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1. President Muhammadu Buhari will today address Nigerians.
President Buhari is expected to deliver a New Year address to Nigerians around 7am.
2. Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has urged Nigerian leaders and citizens to suppress 2023 talks, post-Buhari politics and concentrate on fixing Nigeria.
Saraki, in his New Year message, congratulated Nigerians, at home and abroad, who survived the various difficulties experienced in 2020.
3. The Benue State government has kicked against the proposed installation of one Bala Bello Muhammad as Sarduana Otukpo, widely circulated on the social media.
The State’s Deputy Governor, Engr. Benson Abounu, said he reached out to the Leader of Hausa Community Otukpo, Alhaji Mamuda and informed him that there is nothing like Sardauna Otukpo in the Benue State Chieftaincy Laws of 2016.
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The sudden illness of Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed stalled Thursday’s hearing in the alleged certificate forgery suit instituted against Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
However, Obaseki’s lead counsel, Ken Mozia (SAN), while speaking with reporters after adjournment, displayed the original Bachelor of Arts Degree Certificate of the University of Ibadan (UI), awarded in 1979.
Olubunmi Faluyi, the Registrar, in a statement, noted that the Edo helmsman gained admission in 1976 and studied Classics.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and a chieftain, Williams Edobor, sued Obaseki, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Alleged certificate forgery:Judge’s health stalls hearing in suit against Obaseki
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Hearing in the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo was stalled at the Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday, due to the ill health of the trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of its chieftains, Mr Williams Edobor had dragged Obaseki, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court seeking the disqualification of Obaseki in the Sept.19 governorship election.
They wanted Obaseki disqualified over alleged forgery of his degree certificate and perjury.