By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued an arrest warrant against Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria. At its resumed trial on Wednesday, the tribunal ordered the nation’s security agencies to arrest Onnoghen after he failed to appear before it. Aliyu Umar, lead prosecution counsel for the federal government, had
By Archibong Jeremiah The Code of Conduct Bureau has adjourned the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen to the 13th of February, 2019. The CCT Chairman says it agreed to adjourn the matter because the defendant’s presence is needed at the trial before any preliminary objection to the competence of the Court can be raised. The court
By Archibong Jeremiah Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the directive of the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for lawyers to boycott courts for two days in protest against the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) is a mockery of the legal profession. NBA had on Monday announced this decision
By Archibong Jeremiah The Code of Conduct Tribunal has fixed Monday for the continuation of the non-assets declaration trial against Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). Ibraheem Al-Hassan, spokesman of the tribunal, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. According to TheCable Al-Hassan said this was as a result of the appeal court
By Jonathan Ugbal and Margaret John Members of the Calabar, Ikom and Ogoja branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday stormed the Governor’s office in Calabar, the State capital protesting the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. The legal practitioners demanded the resignation of the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The ongoing trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen at the CCT has been adjourned indefinitely. The tribunal according to TVC News said its decision to suspend the trial was based on the order of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Only the CCT Chairman and the third member of the panel, Julie Amabo, attended
By Archibong Jeremiah Information reaching our newsroom indicates that the National Judicial Council (NJC) has summoned an emergency meeting over the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The emergency meeting CrossRiverWatch gathers was summoned by some members of NJC in accordance with the it’s rules. The presider of the meeting is unknown because
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Bar Association has called on the National Assembly to save Nigeria from what it described as a “coup against the judiciary.” The NBA made the call on Friday in a statement by its President, Paul Usoro (SAN), while reacting to the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter