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Justice Walter Onnoghen has filed an appeal against the ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) that found him guilty of assets declaration offences and sacked him as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Onnoghen faced six charges of non-declaration and fraudulent declaration of assets relating to his failure to declare a series of […]
Onnoghen is facing six charges of non and fraudulent declaration of assets relating to his failure to declare a series of bank accounts, denominated in local and foreign currencies, as required by law. President Buharicontroversially suspended the top judge in January and inaugurated Justice Tanko Mohammed as the acting CJN based on an order of the Code […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the farm of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. According to Punch,theEFCC operatives came with a cameraman and policemen in a Nissan bus marked Abuja BWR 627AT. The report also states that they searched the farm for about three hours and went away […]
“Having confirmed that you have since submitted a petition to the National Judicial Council alleging grave misconduct against the Chief Justice, I am compelled to request you, once again, to file a nolle prosequi to discontinue the charge pending against his Lordship at the Code of Conduct Tribunal without any further delay. The charge should […]
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the presidency of planning to force the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen to resign at gunpoint. The suspended CJN had debunked reports of his resignation in a statement which was issued by his media aide. According to Daily Post, CUPP’s spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere […]
Mr Ibraheem Al-Hassan, Head of Press and Public Relations of the tribunal disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The tribunal had on Jan.28 adjourned proceedings indefinitely, pending the determination of an interlocutory appeal against it at the Court of Appeal. The appellate court on Wednesday dismissed Onnoghen’s motion to stay his trial indefinitely pending […]
Sylvester Adaka, the RIvers State Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), was the victim of an attack by some thugs suspected to be affiliated to politicians on Wednesday. Adaka had approached the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Wednesday to plead for request an adjournment of proceedings in response to the boycott order […]
The Nigerian Senate has approached the Supreme Court for interpretation of the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Onnoghen was suspended as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) last Friday by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad was sworn in to take the CJN position in acting capacity. Buhari had […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeira (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The President announced the suspension of the CJN at a brief ceremony at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. According to the president, the suspension is […]
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ignored court rulings directing it to put a halt to the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is facing six charges of non and fraudulent declaration of assets relating to his failure to declare a series of bank accounts, denominated in local and foreign […]