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The Presidential Election Petitions Panel has commenced its inaugural session. The tribunal is expected to hear the petition brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, against the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, among others. Some of them include lawyers to the petitioners Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party […]
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has washed his hands off the suit filed by the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha urging the Court to grant an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him a Certificate of Return as the Senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial District. […]
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has resumed sitting in the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen for alleged non-declaration of assets. The tribunal had on Friday dismissed Justice Onnoghen’s no-case submission, insisting he had a case to answer and ordered him to open his defence on Monday. At the resumed sitting, Justice Onnoghen’s counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, said the […]
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has proffered solutions to the numerous challenges facing the legal profession in the country. He gave the recommendation while addressing an audience at the Body of Bencher Award Night held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. Professor Osinbajo called for the adoption of a set of reforms hinged on […]
24 hours after admitting in evidence the statement of the late Justin Erukaa, the Personal Assistant to Sen Musiliu Obanikoro, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has heard the testimony of the former Minister of State for Defence, on how Erukaa died. Senator Obanikoro said: “Erukaa left Lagos a day before Sallah about two years ago, […]
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued a bench warrant ordering arrest and subsequent arraignment of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. CCT Chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, issued the warrant to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest Justice Onnoghen and bring him to the Tribunal unfailingly on Friday. […]
National Judicial Council has issued a fresh query to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The query was sequel to the petition sent to the council by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The NJC, which took the decision after its meeting in Abuja on Monday, asked Onnoghen to respond to the […]
The Senate has ordered the discontinuation of the case filed at the Supreme Court on the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Special Adviser to Senate President Bukola Saraki, Yusuph Olaniyonu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to him, the decision following the intervention of the National Judicial […]
Appeal Court has adjourned the hearing of an appeal filed by Justice Walter Onnoghen challenging his suspension, till 12 of February, 2019. The case was adjourned on the request of his lawyer who wanted the appeal heard together with two other appeals that he said were related to the trial at the CCT. Onnoghen had last […]
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) are presently staging a peaceful protest in Bayelsa, over the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. According to our reporters on ground, the East-West road has been blocked, thereby leading to a build up of traffic and hindering travellers.E
