Tag: Godwin Emefiele
How EFCC offered me bail to force Statement against Emefiele – Witness
Emefiele, the first defendant, is facing a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands, while Omolie, the second…
$4.5bn fraud case: Defence alleges EFCC coerced statements against Emefiele
Testifying in a trial-within-trial ordered by the court, Mr. Nnamdi Ofia, counsel to the second defendant, Henry Omolie, told the…
Court reserves ruling on EFCC’s digital evidence against Emefiele
The witness added that Adetola confirmed delivering the money and that efforts to trace Eboh were still ongoing.
$4.5bn Fraud Trial: Court grants Emefiele’s request for forensic examination of WhatsApp messages
Emefiele’s legal team, led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olalekan Ojo, had filed the application seeking permission for an…
Court grants Emefiele leave for forensic review of WhatsApp chats, iPhone evidence
The defence team, comprising seven lawyers and led by Olalekan Ojo, SAN, had filed and argued an application seeking permission…
Alleged property fraud : Abuja court admits Emefiele to N2bn bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed an eight-count charge against him in respect of the disputed 753 duplexes…
Shock admission in Court: No documentation of $400,000 delivered to Emefiele
Further, Adetola revealed that the EFCC never arranged for him to confront either Emefiele or John Ayoh in person regarding…
Emefiele, cronies acquired 753-duplex estate with forex kickbacks — EFCC
The anti-graft agency also alleged that Emefiele connived with several cronies, including one Ifeanyi Omeke, who “ran several errands for…
EFCC denies diverting N54 billion to President Tinubu’s ministers, aides
Dishing fiction to the public as news is the height of irresponsibility and EFCC will not tolerate any attempt to…
Emefiele, wife not beneficiary of money paid into three companies’ accounts – Witness
Ogbonnaya said the customer's instructions to honour transactions on any of the accounts did not emanate from the Emefieles, as…
Court orders interim forfeiture of N830m, $4.7m, properties linked to Emefiele
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed an application before the court for the interim forfeitures as the…
Emefiele: Contractor narrates how he was forced to pay $600,000 bribe
Onyejiuwa, who is the Managing Director of The Source Computers Limited, testified in the ongoing trial of Emefiele for alleged…
Emefiele’s lawyer tackles EFCC over ambush, withholding of evidence
Ojo informed the court that the prosecution had filed an additional proof of evidence and he needed enough time to…
I have no evidence to prove I collected money for Emefiele – Witness
Ayoh testified that he began to worked directly with Emefiele when the former Deputy Governor (Mr Adelabu) resigned.
$4.5bn, £2.8bn fraud: Court grants Emefiele N50m bail
Emefiele's co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omoile, in the fresh 26-count charge of $4.5 billion and £2.8 preferred against them also got…
Court grants Emefiele N50m bail
The judge ruled that Emefiele’s co-defendant, Henry Isioma-Omoil, should be released under the bail sum of N1 million already granted…
EFCC arraigns Emefiele for alleged $4.5bn, N2.8bn fraud
Count one: "That you, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, between 2022 and 2023 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court,…
EFCC to arraign Emefiele in Lagos court Monday
Emefiele will be arraigned alongside one Henry Omoile before Oshodi on a 26-count bordering on abuse of office, accepting gratification,…
Emefiele: Buhari, ex-SGF signatures forged to take $6.2m from CBN, witness says
Mairiga made the revelation while while testifying in the ongoing trial of Emefiele, before Justice Hamza Muazu on amended 20-count…
Emefiele’s wife Margaret, three others declared wanted by EFCC
The EFCC displayed the mugshots of the four suspects and wrote their offences on its social media handles late Friday.
Court to Emefiele : You can travel out of Abuja, not Nigeria
Emefiele who is standing trial on six counts bordering on procurement fraud, was released from Kuje Correctional Centre on December…
Buhari speaks on Emefiele, why he expects Tinubu to be fair to him
"I also expect whoever succeeds me (Tinubu) to be fair to me. I have family, friends, who will feel it.…
Emefiele: EFCC vows to appeal N100m fine
Justice O.A Adeniyi, on Monday, January 8, 2024 fined the Commission after he ruled that the Commission's detention of Emefiele…
Prolonged detention of Emefiele: Court imposes N100m penalty on FG
He restrained the Federal Government and its agents from re-arresting or detaining Emefiele without an order of court.
Emefiele meets bail conditions, leaves prison
However, the noose is getting tighter for the former CBN boss, as the Special Investigator probing the CBN, Jim Obazee,…
Court sends Godwin Emefiele to Kuje prison (video)
Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order and adjourned until Nov. 22 when Emefiele’s bail application will be heard.
Emefiele granted bail
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi, also ordered him to deposit all his travel documents with the court’s registrar.
EFCC arrests ex-CBN governor Emefiele immediately after his release by DSS
Emefiele was picked up on Thursday night, less than an hour after he regained his freedom from the custody of…
Minister of Justice breaks silence on ‘Godwin Emefiele’s N50bn plea bargain’
Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi has rubbished the report that the Federal Government of Nigeria has agreed a N50 billion non-prosecution…
Lessons from Emefiele, Diezani travails
The rise and fall of public officers should be a piercing lesson to other public officers and to those intending.…