at work and character.

In December 1994, she joined the Churchgate Group, working in the Legal Department.

In 2000, she joined the Lagos State Government as a State Counsel, rising to the rank of Assistant Chief State Counsel before being appointed as a Magistrate in July 2009. She is now a Chief Magistrate and currently serves as the Chairman of the Magistrates' Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch.

A devout Christian and an ordained pastor, she holds integrity as her core value. She believes in making a positive and lasting difference in whatever one does.

ELIAS, TAJUDEEN ADEGBENGA (MR.) graduated from Lagos State University, Ojo in 1994 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1996.Before his appointment as a Magistrate in 1999, he worked in SOLA IDOWU (SAN) & Co. (Legal Practitioners) law firms between 1997 and 1999.

He rose through the ranks in the Magistracy from 1999 till date. He worked in various capacities in High Court before his appointment as the Acting Chief Registrar namely:

• Coroner, Ikeja Magisterial District
• Chairman, Family Court.
• Deputy Chief Registrar (Admin.) High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja

He also attended and participated actively in the following international conferences:

• Training on EFFECTIVE PEOPLE MANAGEMENT organized by RIPA International, London 28th May to 1st June 2012.
• Training on JUDICIAL CASE MANAGEMENT organized by RIPA International, London 24th to 28th October 2011
• TRAINING AT THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, USA 11th -14th December 2006

He is a member of several Committees of the High Court and chairs some of many Committees.