An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned ruling on former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele’s application seeking forensic analysis of WhatsApp evidence in a $4.5 billion fraud case. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are standing trial on charges bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands. Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo …
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Alleged Corruption: How Emefiele Received $17.1m Cash — EFCC witness
AN official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Alvan Gurumnaan, who is testifying as the eighth prosecution witness, has told the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja how a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, allegedly received a total of $17.1 million in …
Read More »Ex-CBN aide Reveals no Records of Alleged $400,000 Received for Emefiele
THE seventh prosecution witness, Mr John Adetola, told an Ikeja High Court that he did not document the alleged $400,000 he handed to the former Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Adetola, an executive assistant to the former CBN governor, said this on Monday while being cross-examined by Emefiele’s lead …
Read More »Court dismisses Emefiele’s bid to Reclaim Forfeited 753 Abuja Duplexes, Apartments
THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate in the city comprising 753 duplexes and apartments which has already been forfeited to the government. …
Read More »Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request To Withdraw From Trial
Justice R.A. Oshodi of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on February 26, 2025 refused an application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, asking the trial judge to recuse himself from the case on the allegation of bias. Emefiele is standing trial …
Read More »Court Fixes Nov. 1 To Rule In Final Forfeiture Of Over $2.045m, Properties Linked To Emefiele
THE Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 1, 2024 to rule on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of the $2.045million, seven choice landed properties and shares involving former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. On the …
Read More »EFCC Uncovers How Emefiele Spent ₦18 Billion To Print ₦1 Billion Notes
A fresh investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed alleged corruption linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The investigation focuses on printing one billion pieces of ₦100 banknotes and the production of 5,000 acrylic blocks in commemoration of Nigeria’s …
Read More »How Emefiele Moved Funds To Wife – Witness
AN Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has narrated how Mr Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved funds to his wife, Mrs Margaret Emefiele. Ogbonnaya told an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday how Emefiele used the bank to move …
Read More »Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Over N12.18bn Property Linked To Emefiele
THE Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of property valued at over N11.14bn and another N1.04 billion linked to the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made the order of permanent forfeiture after hearing …
Read More »How I Received $600,000 For Emefiele – Ex-CBN Director Tells Court
IN an ongoing trial at the Ikeja Special Offences Court, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Director of Information and Technology, John Ayoh, testified yesterday that he received $600,000 from two contractors purportedly on behalf of the ex-CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. This testimony came during a cross-examination session led …
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