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The bodies of 99 victims of the EndSARS protests across Lagos state in 2020 have been revealed following the release of a document by the Lagos Judicial Panel on Monday. The list of 99 victims was presented as evidence before the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. During the panel’s sitting, renowned pathologist, Professor John Obafunwa, an anatomy and forensic pathologist was cross examined by Mr. Olukayode Enitan, SAN on behalf of the Lagos State Government. Mr. Enitan then requested the witness (Prof. Obafunwa) to highlight where each of the…

The Lagos state Judicial Panel of inquiry panel has submitted a report which says Nigerian soldiers shot and killed #EndSARS protesters October last year. Over ten thousdand Nigerians had taken to the streets last October calling for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit to be disbanded. The report, leaked on Monday, has identified 48 casualties after the army opened fire on the demonstrators. The Nigerian army has denied shooting live rounds at protesters. The #EndSars protests rocked the country for two weeks. The police unit had been accused of robbing, attacking and even killing people. According to the report…

Professor John Obafunwa, an anatomy and forensic pathologist says only one body of the 99 bodies presented for autopsy was revealed to have been killed as a result of gunshot at the Lekki toll gate. Prof. Obafunwa in his deposition confirmed that only the body tagged ENDSARS/YABA/2020/062 out of the entire was from to Lekki toll gate. On page 104 of the report presented by The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and other matters, Prof. Obafunwa confirmed that the deceased had a gun shot on the 21st of October, 2020. According to…

Harry Kane scored four goals as England sealed their place at the World Cup with a 10-0 thrashing of San Marino. Harry Maguire headed the opener with Kane’s four-goal haul, which included two penalties, and Filippo Fabbri’s own goal making it 6-0 at half-time. Kane scores hat-trick as England thrash Albania 5-0 Emile Smith Rowe, Tyrone Mings, Tammy Abraham and Bukayo Saka got on the scoresheet in the second half. It is the first time England have hit double figures since a 10-0 win over the USA in 1964. More to follow…

Theodore John Conrad showed up for work as a bank teller in Cleveland. At the end of his shift, the then 20-year-old stole $215,000, stuffed it into a paper bag and vanished, authorities said. That was in July 1969, and he stole the equivalent of $1.7 million today in one of the biggest bank robberies in the city, the US Marshals Service said. Now more than five decades later, the federal law enforcement agency announced Friday that it has identified the man considered one of the nation’s most wanted fugitives. Conrad had been living in Boston since 1970 under the name…

The Lagos State Judicial Panel on #EndSARS has today, November 15, 2021, submitted its report to the Lagos State Government, in a brief ceremony at Government House, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. The chairman of the panel said: “The Panel was inaugurated on October 19, 2020, to look into complaints of citizens against human rights abuses by the police. Following the incident at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020, the Terms of Reference of the Panel was expanded to cover that incident. “The Panel sat for well over one year, listening to testimonies of petitioners, their witnesses, experts and lawyers.…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offices Commission (ICPC) has discredited a report by Daily Trust Newspaper which claimed that a plan had been hatched to exonerate offenders tagged “loyalists” and those it claimed have been recruited under the current Board. The anti-corruption agency made this known in a statement by its spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua. The statement reads: “The attention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offices Commission (ICPC) has been drawn to an inaccurate report titled “Certificate, Age Scandal Rocks ICPC” published on Monday, 15th November, 2021 by the Daily Trust Newspaper. “The Commission strongly…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday November 15, 2021 flagged-off a nationwide risk assessment of Non-profit Organizations. The programme which is a collaborative initiative of the EFCC through the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, and relevant stakeholders in the public and private sectors, according to the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is meant to determine the vulnerabilities of the organizations to money laundering and terrorism financing. While noting the increase in Non-profit Organization activities in Nigeria especially in the North East, where the country is challenged by a humanitarian crisis created by Boko Haram, he observed…

A group of yet-to-be identified gunmen have attacked the Ikpomolokpo palace in Gege ward of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State, killing the son of the traditional ruler. It was gathered that the incident occured in the early hours of Monday when the assailants stormed the palace with the intention to kidnap the monarch and his wife. The incident was confirmed by Chief James Oche, Chairman of the local government, who added that one of the monarch’s daughters was kidnapped during the attack. “Some gunmen at about 2am today (Monday) entered into the residence of the clan head of Ipomoloko…

VP represents President at All Nigeria Judges’ Conference Deterrent costs against dilatory tactics advocated, Courts commended for effective response to pandemic Osinbajo is a “very solid part and parcel of us” – CJN The Federal Government will continue to support efforts and reforms that safeguard the integrity of the Nigerian Judiciary, its independence from all forms of interference, and ensure it maintains the highest level of responsiveness and professional standards. Also, because Nigeria is a major part of the global marketplace for investment and legal services, more foreign investors are attracted to the country because of a judiciary that maintains…