CCT Judge Escapes Abduction In Benue
A member of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice William Adteze, narrowly escaped death when bandits attacked his country home in Benue State. His kinsmen were however not as lucky as four of them were slaughtered by the marauders. Narrating how the unfortunate incident happened, Hon. Mike Adteze told The Nation in an exclusive interview that Justice William Adteze was home in Ngibo village, Katsina Ala local Local government area in Benue state for Easter holiday. Mike, a former chairman of Katsina Ala L.G.A, said Justice Adteze who was in the village with his wife, suddenly changed his mind
Convict Onnoghen Now, FG Tells Code of Conduct Tribunal
The Federal Government is seeking a jail sentence for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen in his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal( CCT). But Onnoghen who is accused of failing to declare his assets immediately after assuming office is pleading with the tribunal to set him free. The charges against him, he says, are “inherently defective” and unconstitutional. The positions of the two parties are contained in the final addresses of their counsel submitted to the tribunal. The lawyers are due to defend their final addresses tomorrow when the CCT resumes sitting on the
