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The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry’s #EndSARS report, according to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was marred with inconsistencies and discrepancies. The Minister stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday. He also referred to the leaked report as a hoax. “We reject the notion that our soldiers and policemen massacred innocent Nigerians at the Lekki Tollgate”, the minister declared in response to the incident at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020. He also encouraged victims’ families to come forward with evidence, stating that “any parent who is afraid to testify about the…

VP says it is a testament to the possibilities in the Nigerian economy Coca Cola’s plan to invest $1 billion in Nigeria in the next five years testifies to the possibilities in the economy despite challenges, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this Monday evening at the 70th anniversary gala of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC). According to the Vice President, “your ongoing investment in the country, which I am told will be in the order of $1billion in the next five years, testifies to your faith in the possibilities of Nigeria.” “And you can rely…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated on Monday that the Federal Government intends to supply 10 million gas cylinders within a year. According to the VP, they will be supplied by certified marketers in 12 pilot states. Prof. Osinbajo made the statement during a two-day Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sensitization in Asaba, Delta State, with the topic “Stimulating Delta State’s socio-economic growth through LPG adoption and expansion.” The event was organized by the Office of the Vice President’s National LPG Expansion Implementation Plan (NLEIP) in partnership with the Delta State government. The VP, who was represented by Mr Dayo Adeshina, Senior…

Wisconsin officials will seek to charge a driver who ploughed into a Christmas parade on Sunday with five counts of intentional homicide. Police said Darrell Edward Brooks Jr, 39, killed five people, aged between 52 and 81, and injured 48 others, including young children, in Waukesha. Mr Brooks was fleeing a domestic disturbance when he mowed into the crowd, they said. They added he could face further charges based upon their investigation. Waukesha police also said the incident was not an act of terrorism. Several school children and grandparents were among the victims. What do we know about the victims?…

Victor Osimhen, a Super Eagles striker, will have surgery today (Tuesday) after shattering his cheekbone and eye socket in Napoli’s 3-2 loss to Inter Milan on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who now has nine goals in 14 games for Napoli this season, was replaced in the 52nd minute after a brutal collision with Inter Milan’s Skriniar. Napoli’s first league defeat came against Inter, and Osimhen’s likely long-term absence will be a setback in their quest for a third Serie A crown. Napoli, the Italian Serie A champions, acknowledged the severity of the injury on Twitter, saying the attacker “will have surgery…

The African First Ladies Peace Mission’s (AFLPM) 9th General Assembly has unanimously elected Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, as the new President. This was revealed in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, on Monday. She was elected during the African First Ladies Peace Mission’s (AFLPM) 9th General Assembly on Monday in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, who opened the occasion, thanked the Nigerian First Lady for obtaining land on behalf of the First Ladies for the construction of a secretariat for the Mission in Abuja. Mrs Buhari pledged to carry out her new…

Paris St-Germain players believe manager Mauricio Pochettino will leave for Manchester United and expect Frenchman Zinedine Zidane to replace him. (Marca, in Spanish) United will have to pay 10m euros (£8.4m) if they want to prise Argentine Pochettino, 49, away from PSG. (Mirror) Manchester United chairman Ed Woodward is considering delaying his Old Trafford departure to help find Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s successor. The 50-year-old is due to leave his role at the club at the end of this year. (Sky Sports)  Former Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce is said to be “very keen” on the short-term managerial role at Manchester United. The 60-year-old Englishman made more than 300 appearances for United…

The Osun State Police command has dismissed accusations that the body of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), is in their possession. Opalola Olawoyin, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, released the disclaimer in a statement on Monday. “The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police is constrained to clear the air on the crucial issue of an autopsy on the body of the deceased, Mr Timothy Adegoke a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University. “This becomes compelling in view of the disturbing misinformation and deliberate obfuscation of issues by some persons in the media and…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has revealed the 2021 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results, noting that the number of applicants who received credits in five subjects, including Mathematics and English Language, has increased. Patrick Areghan, the chairman of the examination body’s Nigerian National Office, said this at a press briefing on Monday. He explained that 1,560,261 participants sat for the exam in five countries: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, while presenting a breakdown of the exam and the results. A more detailed analysis of the findings revealed that 1,398,370 candidates, or 89.62 per cent, had…

Senate donates N5.5m to fallen heroes President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the Armed Forces deserve support from Nigerians for the sacrifices made in tackling various forms of insecurity across parts of the country. Lawan made this known on Monday while receiving a delegation of the 2022 Armed Forces Decorations team at his office in a Abuja. According to the Senate President, the armed forces in its bid to secure and protect Nigerians against the activities of insurgents and criminals, continue to pay the ultimate price which has resulted in countless deaths of exceptional military personnel. He…