Tag: Onnoghen
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BREAKING: NJC constitutes committee to review Onnoghen, Acting CJN Muhammad’s response to petitions
…Issues fresh query on Onnoghen …to decide suspended CJN, Acting CJN’s fate on Wednesday The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up a preliminary complaints assessment committee to review the responses given to it by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the Supreme Court Justice Ibrahim Muhammad who is acting in his…
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Onnoghen: Agbakoba sues AGF, NJC, seeks declaratory reliefs
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has approached a Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). In the suit, Agbakoba joined the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the National Judicial Council (NJC) as first and…
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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…
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Falana writes AGF, seeks withdrawal of case against suspended CJN Onnoghen
A Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged the Federal Government to withdraw the criminal charges filed against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. Falana said he made the request having confirmed that a petition had been submitted to the National Judicial Council alleging grave misconduct against Onnoghen. In…
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Alleged false asset declaration: CCT serves Onnoghen trial notice
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Friday served the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, a trial notice ahead of his arraignment on Monday. In addition, the Federal Government has filed a motion seeking an interlocutory order to give legal backing to the January 25,2019 suspension of Onnoghen pending the determination of his…
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CCT Trial: El-Rufai knocks Onnoghen, says even Dangote can’t forget $1m in account
…Insists CJN must go Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday dismissed as untenable alleged claim by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),Justice Walter Onnoghen that he (Onnoghen) forgot to declare $3million dollars in his accounts. El-Rufai said in Kaduna that even Alhaji Alio Dangote with all his wealth cannot forget $1million in…
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Alleged false asset declaration: CCT resumes Onnoghen’s trial February 4
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has fixed February 4 for the resumption of hearing in the charges filed against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen. The Heads, (Press & Public Relations) Ibraheem Al-Hassan, disclosed this in a press release on Thursday. Onnoghen is facing six counts of false assets declaration filed against him…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court rejects Onnoghen’s request to stop trial at CCT
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a request brought by suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, for a stay of proceedings in his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The court in a ruling on Wednesday said the request brought by Onnoghen “was brought in a vacuum,” without a proper backing of legal…
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NJC orders Onnoghen, Acting CJN Mohammad to respond to petitions in seven days
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Tuesday gave the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, and the acing CJN, Tanko Mohammad, seven days to respond to petitions written against them. The body of Nigerian judges gave the ultimatum during an emergency meeting which took place in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, four days after the…
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Onnoghen’s suspension: NJC begins emergency meeting
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has commenced its emergency meeting in Abuja, over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammadu Buhari. The NJC, based on the Nigerian Constitution, is responsible for the Appointment, Promotion and Discipline of Judicial Officers. The meeting is convened as part of the…