The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, appeared before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Thursday, August 17, over N6.9 billion alleged procurement fraud. His arraignment was however stalled due to the absence of the second defendant who are said to be …
Read More »If Emefiele is found guilty he should be prosecuted but must not be made a Scapegoat – Tunde Bakare tells FG
Cleric, Tunde Bakare, has asked the Federal government not use the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, as a scapegoat. Emefiele has been in the custody of the DSS following his arrest on June 10 hours after he was suspended by President Tinubu. Emefiele is …
Read More »DSS to probe clash between its operatives and prison officials over Emefiele
The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced that it has launched an investigation into the clash that happened within the premises of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday, July 25. It was reported earlier that DSS operatives and prison officials clashed over who takes custody of …
Read More »We keep disgracing our country in the name of absolute power – Dele Momodu reacts to video of DSS and prison official’s clash over Emefiele in court
Publisher and former Presidential candidate. Dele Momodu, has condemned the clash operatives of the Department of State Security DSS had with men of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS, at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday July 25, over suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. …
Read More »DSS arraigns former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele In Court (Video)
The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally arraigned Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank (CBN) in court. Emefiele has been in detention since President Bola Tinubu suspended him last month. The DSS had arrested Emefiele at his Lagos residence and flew him in a private …
Read More »Emefiele to be arraigned on Tuesday over ‘illegal possession of firearms’
Suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele will on Tuesday, July 25, be arraigned by the Department of State Services before a federal high court sitting in Lagos. Hearing notices have been sent out by the court to counsels involved in the matter and it’s been …
Read More »Emefiele has been charged to court ? DSS
The Department of State Services this night announced that suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court. This is coming barely six hours after a Federal High Court ordered the DSS to either arraign or release suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from its custody. …
Read More »Financial system rotten under Emefiele – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has broken his silence on the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He spoke on Friday, June 23, during an interactive session with Nigerians resident in France and neighbouring European countries on the sidelines of the New Global Financing Pact Summit in …
Read More »Court orders DSS to immediately allow Emefiele have access to lawyers, family
Justice Hamza Muazu of the High court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Service to allow the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele have access to his lawyers and family. The judge granted the interim order in …
Read More »Falana says DSS’s has no right to arrest Emefiele
Falana insists EFCC should handle money laundering allegations Femi Falana, a respected human rights lawyer, declared that the Department of State Services (DSS) does not possess the jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on charges of money laundering.
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