The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation Walter Onnoghen seeking to stay proceedings on charges of false asset declaration brought against him by the Federal Government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Justice Abdul Aboki leading a three-man panel on Wednesday, held…
In a bid to enforce the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Police has ejected all the staff and sealed his office. Justice Onnoghen is embroiled in an asset declaration controversy and has been charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. However, his lawyers have obtained injunctions restraining the CT from…
A petition was written against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen on the 7th day of January 2019 by a former media Aide to President Muhammad Buhari, one Mr Dennis Aghanya who is also the former National publicity Secretary of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), a party on which platform President…
Former President of Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has filed a suit in court challenging moves by the Federal Government to arraign the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen over wrong declaration of assets. In the suit lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Agbakoba, through his lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome,…