On August 19, Victor Obafaiye, the principal witness for the Action Congress in the Kogi State election tribunal, was assassinated. Obafaiye was crucial to the case as he was supposedly in possession of documents that would have served as evidence of election tampering by PDP House of Assembly candidate Dino Melaye

how does this prove he was assassinated by Dino?

Jesusloveyou:
graduate with fake result.
Even waec result is a no go area.

bros shame no de catch you? You don't even know when you quit when you have been beaten.Sowore is in a very deep poo

I hope Tinubu will assist Sowore in offsetting his debts

asodane:

mr you didn't state the year thát B.A honours. was removed from geography

my dear he didn't state anything.He only gave you information from the school official website.Direct further enquiries to ABU

meshinoye:
So Universities for 9ja dey accept pass in English, Math, Geography for admission!

Have you ever heard of the word GCE before

Antichristus:


THIS STILL DOES NOT PROVE MELAYE'S GRADUATION FROM ABU. THE PRESS WAS STUPID TO BE DRAWN INTO THIS.

So after seeing his statement of result you are still in doubt!!! lol chai people no go kill me with laugh

Sowore don buy market

MaziOmenuko:
Lol @ emotional truama

lol that one na lawyers language.Just to maximise the compensation see Dino face like emotional trauma

bakila:

Funniest part is that he ought to attach that Certificate to his claim. At this point the Judge is looking at Melaye's suit with k-eye. His whole claim is standing on k leg

until the case begins we will know between him and soworre who has k-leg

waiting for the courts.Let the games begin

Geography Department was under the Faculty of arts and Social Sciences offering the degree of B.A (Honours) and B.Sc (Honours) in geography respectively. Presently, the department is under the Faculty Science offering only B.Sc in Geography

https://geography.abu.edu.ng/About/history.html

chai Sowore is finished!!!! N5Billion nobi moimoi

N5bn libel suit: I will tender my certificate in evidence, Dino Melaye tells Court …..


says I’ve suffered great trauma, deserted by friends

ABUJA—-Determined to prove that he was awarded a Bachelors Degree by the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Senator Dino Melaye, on Thursday, pledged to tender his certificate before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama.Dino Melaye Melaye, who is representing Kogi West in the Senate, said he would tender the certificate during hearing of a N5billion libel suit he slammed against an online media outlet, Sahara Reporters, which alleged that he never graduated from the Geography Department of ABU Zaria.

In the suit he filed through his lawyer, Mr. Mark Ikongbeh, Senator Melaye, insisted that he indeed bagged a B. Sc in Geography from the University. He told the court that the certificate scandal has exposed him to great psychological stress and emotional trauma, saying he has been abandoned by his friends and associates owing to the defamatory publication by the defendants.

Cited as 1st to 4th defendants in the suit marked M/4812/17, were, the Incorporated Trustees of Sahara Reporters Media Foundation, Omoyele Sowore, Temitope Olumuyide and Sahara Reporters Media Group Inc. Aside praying the court to award him N5billion as aggravate and exemplary damages for libel, the plaintiff also applied for an injunction restraining the defendants, by themselves or by their servants or agents, from making further publications on the issue. He is equally seeking N10million as cost of the legal action. In the statement of claim, the plaintiff told the court that a great number of his constituents, friends, associates, foreign acquaintances have felt so betrayed and let down by conducts maliciously and falsely alleged against him by the defendants, to an extent that they have ostracised him and have currently given him a wide berth. He said: “Many invitations to honourable events have been withdrawn and attempts to reach out to several people who had very cordial relations with the plaintiff has been met with a cold shoulder. “The plaintiff has suffered great psychological stress and emotional trauma by reason of the defamatory publications arising from the loss of company he has suffered from friends and associates. “This precarious psychology state has been exacerbated by the number of people whom the plaintiff has had to reach out to or who have reached out to him for explanation and reassurance of the truth in the situation. “The plaintiff has greatly been weighed down emotionally by the sudden loss of huge public goodwill which he enjoyed prior to the publication of the defamatory publication. “Further, the defendants published the defamatory words out of malevolence and spite towards the plaintiff and with a view to cower the plaintiff into soft pedalling on his stance in several issues ongoing in the Senate chambers”. In a 15-paragraphed affidavit that was personally deposed by the plaintiff, he averred: “That I am a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Kogi West Senatorial District of Kogi State and I was once the honourable member of the House of Representatives representing the Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency. Amongst other duties; I currently serve as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the FCT. “The 1st defendant is an organisation setup under Part C of the companies and Allied Matters Act as a non-profit organisation ostensibly dedicated to promoting a brand of investigative journalism pioneered by the 4th defendant. The 1st defendant is the Nigerian arm of the 4th defendant. The 1st defendant by its official filings at the Corporate Affairs Commission is based in Lagos. “The 2nd and 3rd defendants are the Trustees of the 1st defendant and also the promoters of the 4th defendant. They are self-styled investigative journalists who are not visibly known to be accredited by or affiliated to any registered media outfit. “They operate under the popular ‘Sahara Reporters’ brand. The 2nd and 3rd defendants operate all over Nigeria but have listed addresses located in Lagos in their corporate filings. “The 4th defendant is a business Corporation organised under the laws of New York State in the United States of America and is the proprietor of a website and other online channels through which it disseminates news items predominantly about governance issues in Nigeria. “The 2nd defendant is listed as the Chief Executive Officer of the 4th defendant. That the 4th defendant is based in New York, United States of America but is represented in the country by the 2nd defendant who is also its alter ego and service of court process on the 2nd defendant will definitely bring the suit to the 4th defendant’s attention. “On the 19th and 20th March 2017, the defendants falsely and maliciously wrote, posted, and published or caused to be written on their verified Twitter handle identified as @SaharaReporters hosted online at the web address of and concerning me by directly mentioning and linking it to my Twitter handle identified as @dino_melaye hosted online at the web address ; the following words:

