Tag: Onnoghen
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Onnoghen: Lawyers Ask NBA To Derobe Malami, Danladi Umar, Others
Lawyers under the aegis of Lawyers In Defence of Democracy and some civil society groups opposed to last Friday’s suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen,by President Muhammadu Buhari ,took to the streets of Abuja, yesterday to register their grievances. Vanguard reports that before pouring into the streets,the protesters marched to the…
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Don’t plunge Nigeria into constitutional crisis, Atiku tells Buhari
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday warned the ruling All Progressives Congress against plunging Nigeria into a constitutional crisis and in the process derailing the country’s democracy. According to the former Vice-President, the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, is “an attack on the judiciary”.…
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I Have Not Resigned, Says Suspended CJN Onnoghen
— As NBA Orders Lawyers to boycott court for two days in protest of Onnoghen’s removal The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari last Friday, has debunked the rumour gaining traction online on Monday that he has resigned. Onnoghen, whom President Muhammadu Buhari replaced with the next…
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Onnoghen’s Removal Worst Than Rigging On Election Day- Abuja Protesters
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have staged a protest in Abuja, asking the United States of America and the United Kingdom to “activate their warning by placing visa restrictions and prosecute those who participated in the illegal and unconstitutional suspension of Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria”. The organisations also called for the…
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Removal of Onnoghen As CJN Worrisome, Questionable — US
The US Embassy in Nigeria said in a statement that the decision of the executive arm of government to suspend the head of another arm of government without recourse to the National Assembly was questionable and worrisome. The US which had last week threatened to place a visa ban on all persons who manipulate the…
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Timing of Onnoghen’s removal wrong – UK
The British Government has expressed worry over the removal of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammdu Buhari. This comes barely hours after the American government disagreed with the Federal Government over the removal of the CJN. The Punch reports that the United kingdom said the timing of the removal which…
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Breaking: Court Restrains Buhari, AGF, From Removing CJN
Justice Inyang Ekwo has granted an order of interim injunction restraining President Buhari and the AGF from removing the CJN from office pending the hearing and determination of the suit filed by Action Peoples Party. The Justice made the ruling at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, January 21. The court adjourned the…
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FG Files Suit To Remove Onnoghen As CJN
The federal government has reportedly filed a motion at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) seeking the removal of Walter Onnoghen as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In documents seen by PUNCH, the motion was filed on Thursday by Musa Ibrahim and Fatima Danjuma Ali on behalf of Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation…