Justice Joseph Wowo, the Nigerian lawyer, who by dint of hardwork and brilliance, rose to the enviable position of the Chief Justice of The Gambia, until he was pushed out, can now heave a sigh of relief. Accused of corruption by some Gambians who obviously couldn’t stand a foreigner overseeing the third arm of their…
The counsels to suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, have to Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari that though some of the allegations levelled against their learned colleague may be true, there is no iota of truth in the claim that he owns 50 houses. Onnoghen’s lawyers, led by Chief Wole…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has refused an application for stay of proceedings filed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, against the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The court said the charges filed against Onnoghen are criminal in nature and the proceedings before the CCT cannot be stopped.
Tongues are wagging and tension is escalating among staff of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as a top staff of the ICPC is said to be having an amorous affairs with a woman who heads a sensitive position in the commission culminating into secret marriage and this has to a large…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) will on., Monday, hold an emergency meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC) on the purported suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammad Buhari. The President had, on Friday, announces the suspension of Onnoghen, who is facing an assets declaration charge before the…
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has re-fixed the arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to Jan. 22. The change of date for Onnoghen’s arraignment followed argument by the defence counsel that the CJN was not properly served. Lead prosecuting counsel, Mr Aliyu Umar (SAN), conceded that Justice Onnoghen, was not…
The Lagos State Police Command has lived up to his promise to find the killers of Chairman, Tricycles Association, Rasak Bello alias Hamburger who was murdered in cold blood on the country’s democracy day ,May 29, 2017 as the suspected killers of Bello are currently in police custody and would be charged to court as…
The dark cloud hovering over the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, has refused to clear as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday insisted that he was implicated in a N10 million bribery allegations. Although the CCT had earlier displayed a letter of clearance by the anti-graft agency, during a…
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has attributed his recent arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to his criticisms of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. In a statement issued by his law firm, Wednesday, Mr. Adegboruwa denied claims by the anti-graft commission that he was involved in a N61 million fraud. Mr….
