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Why Court dismissed certificate forgery case against Obaseki On By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja Respite came the way of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Saturday, as the Federal High Court in Abuja, dismissed the certificate forgery case the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Mr. Williams Edobor, instituted against him. The court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, held that the Plaintiffs, failed to by way of credible evidence, discharge th...

A file photo of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the alleged certificate forgery suit filed against the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki. Justice Ahmed Mohammed dismissed the suit filed by the All Progressives Party (APC) and a chieftain of the party, Williams Edobor, against the governor, in a judgement delivered on Saturday in the nation’s capital. The APC and Edobor had filed the suit alleging that Governor Obaseki presented a for...

All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The judge, Ahmed Mohammed, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the forgery allegations were not proved. The suit was filed by APC along with one of its members, Williams Edobor, on July 14, 2020. Mr Obaseki had won the September 2020 election on the platform of the Peoples Demoratic Party (PDP) platform to clinch second term in office. Suit Sued by the plaintiffs as co-defendants in the suit were Mr Obaseki, PDP an...

Vanguard News Alleged Certificate Forgery: Obaseki knows fate Saturday On By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed Saturday to deliver judgement on the certificate forgery case the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one its members, Mr. Williams Edobor, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Justice Ahmed Mohammed okayed the matter for judgement after all the parties adopted their final briefs of argument. While adopting his final written add...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo opened his defence on Tuesday at the Federal High Court Abuja, calling two witnesses one of whom was the Deputy Registrar, Legal, University of Ibadan, Mr Abayomi Ajayi. Ajayi told the court that the fact that some parts of Obasekis original degree certificate were missing in the photocopy he attached to his INEC form EC9 and 001 did not amount to forgery. The witness, who was led in evidence by Mr Ken Mozia (SAN), Obasekis counsel, explained that Obasekis photoc...

Alleged Certificate Forgery: APC, Obaseki prepare final arguments The court will at the end of Thursdays proceedings fix a date for judgment in the case. 2 min read The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed Thursday for adoption of final addresses in the certificate forgery suit instituted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The trial judge, Ahmed Mohammed, adjourned for final arguments after Mr Obaseki closed his case ...

3 min read The University of Ibadan on Tuesday cleared Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State of certificate forgery allegation levelled against him by the The Deputy Chief Registrar, Legal, of the university, Abayomi Ajayi, appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday on a subpoena and confirmed the authenticity of the copy of the first-degree certificate tendered by Mr Obaseki to back his qualification for the September 2020 governorship election in Edo State. The APC...

President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation a few minutes earlier, saying he was “shocked and saddened” by the riot. He asked for calm in the US Capital, saying “enough is enough.” Lawmakers were inside conducting a ceremonial vote count to affirm Biden’s win. The building had to be evacuated as the mob gained access. Jason Opal, chair of McGill University’s Department of History and Classical Studies, called the violence in Washington, DC, Wednesday unprecedented. “The preside...

  The sudden illness of Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed on Thursday has stalled the hearing in the alleged certificate forgery suit instituted against Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki by the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Federal High Court in Abuja The APC and one of its chieftains, Williams Edobor had dragged the governor, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court seeking Obaseki’s disqualification in the September 19 govern...

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri An Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Emmanuel Balogun, on Wednesday, appeared as a witness in the certificate forgery case of  the All Progressives Congress, APC, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Prof Balogun who appeared as the third principal witness, PW-3, told the court that he has never set eyes on Obaseki’s original certificate. He said he could therefore not comment on whether it was forged or not. Th...