This was contained in a statement signed by Soji Oye, the Director of Information, National Judicial Council
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The meeting lasted about 40 minutes
Onnoghen becomes the 20th CJN
Onnoghen made the call on Thursday in Abuja at a two-day National Dialogue on corruption, orgainsed by the office of the Vice President in collaboration with the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption
Onnoghen gave the assurance while responding to questions from senators during his screened for confirmation on Wednesday in Abuja
The confirmation was done on Wednesday at the plenary of the Senate where Onnoghen was screened
Reports reaching The Eagle Online has it that Onnoghen stepped into the Senate Chamber at about 11:50am
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, announced the date at the resumption of plenary for the week on Tuesday
Fayose said though the Buhari acted late, it is still commendable that he listened to Nigerians by not allowing the judicial institution, which is the last hope of the common man, to be further bastardized
Onnoghen has been in office in acting capacity since November last year
On February 2, the Senate adjourned its normal plenary session schedule for three weeks to enable members participate in their various committees for the defence of budget estimates by Ministries, Departments and Agencies
Contenders to the seat are the incumbent, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, and his challenger, Dr. Samson Okechukwu Ogah, who are both of the Peoples Democratic Party, but locked in a legal battle on who was the qualified candidate for the party in the 2015 Abia State governorship election
Fayose described Buhari as a military dictator
The decision to communicate the Presidency was reached at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday by the NJC
Onnoghen in a statement on Thursday believes Buhari does not need any threat or ultimatum to perform his constitutional duties and therefore dissociated himself from those individuals and groups making such demands on the President
Umar, in a statement on Thursday, said this against the background of the Presidency to confirm Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria
Onnoghen, 67, Supreme Court Judge since 2015, from Cross River State, a 1977 law graduate of the University of Ghana, Legon and Nigerian Law School, Lagos in 1978, was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari
When the immediate past president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, was suspended for over one year, Justice Bulkachuwa was acting president for over one year before she was eventually confirmed
Al-Mustapha said this in a statement he released in Abuja
The apex court was billed to entertain the appeals filed by Uche Oga and Friday Nwosu challenging the nomination of Ikpeazu as the party’s governorship candidate