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Emefiele pleads not guilty to charges of printing N684m notes with N18.96bn
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge bordering on printing N684 million notes with N18.96 billion. Emefiele entered the not-guilty plea after he was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, […]
Emefiele: I was forced to give $600,000 bribe for contract payment – Witness
A prosecution witness in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele has said he was forced to pay a bribe of $600,000 before being paid for a contract he did for the apex bank. The witness who is the Managing Director of Resource Computer Limited, Victor Onyejiuwa disclosed this at […]
Alleged fraud: Court admits bundles of documents as evidence against Emefiele
The trial of the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, charged with abuse of office and alleged $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud continued on Thursday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, tendering bundles of documents before the court. The bundles of documents were tendered by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi […]
Witnesses tender more documents, reveal more alleged secret dealings against Emefiele
Court adjourns Emefiele’s trial as EFCC files additional proof of evidence
Court adjourns Emefiele’s trial till May 9 as EFCC files additional evidence
An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Friday, adjourned until May 9, for defence to study additional proof of evidence submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was charged with $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his short […]
Naira redesign: EFCC to arraign Emefiele on fresh charge May 15
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on May 15 arraign the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele in a Federal Capital Territory high court on a three-count amended charge. In the fresh charge filed against him, the EFCC alleged that Emefiele disobeyed the directives of law with intent […]
Fraud trial: Emefiele challenges court’s jurisdiction
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday challenged the jurisdiction of an Ikeja Special Offences Court to hear the alleged abuse of office and multi billion dollars fraud leveled against him. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that Mr Olalekan Ojo, SAN, who led other counsel, appeared for Emefiele […]
Alleged procurement fraud: EFCC lawyer’s absence stalls Emefiele’s trial
The absence of lead counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, on Thursday stalled the trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, in the procurement fraud charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Oyedepo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, had in a […]