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Society
LEGAL GIST ⚖️
Imagine paying ₦20 million for a plot of land, only to discover months later that it’s under government acquisition or already tied up in a court case.
Society
WE TRUST BANKS WITH OUR MONEY. WE TRUST LAWYERS WITH OUR DOCUMENTS. BUT CAN WE TRUST HOSPITALS WITH OUR BODIES?
Have you ever trusted someone with something so valuable that, if they lost it, no amount of money could truly replace it? In 2009, six young men in England found out the hard way.
Society
THE FIRST QUESTION EVERY INVESTOR ASKS IS NOT, “HOW MUCH WILL I MAKE?”
It is easy to assume that investors are interested in only one thing: profit. They are not. Long before an investor asks about return, another question comes first.
Society
CAN YOU LOSE THE HOME YOU SHARED WITH YOUR HUSBAND SIMPLY BECAUSE HE DIED?
At first, she thought it was a joke. She had lived in that house for years. Every room held a memory. Then her husband died.
Society
ALL MY SCI-FI GENIUSES, GATHER HERE.
Who looked at the sky one day and thought, “You know what? Let’s put thousands of satellites up there so people can browse Instagram.” Apparently… someone did.
Society
YOUR WORLD CUP FEED IS A LEGAL MINEFIELD
I don’t know about you, but the final whistle is never the end of the match for me. The real game starts when I unlock my phone.
Society
DID FACEBOOK TAKE THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN A BIT TOO SERIOUSLY?
A few days ago, I found myself staring at Facebook’s Profile Lock feature and thinking: “Wait… is this basically the Right to Be Forgotten?”
Society
YOUR DATA IS THE NEW OIL.
Imagine a stranger walks up to you and says: “Give me your name, phone number, email address, location, contacts, and photos.” Most of us would say no immediately. Yet many of us do exactly that online.
You have reached the end.