The Big 5: Judgement is unconstitutional, premeditated, says Onnoghen’s lawyer; 17 killed in Nassarawa community – House of Assembly | Other top stories

The Big 5: Judgement is unconstitutional, premeditated, says Onnoghen’s lawyer; 17 killed in Nassarawa community – House of Assembly | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Judgement is unconstitutional, premeditated says Onnoghen’s lawyer A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Okon Efut, who led the former Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen’s defence team at Thursday’s judgment proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has indicated that the conviction of the former... Read More

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April 18, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 18th of April

Follow the link to read the stories on YNaija: The Late 5: Finally, Buhari signs N30,000 minimum wage bill into law; I’ll not fail Nigerians – Buhari assures Bill Gates | Other stories CCT Trial: Suspended CJN, Onnoghen convicted; banned from public office From Coachella to album listening party: Burna Boy’s ”African... Read More

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April 18, 2019

The Late 5: Finally, Buhari signs N30,000 minimum wage bill into law; I’ll not fail Nigerians – Buhari assures Bill Gates | Other stories

Finally, Buhari has signed the new minimum wage bill into law, after a protracted debate between the government and labour unions. According to what the bill represents, the new minimum wage of 30,000 will usher in a new pay structure for Nigerian workers. State governors had opposed the N30,000 minimum wage with many of them... Read More

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February 13, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 13th of February

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija: The Late 5: Court grants ex-SGF Babachir Lawal, two others bail; My presidential ambition is not worth any Nigerian’s blood – Atiku Abubakar | Other top stories ‘You can vote with any finger’ – INEC clarifies voting procedure for Saturday polls Just In:... Read More

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January 31, 2019

The Late 5: I will not be voting for either Buhari or Atiku – Wole Soyinka; CCT to resume Onnoghen’s trial on February 4 | Other top stories

Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: FRSC deploys 20,000 personnel for February elections The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is deploying no fewer than 20, 000 officers and marshals for the upcoming general elections across the country. The Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at the 1st Quarter 2019 Strategy Session with... Read More

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February 6, 2018

The Late 5: Saraki expresses sympathy for CCT Chairman, Antonio Conte will not be sacked and other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. Senate President, Bukola Saraki Tuesday, expressed sympathy for the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar over his alleged travail in the hand of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Saraki in a post on his Facebook page said that the EFCC suddenly woke up... Read More

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June 26, 2017

2019 Presidency: Continued persecution of Saraki will dim APC’s chances – Kwara APC

The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the appeal filed by the Federal Government against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), that discharged and acquitted President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, would dim the chances of the party in 2019 general elections. Vanguard reports that the... Read More

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June 25, 2017

“Happy Eid-el-Fitr” – Buhari’s new address to Nigerians, Schwarzenegger and Macron mock Donald Trump | Our top 10 quotes from last week

“I, again, appeal to all Nigerians to avoid reckless statements or actions against our fellow countrymen. We should all resolve to live in peace and unity in our great country, which is the envy of many less endowed nations. “Happy Eid-el-Fitr.” We had to begin this week’s round up of quotes with our absentee President,... Read More

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June 24, 2017

The Big 10: These are the stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top 10 stories that drove conversation this week. 1. Comments on the agitations and hate speeches. The “Kaduna Declaration” has raised so much dust from several quarters. The governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari has said the agitation is a mere exercise of the freedom of expression of the concerned parties. While... Read More

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June 23, 2017

Is the Buhari administration desperate to destroy Saraki?

by Mark Amaza A little over a week ago, the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a 16-count charge including false declaration of assets, illegally operating foreign bank accounts and acquiring assets beyond his legitimate assets ended after almost two years with an acquittal for Saraki. When... Read More

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June 23, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “FG’s appeal is an exercise in futility” | Five things we learned from Saraki’s rant today

Following Senate President Bukola Saraki’s acquittal at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the Federal Government’s early reaction was one of relentlessness. “Our head is bruised but it is unbowed” were the words of the Special Assistant to the President on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla and they did follow through with an 11-ground notice of appeal. The... Read More

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June 18, 2017

A timeline of Bukola Saraki’s journey to freedom from his Code of Conduct Trials

The Code of Conduct Tribunal recently dropped all charges in the false declaration of assets case against Senate President Bukola Saraki. Although the case was filed in 2015, the trial did not begin until 2016. Saraki had different times filed applications for the trial to be dismissed while also urging the tribunal judge, Danladi Umar... Read More

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June 18, 2017

Quit notice on Igbos an indication that Nigeria is nearing a breakpoint – Primate Ayodele

The General Overseer of the Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele Babatunde, says the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) discharge of Senate President Bukola Saraki is not the end of the case. The Primate had in July 2015, warned that the Senate President would face scandals in form of political persecution. He... Read More

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June 15, 2017

Saraki trial: When are we going to disrupt the judicial process?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It is a language Nigerians are becoming very familiar with, the inability of prosecutors to “make a case” for their litigations sufficient to warrant a conviction. There are different variants of it; sometimes, it is “lack of merit’ or striking cases out on a “technicality”. To the ordinary person, they virtually... Read More

