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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open petition to the Next-In-Rank to the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) urging the NJC “to immediately take over from the Code of Conduct Tribunal the case of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen with a view to setting up a committee to […]

The United States of America has expressed concern about the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Buhari. US expressed its concerns on Saturday in a statement. According to the statement posted on its website, the suspension undercuts the stated determination of government, candidates, and political party leaders to ensure that […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, disclosed that that millions of dollars have been traced to the accounts of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. In a speech at the swearing in of the acting CJN, Tanko Mohammed, Buhari dwelt extensively on the corruption case against Onnoghen and how lawyers and some judges have […]

Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, one of the 73 presidential candidates in next month’s election has quit the race, in a shock announcement Thursday morning. Her spokesman Ozioma Ubabukoh, said the former minister and vice-president of the World Bank stepped aside to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki have rejected the action by President Muhammadu Buhari, suspending Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and the appointment of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as acting CJN. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) called the […]

The governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as dubious and misleading, a communiqué by the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo endorsing the candidacy of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 16 election. APC spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu told a news conference in Abuja on Friday that the […]