Tag: Onnoghen
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JUST IN: Appeal Court reserves judgments in Onnoghen’s cases
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgments in the four appeals filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnghen. A three-man panel of the court, led by Justice Stephen Adah, after taking arguments from parties, in respect of the appeals, said they will be informed when judgments were ready.…
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Lawyer reveals how he paid $30,000 to Justice Onnoghen”s account
A senior lawyer Mr Joe Agi, SAN, has challenged the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, to come up with evidence to support his claim that the $30,000 he (Agi) deposited in the account of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen was a bribe to…
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Again, Appeal Court postpones hearing in suspended CJN Onnoghen’s appeals
…Reschedules hearing for Feb 27 The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday postponed its planned hearing of the three appeals filed by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen to February 27. This is the third time, in one month, the court will postpone hearing in the appeals filed against the decisions…
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Onnoghen: CUPP declares nationwide protest on Friday
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has declared a nationwide protest for Friday to coincide with the day the prosecution of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, is expected to start at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The coalition’s spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, stated this in a statement on Wednesday. He…
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NJC takes delivery of preliminary report on Onnoghen, Muhammad
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Wednesday took delivery of a preliminary assessment report of petitions brought against Justices Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (NJC) and Tanko Muhammad, Acting CJN respectively. Mr Soji Oye, Director, Information of the council disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG), which has been in the…
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BREAKING: Tribunal orders IGP to arrest suspended CJN Onnoghen
…to be arraigned on Friday The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest and produce before it on Friday, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar gave the directive on Wednesday while granting the prosecution’s request that Onnoghen must be…
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BREAKING: FG seeks arrest warrant against Onnoghen
The prosecution has applied to the Code of Conduct Tribunal to order the arrest of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, following his absence from the Tuesday’s proceedings. Onnoghen, like in the previous four court sessions, was absent from the CCT proceedings on Tuesday, the day the National Judicial Council and the…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court fails to hear Onnoghen’s appeals
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday failed to hear the three appeals filed by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. The appellate court had in late January adjourned on February 12, 2019 for the hearing of the appeals. But, when lawyers to parties got to court on Tuesday, the court…
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Court bars FG, EFCC from freezing suspended CJN Onnoghen’s accounts
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the President, Attorney General of the Federation and Nigerian Financial Intelligence from freezing the bank accounts of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu granted the order while ruling on a motion ex parte instituted by the Legal Defence and Assistance Project…
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Onnoghen: UN faults Buhari, says decision to suspend, sack CJN should be by independent authority
Diego Garcia-Sayan, the United Nations special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on Monday, said that On an independent authority has the right to suspend or remove a judge. This was said in a statement regarding the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. In the…