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June 15, 2017

Saraki’s trial stalled economic growth – Akpabio

Minority leader of the senate, Godswill Akpabio, says the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) slowed down the economy. Speaking on Thursday, Akpabio told his colleagues that the prices of stocks went up at the stock exchange after Saraki was cleared. A sign, he says, that the economy is “bouncing... Read More

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June 15, 2017

FG, Transparency International, others kick as CCT discharges Saraki

The Presidency, has on Wednesday, described the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s ruling on Senate President Bukola Saraki as a mockery of the anti-corruption war. The CCT on Wednesday upheld the no-case submission of the Senate President, discharging him of the 18 charges filed against him. The Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla,... Read More

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Assets declaration: Appeal Court acquits Orubebe

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday acquitted former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe of a conviction against him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The CCT had convicted Orubebe for failure to declare his property at Plot 2057, Asokoro District, Abuja while he was minister. The Danaladi Umar-led tribunal in its... Read More

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The Saraki case and Buhari’s ‘failed’ anti-corruption war

by Mark Amaza Today, one of the most high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria came to an end, and in quite an anti-climax – Senate President Bukola Saraki was acquitted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal and all 18 charges ranging from false declaration of assets to operating foreign bank accounts as a public officer, brought... Read More

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CCT trial: Saraki’s victory, a victory of Nigerians over tyranny – Fayose

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said the victory of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal was a victory of Nigerians over tyranny. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said his predictions that the CCT will acquit made in December 2016... Read More

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BREAKING: CCT discharges Senate President, Bukola Saraki

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has discharged Senate President, Bukola Saraki, saying there is no case by the prosecution against him. The Tribunal said the evidence not substantial to continue with the case. Four prosecution witnesses and 48 exhibits, 18 counts of false assets declaration and money laundering were filed during hearing of Saraki.... Read More

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CCT rules on request to free Senate President, Saraki today

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja will today, Wednesday, rule on the no-case submission filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki, to challenge his ongoing trial on the amended 18 charges of false declaration and other related offences. The two-man panel of the CCT headed by Danladi Umar had reserved its ruling after hearing... Read More

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April 24, 2017

CCT to hold Saraki, Ngwuta’s trial daily

by Dolapo Adelana The Code of Conduct Tribunal has said the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki, a Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta, and others currently before it will continue on a day-by-day basis, Premium Times reports. Saraki is facing an 18-count charge for false declaration of asset while Ngwuta was slammed with an eight-count charge... Read More

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April 20, 2017

Just In: Justice Ngwuta arraigned before CCT, granted bail

by Azeez Adeniyi Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, a Justice of the Supreme Court was on Thursday arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on 8-count charges, mostly for false declaration of assets. Ngwuta pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. His lawyer, Kanu... Read More

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April 19, 2017

‘How Justice Ngwuta refused to declare 5 cars, 20 plots of land’

by Azeez Adeniyi The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has alleged that Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta possesses 28 plots of land, which he allegedly refused to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), The Nation reports. The allegation is contained in a 10-count charge the office of the AGF... Read More

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April 12, 2017

Justice Ngwuta to be arraigned before CCT

by Azeez Adeniyi Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court will be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on April 20, an official said on Wednesday. Tribunal’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ibraheem Alhassan, said this in a statement in Abuja. Alhassan said Ngwuta would appear before a two-man panel over... Read More

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April 10, 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: “The Customs boss uniform issue is unimportant” | 7 things we learnt from Bukola Saraki’s interview

Senate President Bukola Saraki recently spoke to Daily Trust Newspaper in an exclusive interview and he touched on some of the issues that are currently trailing his position and the Senate as a whole. From the Senate’s rift with the Executive to the Customs duty controversy, his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the... Read More

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April 5, 2017

‘Saraki’s CCT trial should be dropped, APC senators tell party’

by Dolapo Adelana Some senators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Senate President, Bukola Saraki has told the party’s National Working Committee that they want the Code of Conduct Trial of the senate president dropped, The Punch reports. The senators said this on Tuesday when the APC caucus at the... Read More

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March 21, 2017

Why Saraki was never invited before he was charged – CCB

by Dolapo Adelana The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on Tuesday gave reasons why it did not invite Senate President Bukola Saraki to explain discrepancies in his asset declaration form before charging him to court, The Nation reports. A senior official of the CCB, Samuel Madojemu, told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), said Ssraki’s... Read More

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February 9, 2017

CCT chairman approves arraignment of Justices Ngwuta, Ademola

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar on This approved the arraignment of Justice Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta of Supreme Court and Justice Adeniyi Ademola of Federal High Court, Abuja. This was disclosed by the Tribunal’s head of press, Ibraheem AL-Hassan in a statement. Al-Hassan said Ngwuta was charged with 10-count charge bordering... Read More