Emefiele Archives

Feb

10

2024

Emefiele’s wife, three others, declared wanted by EFCC for alleged money laundering.

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCBN, Crime, Emefiele

The wife of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Margaret Emefiele, and three other people have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged involvement in money laundering activities. The Federal Government of Nigeria is searching for Margaret Emefiele, Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile, and her husband Jonathan Omoile for their roles in a plot to convert substantial amounts of money. The agency accuses them of violating Sections 411, 287, and 314 of the Lagos State Criminal Law in addition to stealing and collecting money under false pretences. The four suspects'…

Nov

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Emefiele still held in Kuje Prison seven days after being granted bail.

NewsCBN, Court, Emefiele, Politics

Godwin Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), remains detained in Kuje Prison in Abuja, seven days after he was granted release. The bail conditions placed on the former head of CBN, by the Federal Capital Territory's High Court, have not been fulfilled. Emefiele was granted N300 million bail by Judge Hamza Muazu on November 22. Justice Muazu had ruled that Emefiele had to show two sureties who had to be landowners in the Federal Capital Territory's Maitama District. When Emefiele received his bail conditions, he was being held at Kuje Prison on remand. Emefiele had…

Jul

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

DSS’s request to keep Emefiele in custody longer is denied by the Court

Economy, PoliticsCBN, Court, DSS/EFCC, Economy, Emefiele

A request by the Department of State Services for a "extended detention order" to hold Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in its custody for an additional 14 days, was denied by the Federal Capital Territory High Court. Emefiele was taken into custody by the secret police on June 10 not long after President Bola Tinubu had suspended him . The DSS brought him before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday after holding him for more than a month, where he was charged with two counts of illegal guns possession. He was given…

Jul

13

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Judge mandates the DSS to arraign Emefiele in one week.

Business, Lifestyle, PoliticsCBN, Emefiele, Nigeria, Politics

The Department of State Services, DSS, has been given one week to decide whether to bring charges against the imprisoned suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to court or release him. This decision was made by Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. On Thursday, the Judge gave the order while rendering a decision in a basic human rights lawsuit Emefiele had filed against the DSS and others. Godwin Emefiele The DSS has the authority to carry out its constitutional obligations to make arrests, hold people in custody, and…

Jun

21

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

High Court reserves ruling on Emefiele’s bail application

Economy, Lifestyle, PoliticsCBN, Court, Economy, Emefiele, Nigeria, Politics

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has reserved its ruling in the bail application of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to July 13, 2023. The presiding judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, gave the order after hearing the arguments of all parties in the matter. Emefiele, through his counsel, is challenging his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the denial of access to members of his family and counsel. Counsel to both DSS and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation opposed the bail application of…