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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J THE exercise of these powers by the Attorney-General, that is, he institution and discontinuance of criminal proceedings cannot be questioned, and subject to the reserved right of his appointor to remove or even reassign him without giving any reason whatsoever for so doing, neither that appointor nor any other person for that matter can question such exercise of his powers. [81] To the extent, that there are no special nor separate schools or institutions, for the training of prospective or future Attorneys General, it behoves us all individually and collectively, to take responsibility for our professional calling, if we are not to endanger the wellbeing of the larger society, who depend on us, to stand up for the Rule of Law. To my mind, the requirements of learning, integrity, courage and independence of mind germane to the due performance of the role of the Attorney General are such, that every Lawyer should possess, if we are going to be of any help to our ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emmanuel Elebeke THE Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami  has kicked against the Smart City initiative, saying that such idea amounts to  misplacement of priority for a country like Nigeria with low digital literacy rate. He also argued that the country is not yet ripe  to adopt the technology of Internet of Things. Pantami, made the proposition known when he featured in an NTA panel discussion entitled: The Platform in Abuja. He said the proponents of Smart City initiative must try to take the peculiarity of the country into consideration given the fact that the country is yet to achieve digital literacy and penetration across all nooks and crannies of the country. For him, Nigeria is not yet ripe for such a high technology driven initiative, which he said will  be better adopted by the developed economies like USA and United Kingdom. “I am aware that the Federal...