The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of false assets declaration against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
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Onnoghen, who had been absent in court since his trial was first called in January, arrived the premises of the CCT early on Friday with a battery of lawyers, mostly Senior Advocates of Nigeria
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, on Friday morning showed up at the Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja.
The Office of the Attorney- General of the Federation has filed four processes at the National Industrial Court, Abuja, in the suit opposing the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
No doubt, a lot of dust has been raised by the suspension of Hon. Justice Samuel Walter Nkanu-Onnoghen by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, a court of competent jurisdiction. The United States Embassy in Nigeria, the European Union and the United Kingdom have since weighed in, with statements of condemnation.
Following the Court of Appeal ruling on Wednesday on the trial of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, over alleged non declaration of assets, the Code of Conduct Tribunal has fixed February 4, 2019 for hearing.
The Court of Appeal Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by Justice Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria to stay proceedings on his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The Federal Government says allegations of breach of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers levied against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, are not within the purview of the National Judicial Council.
The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday adjourned the trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria indefinitely, pending the determination of an interlocutory appeal against the decision of the tribunal.
The Peoples Democratic Party has alerted of alleged moves by certain agents of the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency to bribe senators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to protect President Buhari from imminent parliamentary sanctions for constitutional breaches and gross misconduct.
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resource Centre which is a non-governmental and non-partisan human rights and development organization, has commended the office of the Honourable Attorney General of Federation
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has granted an Interim Order in favour of the Federal Government and subsequently used by President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chairman of the National Judicial Council.
The Court of Appeal on Thursday ordered a stay of proceedings on the trial of Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Code of Conduct Tribunal until January 30.
The Federal Government is prosecuting the CJN at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for allegedly failing to declare his assets
The Court of Appeal Abuja on Monday fixed January 24 to hear a notice of appeal seeking to restrain the trial of the Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, has called for specialised training and professionalism on social justice reporting by the media.
The Federal Government has filed a motion before the Code of Conduct Tribunal asking for the removal of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Saturday PUNCH is reporting.
Following the notice of the charges preferred against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by the Code of Conduct Bureau at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been on overdrive vituperating over an issue that should at best be left to the judiciary to resolve.
The Federal Government through the Code of Conduct Bureau filed six counts of non-declaration of assets against the CJN on Friday
The arraignment of Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja could not take place on Monday as earlier scheduled.