archiveJanuary 25, 2019

Senate President, DR. Bukola Saraki has strongly condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, urging him to reverse the decision immediately. Saraki said Buhari, by his decision, has “precipitated a constitutional crisis”. President Buhari had suspended Onnoghen following an order of the Code of Conduct...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on the National Assembly to save Nigeria from what it described as a “coup against the judiciary.” The NBA said this in a statement by its President, Mr. Paul Usoro (SAN), on Friday while reacting to the suspension of the Chief Justice of...

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has described the suspension of Walter Onnoghen, as the Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari as an insult of the constitution of Nigeria. Buhari had on Friday suspended Onnoghen and immediately appointed Tanko Mohammed as...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ forum has described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari as a coup against constitutional democracy. In a statement signed by Chief E K Clark (South South), Ayo Adebanjo (South West), Chief John Nwodo (South East)...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria’s main opposition party, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the suspension of the Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. Abubakar who is facing Buhari as the main challenger at the general elections starting on February 16, condemned the action without...

Former Nigerian minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has given the strongest indication yet that she will throw her hat in the ring for the presidency of the World Bank. According to CNN report monitored by Business247News Online, Nigeria's former Finance Minister said she would consider the post "if nominated to the position...

Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) remained positive on Friday, with Total Oil leading the gainers’ table for the day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crucial market indices appreciated further by 1.41 per cent, following gains by some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has maintained that it will not accept any minimum wage below N30, 000 in line with recommendation of the tripartite committee. It thereby placed workers nationwide on red alert for a total industrial action. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who briefed newsmen after an emergency...

  ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE SUSPENSION OF HONOURABLE JUSTICE WALTER NKANU SAMUEL ONNOGHEN AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA AND SWEARING IN OF ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, 25TH JANUARY 2019 Fellow Nigerians, A short while ago, I was served with an...

The Federal Government on Friday, January 25 suspended Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) who is facing corruption trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The Federal Government said the removal was based on the order of the CCT of January 23  and that the suspension stands till...