Tag: Onnoghen
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BREAKING: Tribunal adjourns till Jan 22 for hearing on CJN Onnoghen’s trial
The first hearing in the false asset declaration suit filed against Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen opened on Monday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja has been adjourned till January 22 (Next week Tuesday). The scheduled trial, which has sparked reactions across the the country with many accusing…
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BREAKING: CJN Onnoghen absent in court as CCT trial commences [Photos]
…as legal team storms court for his defence The proceedings of the arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has started but the embattled CJN was yet to arrive. The members of the Danladi Umar-led three-man tribunal arrived in the courtroom at exactly 10am. At 10.01am, the matter was called. The…
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Alleged false asset declaration: APC defends trial as CJN Onnoghen appears before CCT today
…Blasts PDP for defending ‘corruption’ The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared support for the planned arraignment on Monday of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being sympathetic to corruption for calling against the plan. Recall that the CJN is scheduled to be arraigned by…
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Onnoghen: Nigeria not a banana republic – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has called for caution in the charges filed against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon Justice Walter Onnoghen by the Federal Government. In a statement issued yesterday, Dogara said that while the House awaits further briefing from relevant agencies, nevertheless, it is important that due…
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Ijaw youths attack Buhari over trial of CJN, says it’s desecration of citadel of justice
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has condemned the moves by the Federal Government to force the Chief Justice of Nigerian, CJN, Walter Onnoghen out of office. The group in a press statement signed by its president, Pereotubo Oweilaemi, described the planned trial of Onnoghen as the height of desperation by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration…
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Onnoghen: Opposition parties, Sagay, NBA, others react to pending trial at CCT
Barring a late minute change, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has a date in court in Abuja tomorrow for alleged failure to declare some of his assets, including about $3million. Onnoghen is scheduled to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Federal Government has already filed a…
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The case against CJN Onnoghen – Content of the petition
Barring a late minute change, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has a date in court in Abuja tomorrow for alleged failure to declare some of his assets, including about $3million. Onnoghen is scheduled to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Federal Government has already filed a…
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Onnoghen’s CCT trial: South South Governors hold emergency meeting today
Six governors of the South-South region have called an emergency meeting to discuss the planned arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. The governors said they felt duty-bound to prevent the development from escalating in a country with jarring ethnic and tribal fault lines. “It is a grave and dangerous escalation,…
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Buhari not behind Onnoghen’s trial at CCT – Presidency
…says Buhari still in shock over CJN’s planned trial The Special Adviser to the President on Politics, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, said last night that President Muhammadu Buhari did not ask the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to resign. Ojudu made the clarification in a comment posted on CACOL WhatsApp group. It was the…
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Alleged false asset declaration: CCT constitutes panel to try CJN Onnoghen
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has raised a panel to try Nigeria’s Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen, who is accused of lying in his asset declaration. The tribunal on Saturday announced that corruption charges had been raised against Mr Onnoghen and the trial will commence on Monday. TNG gathered that the case is built on…