(5) This section relates to:(a) the Supreme Court of Nigeria;
(b) the Court of Appeal;
(c) the Federal High Court;
(d) the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;
(e) a High Court of a State
(f) the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;
(g) a Sharia Court of Appeal of a State;
(h) the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;
(i) a Customary Court of Appeal of a State;
(j) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction on
matters with respect to which the National Assembly may make laws; and
(k) such other court as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction at first
instance or on appeal on matters with respect to which a House of Assembly
may make laws.
(6) The judicial powers vested in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section (a) shall extend, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution, to
all inherent powers and sanctions of a court of law
(b) shall extend, to all matters between persons, or between government or
authority and to any persons in Nigeria, and to all actions and proceedings
relating thereto, for the determination of any question as to the civil rights and
obligations of that person;
(c) shall not except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, extend to any
issue or question as to whether any act of omission by any authority or person or
as to whether any law or any judicial decision is in conformity with the
Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy set out in
Chapter II of this Constitution;
(d) shall not, as from the date when this section comes into force, extend to any
action or proceedings relating to any existing law made on or after 15th January,
1966 for determining any issue or question as to the competence of any authority
or person to make any such law.
7. (1) The system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is under this
Constitution guaranteed; and accordingly, the Government of every State shall, subject to section 8 of this
Constitution, ensure their existence under a Law which provides for the establishment, structure,
composition, finance and functions of such councils.
(2) The person authorised by law to prescribe the area over which a local government council may
exercise authority shall(a) define such area as clearly as practicable; and
(b) ensure, to the extent to which it may be reasonably justifiable that in defining
such area regard is paid to (i) the common interest of the community in the area;
(ii) traditional association of the community; and
(iii) administrative convenience.