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The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Thursday in its judgment over alleged non-asset declaration against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, banned him from holding public office for 10 years. It also removed Onnoghen from office as the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has rested its case of alleged misconduct against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the National Judicial Council. Multiple sources conversant with the…

The Supreme Court has fixed judgment for May 17 this year in a suit by Cross River State Government seeking to set aside the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. A seven-man panel of the court,…

Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has been granted bail by the Code of Conduct Tribunal CCT, on self recognition. Walter Onnoghen has left the premises of the Code of Conduct Tribunal CCT after he pleaded…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has resolved that all its members should boycott the courts nationwide for two days (Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 January 2019) to protest the “constitutional infractions in the suspension of Walter…

Earlier today, embattled CJN Walter Onnoghen was suspended by President Buhari. The President then appointed Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. The appointment of the new acting CJN has been met with…

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The President announced the suspension at the Council Chamber…

-National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has restated order restraining CJN Onnoghen from vacating office - A similar order was made by Justice Sanusi Kado had, in an ex-parte ruling equally halted the scheduled trial of the CJN…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the presidency from arraigning the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen. Justice N.E Maha of the Federal High Court directed that no steps should be taken in respect…

The prosecution team charging Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen for false assets declaration allegations has demanded that the top jurist must show up in court to have his charges read to him. Trial opened at the Code of Conduct Tribunal…

Embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Walter Onnoghen, has finally opened up on why he failed to declare his assets. Onnoghen in his statement attributed his failure to declare his assets to 'forgetfulness'. The embattled CJN…