The Bayelsa State Governorship Electoral Petition Tribunal on Tuesday in Abuja ordered the state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo appear in person before it on Thursday to tender the original copy of his disputed certificate. The order of the Tribunal followed a
There seems to be no end in sight to the governorship tussle in oil-rich Bayelsa state. The tussle has taken a new dimension since the Supreme Court ousted the governor-elect of the state, David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over certificate scandal involving his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo. The Apex court asked the […]
A Benin High Court has ordered the police to produce the member-elect representing Ovia North-East I in the Edo state House of Assembly (EDHA), Dumez Onaiwu Ugiagbe in court on November 1 for hearing in a six-count charge certificate forgery made against him. The case came up at Criminal Court 5, but the defendant failed […]
Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested two men who specialised in forging education certificates at the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers. In a statement on Wednesday, the Spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, identified the suspects as Roland Onosemuode and Jacobson Jonathan.
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Bwari, Abuja on Tuesday adjourned indefinitely the suit filed against the Senator Adeleke for alleged certificate forgery. Two plaintiffs had filed the suit, seeking the disqualification of Adeleke from participating in the governorship election on the grounds of not possessing requisite educational
Leadership crises rocking the Assemblies of God Church assumed a messier dimension on Wednesday as group loyal to Rev Chidi Okoroafor accused the District Superintendent of the church in Abuja, Rev Nicholas Anyanwu of forging a Bachelor of Arts Degree to get to the top position. Rev Anyanwu who is from the camp of embattled […]