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In what could be described as a quick response to the public outcry of Nigerians, the Senate has defended its decision to purchase dozens of Toyota Land Cruisers for their use. Speaking in defence of the Senate, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Ibrahim Gobir spoke with newsmen on Tuesday, in Abuja. Senator Gobir […]

Last June, the Supreme Court struck down the Armed Career Criminal Act’s so-called residual clause. Under the ACCA, which is the federal “three strikes” law, certain violent offenders are subject to mandatory minimum sentences if they’ve been thrice convicted of specific crimes, or any crime involving “a serious potential risk of physical injury to another.” […]Read More

In early April, the Department of Labor issued its long-awaited final rules for financial advisors handling retirement accounts. And you don’t have to work for a large investor for the rules to affect you. We all, after all, have a 401(k) or IRA. And now the rules governing how advisors handle those accounts — worth […]

The attorney-client privilege is one of the most closely guarded layman-professional relationships, but California takes it to a whole new level. It even has codified the attorney-client privilege (unlike other states which rely on rules derived from the ABA rules) in Cal. Evid. Code section 900 et seq. It turns out that even when privilege […]

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to relinquish the position of Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources because the office is too critical to the economy to be combined with the office of the President and Commander-In -Chief. According to the congress, the perfect candidate for the job should be someone […]

About 10 people were burnt beyond recognition on Tuesday in an accident that occurred at the Badagry area of Lagos.The incident was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer for Lagos State, Mrs. Dolapo Badmos, who also said seven others were injured in the accident.The injured victims of the accident which occurred between 10 and […]

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday arraigned the Trustees of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) and two engineers who constructed the collapsed six-storey building within the premises of the church before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja on 111 counts criminal charge bordering on manslaughter and failure to obtain relevant building approval. The building […]

In an effort to atone for the fact that he knew residents of Flint, Michigan were drinking water contaminated with dangerous levels of lead long before publicly admitting a problem, Governor Rick Snyder says he will be drinking Flint tap water for the next 30 days to prove to everyone the water is now safe […]

As conclusion to our article yesterday reporting on the largest U.S. health insurer’s accelerating exodus from various Obamacare markets (it had already announced it was out of Georgie, Arkansas, Michigan and Oklahoma) we said that UnitedHealth “will likely announce more defections in the coming days.” We didn’t have long to wait, and moments ago Bloomberg […]Read More

On Monday, prominent Bernie Sanders supporters Ben & Jerry, co-founders of the eponymous ice cream brand, were arrested at the  Capitol while demonstrating for voting and campaign reforms. They were just two of more than 1,000 demonstrators who according to police have been arrested in the past several days. Most had been charged with unlawful […]

Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, Last week, I wrote a post titled, Hillary Clinton Will Win New York, Because New York is Running a Banana Republic Primary. Here’s an excerpt: Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ll know that New Yorkers go to the primary voting booths on April 19th. Unfortunately, only a […]Read More

Despite the proclamations from any and every Federal Reserve talking-head, Sam Zell appears to be willing to ‘peddle some fiction’ about the less than awesome reality in America. Having correctly called the top of the last commercial real-estate cycle, Zell is predicting global problems will likely push the U.S. into a recession in the next […]