Mr Danladi Umar, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has said he will appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered by Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo on Tuesday, 26th April 2022. Umar and his lead counsel, Barrister Sunday Edward, are of the firm view that the subject matter of the petition that […]
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The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar and his alleged assault victim, Clement Sagwark, have been summoned to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on July 13 The Senate is seeking to use their appearance to clarify withdrawal of petition against Umar on by […]
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The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has clarified that Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar remains its chairman in the prosecution of public officers who contravene asset declaration laws in the country as mandated by the federal government and the country’s constitution. The Head of Press and Public Relations of the tribunal, Malam Ibraheem Alhassan who made […]
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The Court of Appeal has said that even though the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar was absolved by the Economic Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a bribery petition written against him by a former Customs Controller Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi, the Chairman cannot still participate in the trial of Owolabi in the […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a fresh two-count charge of fraud against Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). In the suit filed at the high court of the federal capital territory (FCT) by Festus Keyamo, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on behalf of the EFCC, it was […]
Continue ReadingThe National Assembly on Thursday removed and transferred the power of the President in controlling the Code of Conduct Bureau and Code of Conduct Tribunal Act (CCB and CCT) to itself. At the conclusion of work on the Bill to amend the CCB and CCT, the Assembly successfully altered section 18 (2) to enable the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has ruled that he will not withdraw from the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki, noting that his withdrawal would mean the end of trial.Saraki had asked Umar to withdraw from his trial on the grounds that he was biased. The senate president, through […]
Continue ReadingDanladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), on Wednesday, said that he was only joking when he said that Decree 2 should be brought back to deal with erring journalists. Umar said this through Ibraheem Alhassan, spokesman of the CCT, in a statement. Decree 2, a repressive law against the press, was […]
Continue ReadingThe chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, said that they were under “serious” influence in the trial of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He, however, pointed out that despite the “influence” the tribunal was able to deliver justice […]
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