“FLASH: University teachers at the Geography Department of Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria insists that @dino_melaye did not graduate, bribed his HOD/1 (posted at 4:09 PM- 19th March 2017. “FLASH: University teachers at the Geography Dept of ABU, Zaria insists that @dino_melaye never graduated, DG DSS informed but covered it up. (posted at 4:11 PM- 19th March 2017. “FLASH: At least 3 Exam Officers at ABU, Zaria insists that @dino_melaye never graduated from Geography Dept, DG DSS alerted but covered it up (posted at 4:14PM – 19th March 2017). “FLASH: Exam Officers at ABU, Zaria insists that @dino_melaye never graduated from Geography Dept, they said Dino’s name was not on graduation list (posted at 4:16 PM -19th March 2017)”. He said the online media outfit equally posted that his HOD, Prof. David Okoro Ogbonna, assisted him to forge his transcript and that he applied for a Post Graduate program at UNIJOS, went to ABU for transcript and none could be provided. Melaye said the defendants further posted that he went ahead to do a PG at UNIJOS without any transcript from ABU, Geography Dept. “By the said words in their natural and ordinary meaning, the defendants meant and were understood to mean: That I am dishonest and have deceived the public about the state of my academic qualifications. “That my academic credentials are shady and questionable. That I am guilty of bribery and corruption. That I have corruptly influenced investigation against me. “That I am guilty of forgery. That I am guilty of corruptly influencing public officers in the performance of their duties. That my educational qualifications are false and fake. “That I am guilty of the criminal conduct of collusion and falsification of official records. That I am unworthy of the credit and trust of the society. That I am unworthy to hold the office of the Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “The above publication received instant widespread publicity both within and outside Nigeria as the defendants website and their electronic channels enjoy huge popularity globally. “The verified twitter handle of the defendants @saharaReporters has over 1, 390, 000 followers to whom the publication was immediate made available upon publication”. He said the scale of the publication was further enlarged by the sheer number of people that were drawn by his popularity and reputation, adding, “the greatest impact of this publication is here in Abuja”. According to him, “The result of the publication of the defamatory words by the defendants has been devastating to my image and has greatly injured my credit and reputation and brought me into public scandal, odium and contempt”. In his statement of claim, Melaye further told the court that the defendants, “propagate a style of unconventional and unregulated journalism which they term “advocacy journalism” that encourages “citizen journalist” (essentially untrained and unregulated individuals) to report news items which are not subject to verification before publication. “The plaintiff is a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, where he bagged a B. Sc in Geography.

