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The Supreme Court has upheld the final forfeiture of properties, including mansions, land, and $2 million, linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele. This ruling reverses an earlier Court of Appeal decision, confirming the assets' transfer to the Nigerian government.
A court has reserved its ruling until July 9 on the admissibility of statements made by Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, in connection with an alleged $4.5 billion fraud.
A Nigerian court has admitted key evidence against a co-defendant in the joint gratification trial involving former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele.
An Abuja High Court has summoned a police chief and another witness to testify in the ongoing $6.23 million fraud case involving former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has imposed a N500,000 fine on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for repeatedly seeking adjournments in the ongoing corruption trial of former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele.
A court has admitted statements made by former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele as exhibits in his ongoing trial for alleged $4.5 billion fraud. The court marked Emefiele's statements as Exhibit K31 after ruling them admissible.
Godwin Emefiele, former CBN governor, is challenging statements made by the EFCC in his $4.5bn fraud trial, alleging torture and inhumane detention conditions. The court is set to rule on the admissibility of these statements.
A witness in the Godwin Emefiele fraud trial told the court that suspects confessed to fraudulently withdrawing $6.23 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for election observers.
Indications have emerged that proceedings in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, may suffer further delays as uncertainty surrounds the availability of a key…
A Nigerian court has fined the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) N500,000 for causing multiple adjournments in the trial of former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele.
Jim Obazee, the 15th prosecution witness in the trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, has called for the trial of former President Buhari and Boss Mustapha regarding an alleged $6.23 million loot from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
A Lagos court has admitted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) statement of a co-defendant as evidence in the ongoing trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, ruling it was made voluntarily.
A witness has shared additional details regarding the alleged $6.23 million cash withdrawal, which is part of the charges for which the EFCC is prosecuting former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele.
A court has adjourned the case of Godwin Emefiele to May 4, 2026, to rule on the admissibility of a co-defendant’s statement after heated legal arguments.