UPDATED: Appeal Court reverses ex-CJN Onnoghen’s CCT conviction for assets declaration breaches
Although the full content of the settlement agreement, which culminated in Mr Onnoghen’s acquittal on Monday, is not known yet, ...
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Although the full content of the settlement agreement, which culminated in Mr Onnoghen’s acquittal on Monday, is not known yet, ...
Former CJN Onnoghen contends that the CCT erred in law by dismissing lawyers’ key submissions questioning the validity of the ...
Mr Ngwuta died on March 7, about 23 days to his retirement from the bench.
The Supreme Court recently recovered from a downward trend that brought the number of judges to an all-time low of ...
Although Mr Buhari's government charged Mr Ngwuta with money laundering in 2017, he says the deceased lived and served the ...
Mr Ngwuta who was due to retire on March 30 died in his sleep on Sunday.
The CCT ruling was given as part of the trial of the embattled CJN, Walter Onnoghen.
The tribunal held that the petition brought against Mr Ngwuta was incompetent.
The court relied on a similar ruling by the appeal court.
The judge says he is not supposed to be tried.
The witness testified during trial of the judge.
A witness could not attend the hearing.
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta is being prosecuted for alleged corrupt practices.
At a dramatic session, the court gave a different figure from what the State Security Service announced.