Onnoghen: Appeal Court orders stay in CCT trial
By Martins Odeh The Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered a stay of proceedings on the trial of Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) until Jan. 30.…
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Cyril Ogodo v APC, Oshiomhole, others: Defence achieves an upset as Chief Judge orders stay of further proceedings; court adjourns indefinitely
By Chukwudi Abiandu The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court has ordered a stay of action on further proceedings in the case brought by Chief Cyril Ogodo and two others against the All Progressives…
EXCLUSIVE – 2019 Polls: Ogboru, Uduaghan, Omo-Agege, Uboh may lose out as Ogodo insists on a claim to chairmanship of Delta APC, asks court to declare Erue’s actions null, void, of no effect
By Chukwudi Abiandu The candidates of the Prophet Jones Erue faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, slated to contest the 2019 general elections are in the throes of an imminent tsunami…
CCT re-fixes Onnoghen’s arraignment for Jan. 22
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has re-fixed the arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to Jan. 22. The change of date for Onnoghen’s arraignment followed argument by the defence counsel…
South-South Governors urge CJN to ignore CCT
Five out of the six governors of the South-South Governors Forum have asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, not to honour the summons from the Code of Conduct Bureau. The Bureau had…
Olanipekun leads legal team for Onnoghen’s defence at CCT
Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) is leading a team of lawyers to the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Abuja in defence of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is being arraigned by…
Saraki demands due process in move to try Onnoghen
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advised the Federal Government to ensure that its plans to put on trial the nation’s chief judicial officer, Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, follows due process. Saraki in a…
My Defence: CJN Onnoghen replies Code of Conduct Bureau
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen has responded to the accusations of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Bureau, clarifying that he forgot to update his asset declaration forms, according to some reports.…
Appeal Court sacks Kashamu, others as Ogun PDP candidates
By Bisi Oladele The Ibadan Division of the Appeal Court, on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 sacked Senator Buruji Kashamu and other ‘candidates’ in the Adebayo Dayo-led faction of the Ogun State PDP. The three-man appeal…
Court verdict blow: PDP fails to get rid of Kashamu
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, 13/12/2018 left the Peoples Democratic Party disappointed when it ruled that the expulsion of Senator Buruji Kashamu and leaders of his Ogun PDP faction was unlawful. However,…