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The FBI couldn’t really tell Apple how they cracked their phone, even if they wanted to. According to Reuters, the method that was used to crack the infamous Syed Farook iPhone is proprietary and owned by a group of professional hackers outside of the U.S., and certain rules may preclude the government agency from letting […]

If you’re a law student or a recent grad, the job hunt can be daunting. Sure, you’ve got your legal smarts. You can go head to head on civil procedure with the best of them. You were at the top of your class on complex litigation. (Or, if not top, you at least passed.) But […]

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Obama’s immigration reform plan today. Under Obama’s immigration plan, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, millions of immigrants could be spared deportation and given a path to lawful status. Twenty-six states, led by Texas, have sued to halt it, arguing that the plan is beyond the president’s […]Read More

In the past, we’ve stressed the importance of maintaining a certain detached yet professional relationship with your client. Lawyering is a tiring job and being too heavily invested emotionally in your client’s case can have a detrimental effect on both your health and performance. At the same time, being a good lawyer requires at least […]

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has closed down the Government House Clinic and redeployed its medical personnel to public hospitals in the state.  This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity and released on Sunday.  According to the statement, the drugs […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is working hard to bring theculture and tourism sectors into the mainstream of the nation’s economy.The Minister, who stated this in Lagos at a meeting with Arts, Culture and Tourism Correspondents, said the sectors are amongthose that have been identified as […]

The New Nigeria Group, a Civil Society Organisation has called on the federal government to sack the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman, Danladi Yakubu Umar over allegations of corruption levelled against him while maintaining that a ”wounded personality cannot be fair in his rulings.” Also, the group alleged that senior colleagues of the CCT […]

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Sule Kazaure on Monday morning took over as the 17th DG of the scheme, promising to prioritise welfare of corps members and the staff. Kazaure, who was speaking at the handing over ceremony in Abuja acknowledged that the tasks ahead are huge, but with […]

The Lagos Government on Monday said it would not hesitate to seal the properties of residents who default in paying their Land Use Charge (LUC), just as it warned that it may explore the option of prosecuting defaulters according to the Law. Addressing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Secretariat, Commissioner for […]

President Buhari promised Nigerians change, eleven months into office, the people have seen a change, but not the one they had hoped for. Things have gone from bad to worse. Nigerians now live with no fuel, no light, no water, no money and no security. Though President Buhari was elected to govern Nigeria, a country in […]

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said on Monday that the agency would strengthen partnership between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea to enhance the maritime industry. The Head, Public Relations Department in NIMASA, Hajia Lami Tumaka, said this in a statement in Lagos. The statement said that the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr […]

As the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the December 2015 killings in Zaria, Kaduna state continues to sit, the Arewa Youth Intellectual Forum, AYIF, has raised an alarm over plots to politicize the investigation ahead of the 2019 general elections. The group said there are plans by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, to pitch […]