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The trial of Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), which commenced on Monday has been adjourned to Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Justice Onnoghen who is facing six charges bordering on failure to declare his assets and operating a domiciliary account, among other charges did not appear in the tribunal on Monday. Danladi Umar, the Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman, called Mr Onnoghen’s case at about 10:08 on Monday, and the chief justice was absent. The defendant is represented by 71 lawyers and out of the number 46 are Senior Advocate of Nigeria while the prosecution represented by five…

Niger Delta Militants have threatened to shut down oil wells in Nigeria if the Federal Government goes ahead to arraign the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen in court today. The Niger Delta Militant militant groups who said they were shocked to learn about the planned arraignment of the CJN over allegations of false asset declaration, claimed that the CJN was being persecuted because he was from the Niger Delta, adding that the petition was plotted by the Presidency to forcefully remove and replace him with a northerner. The statement which was issued via electronic mail by the coalition…

Ahead of the February 16 presidential and National Assembly elections in the country, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Sunday, warned Nigerians to learn from the lessons and consequences of the 1966 coup and civil war. Cardinal Onaiyekan, who gave the warning during the Interdenominational Church Service for the 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the National Christian Center, Abuja, advised the security agencies to be neutral in the elections. He said the blood of every Nigerian was precious and should not spill even as the February general elections draw nearer. He said: “Today, we cannot forget…

The Presidency, Sunday, warned Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to stop what it described as campaign of falsehood against President Muhammadu Buhari in his re-election bid. The Presidency specifically said the anti-open grazing law in Benue State would have not succeeded without the backing of the federal government. Besides, it charged Benue people to ask the governor why he allegedly refused to pay workers salaries and pensions and what he did with the money from the Excess Crude Account, ECA. The Presidency in a statement signed by Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for rising in defence of Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, over the decision of the federal government to charge the chief jurist for corruption. PDP had in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday, said the develoment was part of a plot by the APC-led federal government to destabilise the Judiciary so as to rig the 2019 general elections. “This is particularly following allegations that the APC seeks a new CJN that will aid its rigging schemes as well as execute the plot…

The Ogoni community in Rivers State has floored Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at the Supreme Court. Based on the judgment, the court has ordered First Bank of Nigeria Limited, the defendant’s bank to pay a judgment debt totaling N134 billion to the plaintiff community represented by Chief Ejama Ebubu of the Ogoni 10 community. In a Supreme Court ruling on Friday, Justice Kumai Bayang Akaahs said the notice of appeal filed by the oil giant was incompetent and struck out based on Order 8 Rule 7 of the court’s rules. Justice Akaahs also said motion filed by Shell on…

Organisers of famous reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, have announced that the 2019 edition would air after the general election in February. This was reportedly made known by a source at Payporte, the official sponsors of the reality show. Last edition of BBNaija kicked off in January 2018, and had Miracle as the winner. However, this year, the organisers decided to pause the anticipated show because of the soon to come general elections in the country. “Big Brother will still hold but because it’s a political year, we can’t really control to what extent what the housemates will say…

As reactions trail the planned trial of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on Monday in Abuja, some Nigerians have fingered President Muhammadu Buhari in the travail of the judge as the petitioner is Buhari’s man. The Code of Conduct Bureau is acting on a petition written by Dennis Aghanya, a former aide of President Buhari and the Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption and Research-Based Data Initiative (ARDI). The group is accusing Onnoghen of financial mistrust, including operating domiciliary foreign currency accounts, in apparent disregard for the law that prohibits public officials…

As the endorsement wind of Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel for a second term in office blows across the state, the state All Progressives Congress, APC, has scored the administration low for allowing groups and persons to use the rally to fleece multi-millions of naira from the state government. Since the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC, prominent Nigerians- ex-president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Dr. Bukola Saraki, Senate President; Peter Obi- PDP Vice presidential candidate; Gabriel Suswan, the ex-governor of Benue State, first-class traditional rulers in the country, groups, organisations and bodies,…

Plots to remove Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), have been hatched as the Danladi Umar-led three-man panel of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) may arraign him on Monday for allegedly failing to declare his assets as stipulated by law. Consequent upon this, the Federal Government has asked him to vacate office over alleged corrupt practices. However, the South-South Governors’ Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss issues affecting the country including the alleged plot to sack Onnoghen. The call for CJN’s resignation followed an application filed by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)…