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President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to make Nigeria the investment destination of Africa. Buhari made this statement when he inaugurated the N5.6 billion Nestle Water Factory in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the construction of the factory demonstrated the robustness of the nation’s economy and expressed the hope that the event would further stimulate […]

When Wisconsin passed a voter ID law in 2011, requiring voters to present photo identification at the voting booth, opponents argued that the law unfairly punished those who had difficulty obtaining photo IDs. Such laws often make voting disproportionately difficult for minorities and the poor. But when those opponents sued, they lost. The Seventh Circuit […]

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lower federal district’s conviction of Ronald Francis Croteau who was convicted of several tax crimes in 2015. It seems to be the end of the line as far as appeals go for the self-proclaimed “Ambassador to the Kingdom of Heaven.” Croteau plied his magic touch to filing ten fraudulent tax […]

When it comes to the whole hiring game, there is a fundamental difference between the BigLaw paradigm and the small practice paradigm. One of the most glaring differences? Money and perks. In fact, just the prestige of going to a large law firm is oftentimes enough to lure new grads. It’s true, small firms have […]

Nigerian armed forces have made tremendous progress against Boko Haram, but the terrorists remain a threat, the White House said on Thursday, as the world remembered the Chibok girls kidnapped two years ago on 14 April 2014. “The threat still remains and it is quite serious, and it is why the United States continues to […]

Imagine you are China. You sell a lot of stuff to the world. In fact, your whole economy is based on selling things to the world. You have an incentive to make trade as smooth as possible with other countries especially when it comes to making payments. But you have another dilemma. You are not […]

Lagos State Government, Thursday expressed its readiness to formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU), with investors for the construction of the 4th Mainland Bridge before the end of May. Governor of the the state, Akinwunmi Ambode gave this hint at the Third Quarterly Town Hall meeting held in Ikorodu, Lagos East Senatorial District. Previous […]

Chairman of MTN Foundation, Prince Julius Adelusi- Adeluyi, and his delegation from MTN Foundation paid a courtesy call to Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The purpose of the visit was to donate 10 patrol vehicles to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. The Foundation applauded the various developmental strides of the Ambode administration, attributing the success […]

Thursday 14th April 2016, makes it two years since the Chibok girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents, causing international outrage against Boko Haram as well as the Federal Government. Protesters from all over the world are demanding greater government actions on the rescue of the girls and security of lives and property. The terrorists […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday said the state government will formally sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with investors for the construction of the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge before the end of May 2016. The Governor, who spoke at the First Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting, the third in the series, held […]

With the amendment process to the Lagos State Local Government Law by the Lagos State House of Assembly, the power to remove erring local council chairmen would now rest with the lawmaker. The House plans to also extend the tenure of council chairmen in the state from three years to four years so the chairmen […]

Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s, has landed himself in trouble for allegedly publishing an article against the governor. This is as political campaigns begin to build up ahead of the governorship election in the state later this year. Ugbo, 47, was arraigned before an Oredo Magistrate Court […]