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SPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countriesHow Ukraine’s Superhuman Centre is helping war heroes walk againINVESTIGATION: How displaced Nigerian villagers are massacred in search for foodThe Court of Appeal adjourned till November for possible report of settlement between former CJN Onnoghen and the federal government in the caseThe Court of Appeal in Abuja approved on Thursday the moves by the federal government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria ,...
During Thursday’s proceedings, Ogwu Onoja, lead counsel for Mr Onnoghen, informed the three-member panel of the Court of Appeal that both parties had met as recently as Wednesday, 18 September, in hopes of reaching an agreement on the terms of settlement.In agreement, the federal government’s lawyer, Tijani Gazali, also a SAN, said, “My Lords, I wish to humbly confirm the information. It is our position to settle the matter out of court.
Before Mr Onnoghen’s arraignment on 23 January 2019, the CCT issued a controversial order for his suspension from office. The Court of Appeal would The NJC did not make its report public, but on 6 October 2019, it issued a statement announcing that the President had accepted Mr Onnoghen’s voluntary retirement.about the circumstances leading to his exit from office. He denied some allegations and speculations which he believed motivated President Buhari’s administration to move against him.
“Prior to my suspension, I was confronted with no allegation. There were rumours that I met with Atiku in Dubai.In his appeal challenging his conviction, Mr Onnoghen challenged the CCT’s jurisdiction to try him. He also accused the tribunal’s chairman, Danladi Umar, of bias. He contended that the tribunal failed to provide a fair hearing and dismissed evidence that could have exonerated him.For instance, in the case of another Supreme Court judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, the tribunal had previously suspended proceedings based on a Court of Appeal decision that only the National Judicial Council could indict a serving judicial officer.
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