Emefiele
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 in EFCC custody until Thursday when the court will rule on his bail application filed […]
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, alongside his co-defendant, one Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on 26-count before Justice Rahman […]
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. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission is prosecuting Emefiele on amended 20 counts bordering on […]
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 the former CBN governor. The charge was previously six counts but was increased to 20 […]
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 violation of his right to personal liberty. The Court also declared his prolonged detention without […]
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, said he had instructed his lawyers to immediately commence legal process to clear his name […]
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 Transparency (CESJET), called for the investigation of the allegation. However, the petition was dismissed on […]
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 to give hope to the hopeless. He urged inmates to see their incarceration as an […]
Ooni Of Ife Visits Ex-CBN Gov Emefiele In Kuje Prison
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Tuesday, paid a visit to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The monarch joined the list of influential Nigerians seeking the release of the former apex bank chief, who has been behind […]