The Kebbi State Government has commenced the process of decongesting prisons in the state following the approval of the excercise by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. This is in line with the directive from the federal government to decongest prisons so as to protect inmates from contracting the dreaded coronavirus disease. Kebbi State Attorney General and

115 inmates have regained their freedom from six Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, centres in Nasarawa State, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to decongest prisons to contain the spread of COVID-19. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, while performing a brief ceremony on Wednesday in Lafia, advised the freed inmates to be agents of positive change

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, ordered the release of 30 prisoners from the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda, announced the governor’s order to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti. According to Mr Fapohunda, the governor also declared

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, allowed the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 16, 2019, gubernatorial election held in Kogi State, Engineer Musa Wada. The appellate court, in a ruling in the suit marked CA/A/193/2020 between Musa Wada and Abubakar Mohammed

The government of Ogun State has ordered that 249 inmates should be released from five Correctional Centres across the state. According to the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, those who were released included men and women with cases ranging from stealing, burglary, assault to bodily harm and other minor cases. Dipeolu disclosed

Nigerian activist, Ibrahim Wala popularly known as IG Wala, who was convicted for falsely accusing a public official of corruption, has been released. His release was due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval for the release of 2,600 prison inmates across Nigeria. The activist was jailed on April 15, 2019 by Justice Yusuf Halilu of the

The Lagos State Judiciary is set to issue a Practice Direction for the remote hearing of cases. A draft of the Practice Direction obtained by LAWYARD is provided below: PRACTICE DIRECTION FOR REMOTE HEARING OF CASES IN THE LAGOS STATE JUDICIARY Whereas:  The current Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic necessitates the use of Remote Hearing to ensure

The damaging effects of the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic impact upon all the ramifications of human life. The Nigerian Justice Sector is obviously not immune from the effects of the pandemic. The necessity to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus has led to, among other things, a nationwide closure of court rooms (save for