THE Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has dismissed three cases against former Kuje Area Council ward councillors in Abuja over alleged breaches in asset declaration. The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) had filed the suits, claiming the councillors failed to submit their asset declaration forms within 90 days of …
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Reps To End Judicial Officers’ Trial By CCT
THE House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill seeking to prevent the trial of Justices and judges before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The legislation is from the harmonisation of proposals from seven members, namely Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Solomon Bob, Obinna Chidoka, Nicholas Ossai, Olajide Olatubosun, Ben Igbakpa …
Read More »CCB probes 200 asset declaration cases worth N40bn
The Code of Conduct Bureau has investigated 200 cases and filed 75 of them at the Code of Conduct Tribunal with about 100 cases still pending in the CCT. The Chairman of the CCB, Muhammed Isah, who stated this in Abuja on Thursday, put the amount involved in the …
Read More »Saraki loses bid to stop trial,Judge disqualification
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has failed to persuade the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja to suspend further hearing on the 16-count charge the Federal Government preferred against him. Saraki equally lost his bid to disqualify Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, from further presiding …
Read More »Buhari: Why all ministers won’t get portfolios,denies ‘demarketing’ Nigeria
All is set for the inauguration of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) following President Muhammadu Buhari’s receipt of the list of ministers-designate from Senate President Bukola Saraki.The would-be ministers will begin a retreat in Abuja tomorrow to prepare them for the task ahead, it was learnt.They may be sworn in …
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