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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 […]
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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. CCT chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, announced the date for the judgement during the resumption of hearings on Monday, April 15 after both […]
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 […]
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 […]
Justice Edward Ekwo gave the order on Monday in Abuja while ruling on an ex-parte motion brought by the Action Peoples Party. The Federal High Court Abuja, has restrained the Federal Government from forcefully removing the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen from office. Justice Edward Ekwo gave the order on Monday in Abuja while […]
The Federal Government has denied allegations leveled against it by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP). The CUPP had earlier alleged that the presidency had finalised plans to arrest the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnogehn. The organisation told newsmen that the Federal Government has been pressuring members of the National Judicial Commission […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reacted to the planned trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. According to reports, Onnoghen will be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal for reportedly failing to declare his assets and also maintaining several domiciliary bank accounts. The NBA also wondered why the government is […]
According to Dickson, “all efforts must be on deck to prevent the subversion and desecration of the ethos of democracy in Nigeria as nation moves nearer to the elections” The South South Governors’ Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting for Sunday to discuss the impending trial of Walter Onnnoghen, the Chief Justice of the Federation […]