Godwin Emefiele
12 Mar
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says that former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele allegedly awarded multi-billion naira worth of contracts to his family members and associates. EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said a seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, in the trial of Emefiele revealed this on Monday, March…
12 Mar
Mr Michael Agboro, 7th prosecution witness( PW7) in the trial of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has admitted before an FCT High Court, Maitama that Emefiele did not confer unfair and corrupt advantage on self. Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged 20-count amended charge, preferred against him…
12 Mar
A witness to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Michael Agboro, yesterday, told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja that the investigation report into alleged procurement..
8 Mar
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT)High Court, yesterday, admitted evidence from the Federal Government in the alleged $6.2 million fraud suit against former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
7 Mar
A forensic analyst confirmed on Thursday the presence of forgery in documents used to justify the disbursement of $6.2 million for foreign election observers during the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele. The witness, Bamaiyi Meriga, told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that his…
29 Feb
Nigerians have been having harrowing experiences since President Bola Tinubu took office, as they are confronted by mounting unprecedented hunger and insecurity as well as crushed naira whose value keeps tumbling without restraint, heading towards exchanging for probably N2000 to a dollar.
28 Feb
Kinsmen of the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, under the aegis of Agbor Stakeholders Forum (ASF), yesterday, described him as a hero and not a villain as being painted for being creative amid economic challenges.
22 Feb
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has threatened a N25 billion suit against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation of character.
21 Feb
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has threatened legal action against the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation of character.
21 Feb
The unorthodox steps being taken by the federal government to reign in the free fall of naira may push the economy deeper into crisis, as concerns are rife about the effectiveness of government’s intervention to stem the raging naira crisis.
19 Feb
The Arewa Youths Forum has launched a scathing attack against Senator Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of using criticism of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele as a smokescreen to deflect attention from his own alleged corruption cases. Reacting to Akpabio's claim that the Tinubu administration can't find any crime to charge Emefiele with, the northern youth…
19 Feb
A group of constitutional lawyers, led by Yusuf Ahmed Tijani, has emerged as staunch defenders of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, denouncing accusations of economic mismanagement during his tenure as "baseless" and politically motivated. In a statement released on Monday, the lawyers condemned Senator Godswill Akpabio's recent criticism of Emefiele, labeling it a "childish attempt"…
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