Tag: Onnoghen
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Why I Dealt With Onnoghen ― Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday rationalized the treatment of retired Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, saying that he dealt with him for having in his possession undeclared foreign and local currencies. Speaking when he received members of Afenifere led by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa, Abuja, he said he…
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Buhari Writes Acting CJN For More Judges After Accepting Onnoghen’s Resignation
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of Walter Onnoghen, former chief justice of Nigeria. Starnews reports that Onnoghen was accused of non-declaration of assets traced to him. He was suspended by the president earlier in the year weeks before the general elections. The top jurist who was on trial later wrote the president to…
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FG Accepts Onnoghen’s Retirement, To Pay Him Full Benefits
The Federal Government has finally accepted the notice of retirement of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, with a decision to pay him his full entitlement. This is coming against the backdrop of recent overtures being made by the presidency to the retired jurist, urging him to be of assistance to the All…
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Onnoghen: Court Gives Buhari, Acting CJN, Others 7 Days To Appear
A Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned President Muhammadu Buhari, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad and others to appear before the court over the removal of former CJN Walter Onnoghen. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday also directed members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), the Federal Government of the…
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Lawyer asks court to stop confirmation of Justice Tanko as CJN
A lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, has dragged the National Judicial Council (NJC) before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order halting the appointment of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, as the substantive chief justice. The applicant in the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CS/420/2019 alleged that Mr Muhammad availed himself as a tool…
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Onnoghen: SERAP writes CCB, seeks details of asset declaration of Buhari, others since 1999
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Chairman, Muhammed Isah, urging him to provide information on asset declarations submitted by successive presidents and state governors since the return of democracy in 1999. SERAP is specifically seeking information on: “details of asset…
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16 Grounds of Appeal of Justice Onnoghen That Keep Nigerians Talking
The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has appealed his conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. He filed the notice of appeal on sixteen grounds on which he wants the appellate court to upturn his conviction. Starnews had reported yesterday that Onnoghen was declared guilty of a six-count charge brought against him by…
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Convict Onnoghen Now, FG Tells Code of Conduct Tribunal
The Federal Government is seeking a jail sentence for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen in his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal( CCT). But Onnoghen who is accused of failing to declare his assets immediately after assuming office is pleading with the tribunal to set him free. The charges…
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I Didn’t Need NJC Recommendation To Become Acting CJN — Mohammad
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and his humble self do not need the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) before he could be appointed the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The Punch reports that Muhammad made the claim in response to a query given…
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EFCC Raids Onnoghen’s Farm, Takes Away Sales Books, Receipts, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday raided the farm of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, making away with sales books, receipt booklets, its members of staff list and other documents. The Punch reports that about nine EFCC operatives, a cameraman and policemen in a Nissan bus marked Abuja BWR…