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The governor of Ekiti, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, declared shortly after arriving the state on Wednesday that ‎he will not stop criticising the President Muhammadu Buhari Federal Government over bad policies, despite the recent clamp down on state officials by men of the Department of State Security (DSS). The governor, who arrived the state from Abuja where […]

Breaking Pictures! Yanusa Dahiru, Alleged Abductor Of 14-year-old Ese Oruru Arraigned – SimonAtebaNews 2 Shares Share Tweet Share Share Email He was arraigned on Wednesday in Bayelsa State where the crime allegedly took place. Share Tweet Share Share Email To Top error: Content is protected !!

Nigerian stocks bounced back and closed on a positive after today’s trading as the All Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 0.51% to close at 25,885.31. The ASI yesterday declined by 0.53% to close at 25,755.01 after ending on a positive all through last week. ASI: 25,885.31 DEALS: 3,327 VOLUME: 214,951,099.00 VALUE: 1,354,244,738.19 CAP: 8,904,066,112,699.93 Here […]Read More

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released its 2016 February Monetary Policy Communique including personal statements of members of the committee. One prominent member of the MPC who analysts (including Nairametrics) like to read from is Economist Abdul Ganiyu Garba. The erudite economist is knows for his often solitary but instructive opinion on decisions taken […]

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu today said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation unbundling exercise by the Federal Government has not yet kicked off. Kachikwu who today spoke in an interview with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa said: “We have not unbundled NNPC. We had a press conference yesterday […]

Nearly ten years after graduating from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Anna Alaburda, Esq., will have her day in court. The issue? Misleading employment numbers published by the school. This is just the latest in a string of legal attacks that have recently hit Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Alaburda v. Thomas Jefferson School of […]

He talks about his manhood. He loves to go ad hominem. He’s wildly inconsistent. When it comes to Donald Trump’s debate performance, as the Donald might say, it’s pathetic. If there’s a lesson to be taken from Donald Trump’s debate style, it’s that when it comes to lawyering, don’t do what Donald does. Don’t Follow […]Read More

Just when finally found the time to catch up with the latest technological development, another one comes up. Technology is moving at such a brisk pace that even those in the tech fields have trouble keeping up. So, how can you — a busy lawyer — hope to stay on top of everything? Realistically, you […]

The Fourth Circuit will reconsider a controversial ruling that found a fundamental right to own assault weapons, the court announced last Friday. Just one month ago, a divided Fourth Circuit panel ruled that the possession of firearms was a “fundamental right” under the Second Amendment. As such, laws impinging on that right, here, a Maryland […]

The Supreme Court has been down a justice for almost a month now. And it may continue to be so for awhile, should Senate Republicans refuse to “advise and consent” until after November’s presidential election. But that hasn’t stopped the Obama administration from moving forward with the selection process, seeking a replacement for the late […]Read More

If you’re in law school, perhaps you’ve seen other students show up to class in unnecessarily professional clothes — as if they just landed a great internship, or even a real job. Kudos to them for getting out there and making connections, but if you want to be one of them, you’re going to have […]Read More

If there was one major trend in big law firms in 2015, it was mergers. BigLaw spent 2015 getting even bigger, largely by absorbing its competitors. Last year saw more than 91 large law firm mergers, according to Altman Weil. That’s the most ever recorded. And now, it seems, that trend is trickling down, as […]