By Archibong Jeremiah Walter Onnoghen, Esq. has appealed the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) finding him guilty of all six charges against him by the Federal Government. Mr. Onnoghen is appealing the judgement which is removal from office and banned him from holding any public office for a decade. See pictures of
By Ilam Patricia There was a little bit of drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Monday. Aliyu Umar, Lead Counsel of federal government in the trial of Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), argued with Zainab Duke, a lawyer on his team, in the full glare of the tribunal. The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday fixed Thursday for its final judgment in the charges of false and non-declaration of assets instituted against Justice Walter Onnoghen, who reportedly resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria on April 4. The Danladi Umar-led three-man bench fixed the date for judgment after the prosecution
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The National Judicial Commission (NJC) has taken a decision on the allegations of misconduct brought against Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), and Tanko Muhammad, the acting CJN. The body reached the decision after an emergency meeting to examine the report of the five-man committee set up to investigate
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ruled that the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has a case to answer in his ongoing trial over alleged false assets declaration. Despite pleas for further adjournment, Chairman of the CCT, Danladi Umar, insisted that Justice Onnoghen must enter his defence on
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The prosecution counsel has closed the case against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The case against the CJN was closed after calling three witnesses to the stand, although the Federal Government had listed six witnesses, its counsel, Aliyu Umar announced that the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A former director in charge of political office at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Mr. Awal Yakassi, has given his testimony in the alleged non-declaration of asset case against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. Mr. Yakassi testified on behalf of the Federal Government as the second
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Court of Appeal, Abuja division has adjourned to 27th February for hearing of appeals filed by prosecution and defence Counsel on the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A 3-man panel of the appellate Court granted the adjournment after prosecution Counsel, Aliyu Umar, prayed the Court