The AdvocateBy Onikepo BraithwaiteOnikepo.braithwaite@thisdaylive.comRecording Telephone Conversations and Illegal WiretappingGone are those days when the recording of telephone conversations, illegal wiretapping and bugging of physical environments such as bedrooms and offices, were mostly the exclusive preserve of State secret security agencies and government. Bail for Malam El RufaiHowever, the issue of bail is not as straightforward as people believe that it is. Does the fact that an individual is unable to meet the bail conditions, necessarily make them excessive? It is also necessary to make the clarification that the N100 million and N200 million mentioned in both bail conditions, doesn’t require the cash deposit of the said sums; it is a recognisance that only becomes due if the Defendant absconds, or breaches the bail conditions. But, nonetheless, should the bail conditions be varied, particularly as the Traditional Council have refused to attest, as that refusal is tantamount to inability to meet the bail conditions?