The Traditional Institutions Of Lagos State There are FOUR Class of Chiefs in Lagos and they are;

1.THE IDẸJỌ - Land Owners. They have all been gazetted as First Class Obas, while some had been crowned as Obas on their own ancestral lands. OLUMEGBON, AROMIRE, OLOTO, OJORA, NIKOYI, ONITOLO, ONITANA, ONIRU, ELEGUSHI, OLUWAONISIWO.

2.THE AKARIGBERE - Political and Administrative Arms and The Kingmakers, headed by The Eletu Odibo. History has it that they accompanied Ashipa on the War Expedition to Lagos. ELETUODIBO, OLOROGUNADODO, ELETUIWASE, KOSOKO, OLOGUNAGBEJE, ONILEGBALE, ELETUỌMỌ, IGBESODI.

3. THE OGALADE - The Religious Leadership Arm, headed by Obanikoro. OBANIKORO, ONISEMO MODILE, ASAJO OPELUWA, ALAGBEJI ONIMOLE

4.THE IDẸJỌ - The War Chiefs, headed by The Asogbon. ASOGBON, BAJULAY, EEGBE, SUENU, OLUWOJAKANDE, FAJI, BASHUA, SASI, ṢASỌRẸ, BAJULU, ASESI, OSHODITAPA, OSHODIBUKUN, SALAWẸ, KAKAWA, ETTI, AIYEOMOSAN, BALOGUNOKOLO, IPOSU, ERELU, SABA. There is also THE APENA, who serves as The Traditional Chief Justice. This is as narrated and passed down through the years, by elders, chiefs and historical records from government documents. ÈKÓ ÀKÉTE, ÌLÚ ỌGBỌN, ARÓMISÁ LẸGBẸLẸGBẸ