Justice Walter Onnoghen

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has rejected the verdict of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).Danladi Umar, the CCT chairman, had on Thursday convicted  Onnoghen on six counts preferred against him by the…

The Presidency has denied having any deal with the  embattled Justice Walter Onnoghen before he resigned his appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).Onnoghen, who is currently being tried before the Code of Conduct Tribunal…

One needn't to blame; one needn't to blame, apart from Nigerian laymen, some legal pundits and law students that have critically criticized Onnoghen, the number one Judicial Officer in the country, who was recently suspended from office…

The Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom, on Monday accused the Federal Government of plotting his death.Ortom disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja. He noted that he was being persecuted, and that the Federal Government…

Some lawyers in Lagos have expressed mixed reactions to Friday’s suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President Muhammad Buhari over his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).While some said the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday suspended the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen; and swore in an Acting CJN, Mr. Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed.Speaking during the swearing-in of the acting CJN, Buhari said he was…

There are fresh indications that the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has more “suspicious” funds in his accounts.Detectives also revealed “suspicious” transactions, including an $800,000  Standard Chartered…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says president Buhari has dragged Nigeria back to the Abacha era when state institutions were used to fight oppositions and dissents.General Sani Abacha, who ruled the country from November 1993 till…

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), yesterday explained why Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen’s assets non-declaration charge cannot first be determined by the…

The Federal Government has reportedly freezed the five bank accounts belonging to the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), issued the order in a…

In the wake of the rather surprising summons to the Code of Conduct Tribunal for the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, the South South governors have said the judge should snub the court summons.The compulsion by the…

Governors of the South-South geopolitical zone urged the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (CJN), to ignore the summons issued to him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal to come and defend the false assets declaration…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has received the full list of all the alleged looters being prosecuted across the country.The 36 Chief Judges of state judiciaries and the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital…