Tag: CCT
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FG drags serving senator to CCT over alleged false asset declaration
The lawmaker representing Delta-North Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has been dragged to the Code of Conduct Tribunal by the Federal Government on a three count count charge of false declaration of assets. The charges were filed by the Office of the Department of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice. The senator was recently referred to the…
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BREAKING: CCT sacks Onnoghen, bars him for 10 years
…Confiscates funds in his five accounts The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has found the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen guilty of violation of the code of conduct for public officers. CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, in a judgment on Thursday, held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Onnoghen is…
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I didn’t confess to hiding my bank accounts – Onnoghen
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has scheduled judgment for Thursday in the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is being tried on a six-count charge in which he is accused of breaching the Code of Conduct for public officers by allegedly making false declaration of assets and also…
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JUST: CCT fixes date for judgement in Onnoghen’s trial
The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday fixed Thursday for its final judgment in the charges of false and non-declaration of assets instituted against Justice Walter Onnoghen, who reportedly resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on April 4. The Danladi Umar-led three-man bench fixed the date for judgment after the prosecution led by Mr.…
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Onnoghen: CCT fixes date for adoption of final addresses
The Code of Conduct Tribunal led by Justice Danladi Umar on Wednesday fixed April 15 for adoption of final addresses by parties in the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on charges of false and non-declaration of assets. The three-man bench fixed the date for the pre-judgment proceedings after Onnoghen…
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Assets declaration: Onnoghen accuses CCT of flouting procedures
Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen has accused the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of flouting its set standard operation procedures. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Onnoghen accused the CCT of not following its set Standard Operation Procedures in instituting the case against him. Onnoghen made the accusation during his resumed trial in Abuja on…
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Onnoghen: Any journalist who misrepresent trial will remain in prison till I retire – CCT chairman
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct of Tribunal, Danladi Umar, has threatened to imprison journalists who misrepresent the ongoing proceedings on the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Onnoghen is being prosecuted before the CCT by the Federal Government on charges of false and non-declaration of assets. Reacting to…
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Why I ignored court’s judgement to halt Onnoghen’s trial – CCT chair
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Chairman Danladi Yakubu Umar on Monday defended the ex-parte application he granted for the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The decision is in line with the inherent powers of the tribunal, Umar said, adding: “It is left to the appellate court to…
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JUST IN: CCT orders day-to-day proceedings in Onnoghen’s trial
The Code of Conduct Tribunal ( CCT ) has ordered that proceedings in the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen should now be conducted on an day-to-day basis. Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar, in a bench ruling, on Monday, relied on the provision of Section 296(3) of the Administration of…
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Trial: Suspended CJN Onnoghen must appear in person for defence, CCT insists
The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar on Monday insisted that the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen must appear in person before the tribunal before further businesses could be conducted in the case pending against him. Umar gave the directive at the resumption of proceedings in the case involving…