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Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has stated that there is no provision in the law that allows Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to overrule the #EndSARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry’s decisions. The senior lawyer also argued in a communique titled ‘Comments On LASG White Papers On Endsars Panel Reports’ that there is no provision in the law establishing the Panel for the issuance of a White Paper. “Under and by virtue of section 15 of the Tribunal of Inquiry Law, upon conclusion of any inquiry, the Governor is only empowered to issue directive for the enforcement of…

Antonio Conte’s unbeaten league start as Tottenham boss continued as they kept pace with the top four with a comfortable win over a lacklustre Brentford. A 12th-minute own goal from right wing-back Sergi Canos gave them the lead, before Son Heung-min finished off a scintillating counter-attack in the second half. The opener came from a Son dinked cross after a short corner, with Pontus Jansson’s clearing header ricocheting off Ben Davies and onto Canos before flying into the roof of the net. Spurs pressed for more goals, with Son denied from range in the first half, while Harry Kane saw…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 800th career goal before driving home a penalty winner as Manchester United came from behind to beat Arsenal in a memorable contest featuring two crucial VAR decisions. As new United interim boss Ralf Rangnick watched from the directors’ box, where former England captain David Beckham also enjoyed a thrilling encounter, Arsenal scored first in controversial circumstances. Emile Smith Rowe drove home from the edge of the area, while United keeper David de Gea was lying on the ground, seemingly injured, with his back to play. The inevitable VAR check concluded De Gea had fallen after bumping…

The Kaduna State Government has dismissed 233 teachers for providing forged certificates during their recruitment process. Tijani Abdullahi, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, announced during a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday. He claimed that the teachers were dismissed following inquiries from the institutions they claimed to have attended, which revealed they had presented falsified certificates. According to the SUBEB Chairman, the decision to investigate the teachers’ certificates began in April 2021 as part of the Board’s responsibility to ensure that all teachers have the qualifications they presented. According to him, the main goal of the exercise…

The City of David parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Victoria Island, Lagos, has launched a new dating website. “There is no marriage in heaven!” declared the church on its official Facebook page, just days after the website went live. “We’re here to help you connect and, hopefully, meet your better half.” A look at the website reveals that the dating platform connects adults in courtship and marriage. Before being approved, prospective participants must register and have their information processed. However, participants are not required to pay any fees to use the platform. According to the…

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 2, 2021 secured the conviction of one Arowosegbe Feranmi, who claimed to be a native of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State for posing as a citizen of Germany to defraud unsuspecting victims. Arowosegbe was prosecuted on two counts before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The defendant pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him. One of the charges reads: ‘’That you AROWOSEGBE FERANMI (ALIAS BETTY JOE) sometime in August 2021, in Ilorin, within the…

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been moved from January 19 to January 18 next year by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. The trial date was rescheduled due to the judge’s decision to shorten the trial period in response to a passionate plea. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Kanu’s lawyer, had approached the court with an application seeking an order to accommodate the trial in November and December this year rather than the previously scheduled January 19. Shuaib Labaran, who represented the Federal Government, told…

Joseph Wayas, a former Nigerian senate president of the Second Republic, has reportedly died in London at 80. It was gathered that the octogenarian passed on after a long illness in a London hospital. Wayas was born on May 21, 1941, in Basang, Obudu, Cross River State. He completed his secondary education at Dennis Memorial Grammar School in Onitsha before moving to the United Kingdom to study at Higher Tottenham Technical College in London. The former Senate President also attended Birmingham’s West Bromwich College of Commerce, Science, Technology, and Aston University. Wayas was the third Senate President from 1979 to…

Alec Baldwin says he “didn’t pull the trigger” of the gun that fatally wounded cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his film, Rust. The star made the claim in his first sit-down interview since the incident in October. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. Never,” he told George Stephanopoulos of ABC News. The interview was recorded on Tuesday, and is due to be broadcast in the US on Thursday evening. Mr Stephanopoulos described their 80-minute discussion as “raw” and “intense. The journalist described Mr Baldwin, 63, as “devastated” yet “very candid”…

Scientists say they have made a major step forward in efforts to store information as molecules of DNA, which are more compact and long-lasting than other options. The magnetic hard drives we currently use to store computer data can take up lots of space. And they have to be replaced over time. Using life’s preferred storage medium to back up our precious data would allow vast amounts of information to be archived in tiny molecules. The data would also last thousands of years, according to scientists. A team in Atlanta, US, has now developed a chip that they say could…