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UK: Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Effort Frustrated By Lack Of Synergy Among Agencies

March 6, 2019 0

Nigeria’s efforts to stem official corruption over the years have been hampered by the failure of the relevant government bodies set up to combat graft to synergise and work in unison

CCT Adjourns Onnoghen’s Trial

February 4, 2019 0

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trial of Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), till February 13, 2019. Onnoghen is standing trial before the CCT over allegations of fraudulent declaration of assets. He was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari and replaced with Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, although in acting capacity. At the resumed hearing …

CCT Acquits Saraki In False Assets Declaration Case

June 15, 2017 0

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja has discharged and acquitted the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki in the 18 count charges of false declaration of assets brought against him by the federal government in September 2015. The tribunal held that the evidence brought against Saraki by the federal government lacked verifiable value and was unreliable to hold …