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Onnoghen: Cross River NBA down tools

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2019

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Cross River State on Monday withdrew all services in protest against what they described as the unconstitutional attempt by the executive arm of the Federal Government to intimidate, coerce, and desecrate the judiciary through the proposed arraignment of

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CJN Onnoghen not shaking over CCT drama, attends Armed Forces Remembrance church service with VP, Osinbjo

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2019

There was no indication Sunday that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen was ruffled by the allegation of false asset declaration levelled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau. And he did not also betray any jitters about the publicised trial scheduled for Monday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Onnoghen, along with […]

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Photos: Thugs attacked Saraki’s residence

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2019

Political thugs in Kwara State on Sunday reported attacked the Agbaji Ilorin family residence of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. They opened fire on residents of the area, wounding at least 11 persons in the process. The thugs also destroyed about 50 cars parked at various locations within Agbaji Quarters. A similar incident occurred […]

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Breaking: South-South governors asks Onnoghen to shun CCT trial

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2019

Five out of six governors of Nigeria’s South-South have come in defence of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen. The governors at an emergency meeting in Abuja on Sunday said the move to prosecute the top jurist for alleged asset declaration infractions was vindictive and persecutory, and should be condemned by lovers of democracy. The governors consequently […]

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Revealed: Dennis Aghanya, the man who wrote petition against Onnoghen, is Buhari’s former aide

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2019

Dennis Aghanya, the author of the petition against Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), is President Muhammadu Buhari’s former media aide. Aghanya is the executive secretary of the Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative (ARDI), a civil society group that petitioned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over alleged non-declaration of assets by the […]

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2019 election is about survival of Nigeria, says Obi

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2019

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the 2019 election is all about the survival of Nigeria. He said that the contest was not essentially about the party’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and President Muhammadu Buhari. Obi said this on Sunday in an interview with newsmen at […]