What we do
The Osun State High Court as a major Judicial Arm is engaged in the following line of activities, viz:
Hearing and determination of civil proceedings in which the existence or extent of a legal right, power, duty, liability, privilege, interest, obligation or claim is in issue.
Hearing and determination of criminal proceedings involving or relating to any penalty, forfeiture, punishment or other liability in respect of any offence committed by any person.
Services we offer
eAffidavit
An affidavit is a written, authenticated statement of fact made under oath, voluntarily written by an affiant to be admissible in a court or other official institutions for various objectives.
Lis Pendens
A Lis Pendens is an official notice to the public that a lawsuit involving a claim on a property has been filed. Lis pendens is connected to the concept that a buyer of a property must assume any litigation that exists pertaining to the property.
eProbate
Probate is the judicial confirmation of the authority of the Executor or Executors to carry out the provisions of a Will. It is usually granted upon an application made to the Probate Registrar.
Certified True Copies
Judgments, Orders, Rulings and other Court processes to litigants and members of the public
Case Management
Easy-to-use system that will allow lawyers send documents directly to the courts over the internet and allows court to file, store and manage their case files in an easy and transparent way.
Principal Officers of the Registry
The Registry of the High Court is the intermediate level between the High Court and Magistrate Court and it is the Administrative centre in charge of the day to day running of the High Court.
The Registry takes care of files of staff. It consists of three (3) essential Departments namely:Â Administrative Department, Litigation Department and Finance & Accounts Department. Under these are divisions and units like Maintenance, Appeal, Library, Probate, Training, Planning, Salary, Special duties unit, Audit, Establishment, Monitoring and Evaluation etc
The Chief Registrar is the Administrative Head of the High Court Registry. He is assisted by five (5) other legally qualified officers like him who rose through the ranks from The Magisterial Bench. These are the Deputy Chief Registrars.
MR. F. I. OMISADE
ACTING CHIEF REGISTRARMR Asimiyu Abiona Adebayo
DEPUTY CHIEF REGISTRAR I (ADMIN)MR. E. O. ALUKO
DEPUTY CHIEF REGISTRAR II (LITIGATION)MRS. M. A. AWODELE
DEPUTY CHIEF REGISTRAR III (MAINTENANCE)MRS. A. O. FAMUYIDE
DEPUTY CHIEF REGISTRAR IV (PROBATE MATTERS)MR. A. O. IJIYODE
DEPUTY CHIEF REGISTRAR V (ESTABLISHMENT)Our History
The Osun State Judiciary emerged with the creation of Osun State on 27th August, 1991Â by the then Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.
Osun State was carved out of the 'old' Oyo State, and the State Judiciary successfully detached itself from that of Oyo State when the then Acting Chief Judge of Oyo State, Hon. Justice Akin Apara, led 10 other Hon. Judges (who were indigenes of Osun State) from Oyo State to pioneer the Judiciary of the 'new' Osun State.  Read More
The High Court Bench presently has Twenty (20) Judges including the Honourable Chief Judge, Justice O.A. Ojo, who is both the Judicial and Administrative head.
The Registry of the High Court is the intermediate level between the High Court and Magistrate Court and it is the Administrative centre in charge of the day to day running of the High Court
The State of Osun Judiciary emerged with the creation of Osun State on 27th August, 1991 by the then Military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida.
Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo is the Chief Judge of the Osun State High Court, having been appointed a Judge of the High Court on December 21, 2000 and sworn in as the first female Chief Judge on the 17th June, 2013.
Latest Activities
- 16 Apr 2022
OSUN STATE CHIEF JUDGE SWEARS IN AREGBESOLA FOR ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE
In accordance with the provision of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999,...
- 16 Apr 2022
OSUN STATE CHIEF JUDGE PROMISES JUDICIARY’S COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY COMMISSION
The Hon. Chief Judge (CJ) of the State of Osun, Honourable Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo,...
- 16 Apr 2022
OSUN CHIEF JUDGE VISITS MOTHERLESS BABIES HOME TO MARK 2015/2016 LEGAL YEAR.
In commemoration of the opening of the 2015/16 legal Year in the State, the Chief...
- 16 Apr 2022
CHIEF JUDGE, WITH NBA PRESIDENT, ABUBAKAR MAHMUD, DURING A COURTESY VISIT, LAST THURSDAY.
The President Nigerian Bar Association, Mr ABUBAKAR Mahamed has called on legal practitioners in Osun...
- 16 Apr 2022
OSUN STATE CHIEF JUDGE INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW OSUN STATE HIGH COURT AMENDED RULES, 2008
The state of Osun chief judge, Hon. Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo has inaugurated a six-member...
- 12 Apr 2022
AREGBESOLA COMMISSIONS JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER SAYS EFFECTIVE JUSTICE DELIVERY IS KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
In a bid to enhance speedy administration of justice in Osun, Governor of the state,...
Contact Us
Office Address
Osun State High Court of Justice High Court Complex, Ilobu Road P.M.B 4327, Osogbo, Osun State.
Email us
info@osunstatejudiciary.gov.ng
Call us
+234 703 0425135