The Plaintiff’s certificates are pleaded. “The plaintiff at all times material to this suit is a highly visible politician who is well known through the length and breadth of Nigeria and globally. He ranks high amongst the most well-known public office holders currently in Nigeria having served in several capacities over the years. “The plaintiff has particularly become a beacon and a model to the youths of the world due to the roots of his political life which begun with his active participation in student union affairs at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. “By dint of selfless stewardship, the plaintiff successfully transformed from a youth leader into a National leader in Nigeria reputed for frankness, forthrightness and principled leadership”. Meantime, the suit is yet to be assigned to any judge for hearing

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/n5bn-libel-suit-will-tender-certificate-evidence-dino-melaye-tells-court/

chai afonjas will not like this.Sowore will soon commit suicide

Goke7:


the senate does not need to make an official request before ABU can clearly state officially whether Dino graduated or not. What Dino is claiming has already been contradicted by ABU and this is where the problem is.

I remembered the former vp sambo another ABU graduate whose certificate got burnt, ABU quickly came out to state categorically that sambo was their graduate, it never took them donkey years like its taking them now on dino's matter. yeye de smell. Dino ran his mouth too fast.

Dino Melaye is an authentic ggraduate of ABU.He is even flaunting his Msc project from the same school online and you are here ranting gibbberish

That Ortom is a very big disgrace.How can they be killing your people like chicken and there is nothing you can do to stop them.

Eruditor:


Hmmm. No Daniel Jonah Melaye.

don't worry when the time comes you will come and help your friend sowore in court

GP15:
But Sahara Reporter are not base in Nigeria na.
How do you sue an org that is not in Nigeria

sowore is currently in Nigeria.By the time he lands in Kuje or kirikiri you will know how an organisation outside Nigeria can be sued

Love Machine:
3rd class degree holder no be moimoi.But dino no snap with his nysc clothes.Him no serve ni?

whether na 3rd class abi na 4th class the fact remains that Senator Dino is a graduate of ABU.Finally a graduate is a graduate .He is not doing badly with his 3rd class.You that made 1st class na who sabi you?

sahara reporters telling lies since 1900

Antoeni:
When u keep quiet at times,pple wouldn't remember u exist , Dino needs to be tamed, take a look at David Mark, nobody even remember that he is a present serving Senator,

Dino resemble pesin wey you fit tame? shooo you no de look face? David Mark has never been a noise maker

so sahara reporters will expect Dino who is 43 years old to have obtained hall his certificates in 1970? haba .Rubbish journalism.

queenfav:
Well.. Lemme jst jejely wait and see how this man would be finally disgraced. He came to my school(Delta state university,Law campus ) in 2012.He preached to a point and asked that we sow a seed of 3,000 naira to cast out demons that are holding us back from succeeding in life and our academics. I was like, how can a man of God specify what a person should sow as seed? So those that don't have 3k can't be d attended to?I have wisened up o, my money is not to feed any so called pastor. Let them get jobs, i am the best prophet over my life!

you will probably wait until eternity then

well done GEJ.Vindicated as last!!! shame on zombies

Has the op ever heard of the word immunity before? Besides Fayose committed no crime with those comments

This woman keeps going places.Congratulations ma

chai bubu don suffer

A thief would stole $16billion that would have improved our power sector.Shame on you

He said: “Police must be aware and in touch with new developments in other parts of the globe. I can see my former IGP Musiliu Smith.

“Smith is completely out of date to give lecture on police duty. He has experience to share with you, but not on modern way of doing things. I don’t even know how digital you (Smith) are.”

This is uncalled for!!! gosh !!! veey very unpresidential

God bless you Pastor Chris.This is coming from a catholic

EazyMoh:

Why do you keep respecting the same thing? You people lack any known political pragmatism. Mind am as northern Muslim as they come.
The so called northern Muslims consider religious ties more than regional. I didn't want to say it but that's the fact.
It's not about who we support, but about who has the odds in his favour the most.
2019 there isn't gonna be any formidable opposition because PDP is dead. And PMB will most likely not contest. It's either he anoints his successor or give contestants a level playing ground. It's highly likely then Tinubu would contest.
On youth taking back power, there is reality and then there is wishful thinking.

Continue to dream,Tinubu has no chance of been elected VP let alone president

Iamwrath:


Lol
..

Tinubu made Lagos, put Fashola there who in turn put ambode so far Lagos's growth is exponential unlike some eroded polluted places


If Tinubu were to contest, he'd win

Do you mind telling me the demographics of Tinubu's projected victory were he to contest with a northern candidate and a SE VP of the PDP?

My dear Tinubu the chances of you ever becoming even VP in this country is zero. Not in 2019 or ever. Not even if the vegetable were to die in power