Tag: Justice Walter Onnoghen
Buhari accepts Onnoghen’s voluntary retirement
Ime Akpan
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcome and accepted the
voluntary retirement of the erstwhile Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice
Walter Onnoghen.
The acceptance was contained...
Ill-treatment of Onnoghen, Seiyefa: Niger Delta militants threaten secession on June...
Ime Akpan
The Network of Niger Delta Republic Fighters (NNDRF), has
threatened to declare a Niger Delta Republic on June 1, 2019 following alleged injustice
meted out...
Supreme Court dismisses Cross River’s suit challenging Onnoghen’s suspension
The Supreme Court on Friday struck out a suit filed by the
Cross River State government to challenge the suspension of the former Chief
Justice of...
Court of Appeal faults Onnoghen’s suspension by CCT
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Friday struck
out four appeals filed by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice
Walter Onnoghen,...
Lawyer asks court to declare Justice Muhammed unfit to replace Onnoghen
Ime Akpan
A human rights lawyer, Chief Malcom Omirhobo, has
instituted a suit at the Federal High in the Federal Capital Territory praying
it to declare that...
NJC expunges Onnoghen’s name from members’ list
As Muhammad serves as acting NJC chairman
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has deleted the name of Justice Walter Onnoghen’s from the council’s membership...
Group of SANs says Onnoghen’s resignation not enough
A 20-man group of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) under
the aegis of the Justice Reform Project (JRP) on Tuesday said the resignation
of the former...
Onnoghen: The metaphor for a fractured nation
Mike Ozekhome
I knew it would come sooner than later. When Justice Walter
Onnoghen’s travails started in January, I predicted that the cabal was out...
Onnoghen: When a judge is too guilty to be innocent
Prince Ugo
The embattled former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice
Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, is a lucky man. Never in the history of Nigeria has...
Onnoghen still substantive CJN -Muhammad
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, said
that that suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen remains the substantive Chief
Justice of Nigeria.
Muhammad said he would...