An Afrocentric Law Firm

with an international outlook

Phone

(+234) (0) 1 4530877, (+234) (0) 7087615774

  • Tomorrow the Court will hear arguments in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center. The specific dispute in the case is whether the state’s Medicaid reimbursements should be invalidated under a provision of federal law, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(30)(A). But the question underlying that dispute has implications far beyond Medicaid. That underlying question is whether the Supremacy […]
  • A thrilling late comeback by Senegal stunned Ghana in Mongomo on Tuesday night. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/yWLvtiDNd0M/afcon-2015-ghana-stumbles-senegal-celebrate.html
  • One way or the other, the Supreme Court’s ruling this June in the same-sex marriage cases will make history. The plaintiffs seem sure to win the narrower claim that one state must recognize a same-sex marriage license validly issued in another. They probably will also win the sweeping claim that bars to same-sex marriage are […]
  • YOLA, Nigeria, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Boko Haram says it is building an Islamic state that will revive the glory days of northern Nigeria’s medieval Muslim empires, but for those in its territory life is a litany of killings, kidnappings, hunger and economic collapse. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/GkIeFSnjZHs/idAFL6N0UX0Z520150119
  • Hours before AFCON day two kicked off in Ebebiyín in eastern Equatorial Guinea (E-G), The Africa Report spoke to Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, minister for youth and sport, with responsibility for the tournament’s preparations. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/x1GlM2PIegY/afcon-2015-would-have-gone-to-qatar-if-we-hadnt-stepped-in-minister.html
  • In South Africa political parties have opted to fight some of their political battles in court. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/yITXjx0JhMM/south-african-court-rules-on-sms-row-between-main-parties.html
  • Social media platforms have become a powerful tool for people to express themselves or vent their anger against politicians, and Zelda la Grange, the late Nelson Mandela’s personal assistant, has become the new sensation. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/A_aWIlNtDXE/nelson-mandelas-former-aide-zelda-le-grange-in-twitter-race-meltdown.html
  • Today we honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — and 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act, so it’s especially meaningful this year. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/Vt4AqmpSG10/story01.htm
  • LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Seplat Petroleum Development Company has won an extension to a deadline for announcing whether it intends to make a firm offer for oil producer Afren, the London-listed firm said on Monday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/OC5OQkaf44o/idAFL6N0UY2S920150119
  • * Has received consent of UK Takeover Panel for an extension to deadline until 5.00 p.m. On 30 January 2015 Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/T2F0GchIxtY/idAFFWN0UV04W20150119