One Wasiu Bankole, who was arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 70 year old unnamed woman, said he committed the act under the influence of alcohol. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Opeyemi,  confirmed the incident on Thursday. This is coming at a time

David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the immediate shut down of all government offices after some members of his cabinet tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. In a statement released by the State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Orji Uchenna Orji, the governor ordered the immediate decontamination of all offices with a specific

statesman and former governor of old Ondo State ( comprising Ondo and Ekiti States), Bamidele Olumilua, is dead.Olumilua, a diplomat, who was born in 1940, died in the early hours of Thursday in his Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, hometown.Reports have it that the former governor died after a brief illness. He was governor of the

The Federal Executive Council has approved the reimbursement of funds expended on federal roads by some state governments. The total sum to be reimbursed to five states is #148,141,987,161.25. Among states shortlisted to benefit include Cross River #18,394,737,608.85,  Ondo #7,822,147,577.08, Osun #2,468,938,876.78, Bayelsa #38,040,564,783.40 and Rivers #78,953,067,518.29. The memo was presented by the Minister of

The Lagos State Court of Appeal has released Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedure Guidelines for Conduct of Court Business. Download it here: Lawyard Staff

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Kalu, has breathed the air of freedom following his release from Kuje Custodial Center by the Nigeria Correctional Service on Wednesday. This was in obedience to the Tuesday order of a Federal High Court in Lagos.The NCoS spokesman, Austin Njoku, confirmed the development.He stated, “Ex-governor Orji Kalu was released from

Barr. Omo Osobase Iyioha, a Legal Practitioner based in Benin, Edo State was reportedly abducted on the 9th of May, 2020. A spirited search for the Lawyer only produced his dead body, having been murdered and buried in a shallow grave in an uncompleted building. One of the suspects already in the Police net reportedly

Recently, Future Lawyer Series called for applications from interested and qualified young lawyers across Nigeria for sponsorship to the Fintech Foundation Course organized by the Nigerian Stock Exchange Academy in Lagos.   The sponsorship which is part of the continuing commitment of Future Lawyer Series towards the capacity building and professional development of young lawyers and

Mr. Damilare Ojo, a lawyer based in the Federal Capital Territory, took to social media to share his experience with the dreaded Coronavirus disease.  Ojo recently  tested negative to the virus and was discharged from the Gwagwalada isolation centre in Abuja. The young lawyer  shared his experience on Arise TV recently. He revealed that he

The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Bauchi State governor, Muhktar Gidado, stated this in a media statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Wednesday. He said the confirmation was sequel to a test carried out on him by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control when he exhibited noticeable symptoms of the disease.