Emefiele
Court Remands Emefiele For Alleged Fraud, Abuse Of Office
A Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi, on Monday, April 8, 2024, remanded Mr Godwin Emefiele, former Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged abuse of office.While Emefiele was remanded in the EFCC custody, his co-defendant, Henry Isioma-Omoile, was remanded in […]
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Nigeria Government Slams Fresh Charges Against Ex-CBN Boss Emefiele
The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the Nation reports. In an oral application, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal […]
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Emefiele Granted Request To Serve Bail Order On DSS
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been granted leave to serve the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the court order admitting him to bail. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High sitting in Lagos granted the request on Monday and directed his remand […]
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Emefiele Challenges DSS Detention In Court
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, challenging his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS). In his originating motion on notice, Emefiele is praying for the court to enforce his right to liberty and freedom of movement, […]
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Emefiele Had Access To Family, Medical Personnel Before Court Order – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) said Godwin Emefiele was granted access to his family and doctors long before a court gave a directive for such. A Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the DSS to let the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor to have access his family and lawyers. But in […]
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Emefiele: Probe INEC instead of CBN- LP tells President Tinubu
The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a statement released by its spokesperson, Obiorah Ifo, the party called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and not the apex bank. The party argued that Emefiele’s […]
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DSS Confirms Emefiele’s Arrest How He Was Arrested, Flown To Abuja
The Department of State Services has backtracked from its initial position that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was not in its custody. The secret police had on its Twitter handle in the early hours of Saturday tweeted that Emefiele was not with it. However, a few hours later, it […]
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Tinubu suspends Emefiele from office as CBN governor
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect. This is a sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. Mr Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office […]
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