Lawyers Should Discourage Clients from Weaponizing the Legal System: Insights from a Divorce Case Where a Husband Frustrates His Estranged Wife

A lawyer had shared how some clients use his colleagues to oppress their estranged partners during divorce proceedings.  Inibehe Effiong narrated an incident that left a woman crying in court this morning amid her divorce from her husband.  He wrote: “Husband and wife are based in Lagos.  “The husband’s lawyer is based in Ibadan.  “The…

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US Concludes Safety Investigation of GM’s Cruise Robotaxi Division

U.S. auto safety regulators ended a federal investigation into Cruise robotaxis without taking action, removing an overhang weeks after General Motors Co. decided to shutter the struggling business. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened a preliminary evaluation in late 2023 to determine potential safety risks from Cruise’s driverless vehicles. The company drew heavy scrutiny following an incident in…

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College Students Charged with Kidnapping Military Service Member in TikTok-Inspired ‘To Catch a Predator’ Scheme

Six New England college students have been charged with kidn@pping for allegedly using a dating app to lure an active-duty service member to their campus, where they ambushed him as part of To Catch a Predator TikTok-inspired plot The teenage students from Assumption University appeared before a judge on Thursday during their arraignment for conspiracy and kidnapping…

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Autonomy: Local Governments Set to Receive Direct Allocations by January – Presidency

The Presidency has announced that, starting from the end of January, local governments across Nigeria will receive their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a major milestone in the push for local government autonomy. This development was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday…

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Performers at Trump’s Inauguration: Carrie Underwood, Village People, and Others

Country music superstar Carrie Underwood is among the performers set to take part in the 2025 presidential inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The Grammy winner is confirmed to sing “America The Beautiful” when Trump is sworn in for his second term as president on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C. Representatives for Trump confirmed Monday that…

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