The trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen resumed at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, (CCT) on Monday with the first prosecution witness testifying against the CJN. Mr James Apala, a Senior Investigation Officer of the Code of Conduct Bureau told the tribunal that the suspended CJN submitted two assets […]
Read More The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has ordered key security agencies in the country to arrest the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and produce him for trial on Friday. The Mr. Danladi Umar-led panel tribunal specifically directed the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the […]
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The National Judicial Council (NJC) will reconvene today to consider the responses of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, and the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad to the queries issued to them by the council. A council member who was not authorised to speak with the media confirmed to correspondent […]
Read More The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, cleared the coast for the Federal Government to open its case against suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The appellate court, in a unanimous ruling by a three-man panel, declined to stop further proceedings in the […]
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The Federal Government, yesterday, dismissed the groundswell of opposition to its suspension of embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, over his non-declaration of assets, insisting that no amount of mass protests would change the course of justice. The government also boasted that more Nigerians were in support of the suspension of the […]
Read More The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, has adjourned further proceedings on the non assets declaration charge the Federal Government filed against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, indefinitely. The Mr. Danladi Umar-led tribunal said its decision to suspend Justice Onnoghen’s trial was based on the order of the […]
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Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described last week’s suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari as a flagrant breach of the 1999 Constitution. Atiku who stated this at Shehu Yar’ Adua centre, Abuja while addressing a world press conference called on […]
Read More The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, is currently presiding over a five-man panel of the Supreme Court which resumed sitting today.
Read More The ruling All Progressives Congress APC said the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has continued to whine over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Walter Onnoghen because the opposition party had planned to use the top jurist to get back to power at all costs. National Publicity […]
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The Federal Government last night said that the statements made by the United States, US, the United Kingdom, UK and the European Union, EU, on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen were driven by unfounded assumptions. The Presidency also told the three bodies not to be hasty in taking […]
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National chairman of Young Democratic Party, YDP, Mrs. Georgina Dakpokpo, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. Dakpokpo in a statement, weekend, said it was about the third act in recent times that had shown the president’s disregard for Nigerians, the constitution and the well-being […]
Read MorePresident of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the newly sworn in Chief Justice of Nigeria Mr Walter Onnoghen has enough time on his hands to revive the judiciary. Speaking to journalists after the swearing in ceremony, Saraki stated that the Senate had drilled the CJN when he appeared before the House for confirmation. According […]
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