Justice Rahman Oshodi-led Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday ordered the remand of Godwin Emefiele, the former Central Bank Bank (CBN) Governor, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged abuse of office and $5.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud. Meanwhile, the judge ordered that Emefiele’s co-defendant,…
Boss Mustapha, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, on Tuesday, while testifying in the ongoing trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, denied approving the $6.2 million purportedly used for international election observers, saying former President Muhammadu Buhari’s signature was forged. The Informant247 gathered that the…
Godwin Emefiele, the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Friday, regained his freedom after meeting his bail condition. It was gathered that Emefiele was released from the Kuje Correctional Centre on Friday afternoon after meeting the conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court. His release came amid revelations of…
The continuation of the trial in the alleged procurement fraud suit against a former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, adjourned till January 18 by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja The Informant247 reports that Emefiele was accused of using his position to confer a corrupt advantage on Sa’adatu Yaro,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N300m and two sureties in like sum to a former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Hamza Muazu, while ruling on his bail application, said the sureties must have Certificates of Occupancy and titles of property within the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, ordered that Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail request. The Informant247 gathered that Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged procurement fraud, the trial which had been stalled…
Following the ongoing strike by the organised labour over the brutalisation of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, the trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on criminal charges of economic sabotage, abuse of public office and breach of trust was on Wednesday aborted at the High Court…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, granted bail to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Olukayode Adeniyi, the presiding judge, while delivering a ruling on the bail application filed by the former CBN governor, ordered the federal government to release Emefiele to his lawyers. Adeniyi also…
Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was on Wednesday, brought to the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Emefiele, who was last week transferred from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), was surrounded by officials of the anti-graft…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, failed to bring the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to court. EFCC’s action was against Thursday’s order by the Federal Capital Territory High Court, ordering the commission to either release him or produce him in court for the hearing of a motion…
The charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against the ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, withdrew by the Federal Government. According to Justice Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Federal Ministry of Justice, who approached the federal high court sitting in Ikoyi with an oral…
An application filed by the Department of State Services, DSS, to seek an order to extend the dentention of the ousted Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been dismissed by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The request, according to Channels Television, was discreetly filed by the DSS’s legal…
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, began investigation on the clash that broke out within the premises of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday. The Informant247 had earlier reported that DSS operatives clashed with prison officials during the arraignment of the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The…
The operatives of the Nigeria Correctional Centre (NCC) and Department of State Services (DSS) are fighting over the custody of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Informant247 had earlier reported the federal high court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, granted Emefiele N20 million bail and one surety in like…
A federal high court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday, granted bail to the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in the sum of N20 million. Nicholas Oweibo, the presiding judge, in a ruling, said the charges against Emefiele are bailable. The bail was granted with one surety. Emefiele had earlier…
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has fixed July 25 for the arraignment of the ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The Informant247 gathered that the hearing notices have been sent out by the court to counsels involved in the matter, whereby Joseph Daudu, a senior advocate of Nigeria…
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court by the Department of Security Services (DSS). The Informant247 had reported that the federal high court sitting in Abuja, had orderd the Department of State Services (DSS), to charge the ousted CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, to court if…
The Department of State Services (DSS), has been orderd by a federal high court sitting in Abuja to charge the ousted CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, to court if they have criminal allegations against him. The presiding judge, Hamza Muazu, held that the suspended CBN governor should be released on bail if he is not taken…
The Department of State Services, on Tuesday, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that the ousted CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will flee the country if granted bail. The Attorney General of the Federation also supported the argument of the DSS, describing Emefiele as a “flight risk.”. It was gathered that the suspended apex bank…
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday, debunked the report claiming that the agency denied the ousted CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele access to his family and lawyers. According to the spokesman of the agency, Dr Peter Afunanya, in an article titled: “The DSS operates within its mandate,” said the celebration of the news of…
