Chief Justice of Nigeria

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has ordered the re-arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, on January 22, with a fresh service of summons on him. At beginning of the trial on Monday, about 71 lawyers…

The ongoing trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the COde of Conduct Tribunal, on Monday, has been suspended. The trial is expected to resume next Tuesday. The CJN is being represented at the trial…

Governors of the South-south geo-political zone of the country have condemned, in strong terms, the attempt to allegedly strangle democracy with the Federal Government's arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, at the…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has asked the Federal Government to urgently withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, as such move would amount to prosecutorial misadventure. The…

It has been declared that only the Senate arm of the National Assembly has the power to investigate a Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). A law expert, Chuks Nwachuku, made this assertion, quoting from the Constitution of the Federal…

South- South governors have scheduled an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss recent developments concerning the planned arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Bureau.…

A former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Idris Kutigi, has died in a London hospital, on Sunday, after a brief illness. Kutigi’s death was confirmed by his eldest son, Sani Kutigi. Kutigi confirmed the death in a telephone interview…