Tinubu’s tax bills, CCT chairman’s removal, screening of army chief, other stories from Nigerian Reps

Tinubu’s tax bills, CCT chairman’s removal, screening of army chief, other stories from Nigerian Reps

Reps’ hammer fall on embattled CCT boss Last week, the House of Representatives invoked Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution to concur with the removal process of Umar Danladi as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Senate initially commenced the process but proceeded in error by using the … Read more

Appeal Court to hear former CJN Onnoghen’s appeal against CCT conviction

Appeal Court to hear former CJN Onnoghen’s appeal against CCT conviction

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of an appeal filed by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, challenging his 2019 conviction on charges of non-declaration of assets by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Then-President Muhammadu Buhari controversially suspended Mr Onnoghen in January 2019 to face … Read more