•Embattled former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, has rejected the additional proof of evidence brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the alleged procurement fraud tri...
•Emefiele A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has adjourned till tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26 to rule on whether or not to continue to hear the case of the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned for ruling after Emefiele’s Counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olalekan Ojo, asked t...
•Embattled former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele A prosecution witness in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said the award of contracts for the purchase of vehicles for which Emefiele is facing tried, followed due process. The prosecution witness, Salawu Gana, is a former official of the Procurement D...
•Emefiele The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $2.045m, seven choice landed properties and share certificates linked to the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Deinde Dipeolu ordered the permanent forfeiture of the monies and the two share certif...
•Embattled ex-CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele A prosecution witness, Monday Osazuwa, yesterday, told a Lagos Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, that he did not keep any record of the money he allegedly collected as bribe on behalf of the former Central Bank of Nigeira, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who is standing trial, along with one [...
•Embattled former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele The embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has filed applications to challenge the forfeiture of his assets to the Federal Government by the court. Since his removal from office, the Federal High Court, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has ...
•Ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order for the interim forfeiture of $2.04 million and seven properties connected to former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The order was made by Justice Akintayo Aluko yesterday, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes ...
•Emefiele goes to court An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has revealed that the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Godwin Emefiele, and his wife Margaret, were not signatories to the account alleged to have been owned by them. Emefiele is standing trial over abuse of office and alleged $4.5 [&helli...
•Emefiele The trial of the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, continued yesterday with a banker, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonaya, telling the court that the ex-CBN helmsman abused his office by awarding CBN contracts to his personal firms. Emefiele is standing trial, alongside one Henry Omoile, before Justice Rahman O...
•Emefiele The Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the final forfeiture of the funds to the federal government, reports The PUNCH. The final forfeiture order followed a...