Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: Court Grants Emefiele N50m Bail
Justice Rahman Oshodi on Friday granted the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele bail to the sum of N50 million. Emefiele, embroiled in 23-count charge bothering on abuse of office and fraud totaling $4.5…
Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. This decision followed Emefiele’s…
BREAKING: Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody
• pleaded not guilty to 23 counts Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday remanded former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Emefiele will stay…
BREAKING: EFCC To Arraign CBN Ex-Governor Emefiele In Lagos Monday
The Economic and Finnacial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will arraign embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for alleged abuse of office over allocation of billions of United States dollars. Emefiele,…
How Emefiele-led CBN released $6.2m for foreign election observers – Director
The fraud trial of the immediate-past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Monday before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, with a deputy director at the apex bank, Onyeka Ogbu, testifying against him….
Emefiele pleads not guilty to amended 20-count charge, trial adjourned to Feb
Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has pleaded not guilty to the amended criminal charge filed against him by the federal government. BACKGROUND On Thursday, the federal government amended the criminal charge it filed against…
JUST IN: Court Fines FG N100m For Violation Of Emefiele’s Rights
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja has awarded the sum of 100 million naira against the Federal Government, in favour of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the…
Emefiele Sues Investigator, Denies Opening 593 Foreign Accounts
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has described the report of the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, which indicted him, as satanic, baseless, defamatory and false. Emefiele, in a statement on Sunday,…
Reps dismiss petition to probe alleged “forceful withdrawal” of Emefiele by EFCC, DSS
The House of Representatives has dismissed a petition to probe the alleged plan by the EFCC and DSS to re-arrest Ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The petition, submitted by Philip Agbese, on behalf of the Center for Social Justice Equity And…
Ooni of Ife gives reason for visiting Kuje prison
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has explained why he visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje. Ooni, who visited the correctional facility in Kuje to commemorate his 8th anniversary of ascending the throne, said he was there…