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April, 2019

  • 5 April

    Onnoghen tenders resignation letter to Buhari yesterday, with immediate effect

    Walter Onnoghen has resigned as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect. He turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, a day after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended that he be compulsorily retired for misconduct. By virtue of section 306 of the 1999 constitution, his resignation takes immediate effect. Section 306 says “(1) ...