Tag: Onnoghen
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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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Alleged false asset declaration trial: Onnoghen opens defence, presents witness
The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, Monday opened his defence at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. His first Witness, Dw1, Lawal Olarewaju in evidence tendered a receipt of payment from the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Asokoro office in Abuja for Onnoghen’s 2010 Asset Declaration Form which was reportedly purchased on…
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Alleged false asset declaration: Bank official reveals balances of Onnoghen’s accounts
Details of the balances on the five different accounts of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, was on Thursday disclosed to the Code of Conduct Tribunal by an official of Standard Chartered Bank, Ifeoma Okeagbue. Okeagbue, who is Team Leader, Priority Banking, as well as Onnoghen’s Relationship Manager at the branch of the…
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FG closes case against suspended Onnoghen
The Federal Government on Thursday closed its case of false and non-declaration of charges preferred against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Although, the prosecution led by Mr. Aliyu Umar (SAN) had proposed to call six witnesses to prove its case against the defendant, it closed…
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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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Onnoghen appears in court as prosecution opens case, calls first witness
The prosecution team in the trial of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has opened its case by calling its first witness. Proceedings were put off in the case on March 12 this year over report that the suspended CJN was ill. Onnoghen, looking smart,…
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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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We’ve not removed Onnoghen, Fed Govt tells Supreme Court
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has not been illegally removed from office, the Federal Government and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) said yesterday. Faulting claims by the Cross River State Government that the embattled CJN has been eased out of office, the government and the AGF explained that Justice Onnghen…
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Alleged false asset declaration: FG clears air on Onnoghen’s status as CJN
The Federal Government and Attorney General of the Federation told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, had not been removed from office but was only suspended. Responding to a suit filed before the apex court by the Cross River State Government, the two respondents argued that Onnoghen…