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$4.5bn Fraud: Can WhatsApp Chats Stand? Court to Decide on Emefiele’s Evidence Challenge

The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has scheduled 15 September 2025 to rule on an application by former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, seeking a forensic examination of WhatsApp messages admitted as evidence in his ongoing fraud trial. Presiding Judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, fixed the date after hearing arguments from Emefiele’s lead counsel, Olalekan […]

Emefiele Faces Fresh Charges Over ₦6bn Property, Proxy Accounts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, accusing him of illegal acquisition of 753 housing units and holding billions of naira in proxy accounts. The eight-count charge, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, alleges that Emefiele, in conspiracy […]

Emefiele Fights to Reclaim Forfeited 753-Unit Abuja Estate

Former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, seeking to overturn a judgment granting the Federal Government permanent ownership of a 753-unit housing estate in Lokogoma, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had secured the initial forfeiture order on the estate, which […]

FG to Sell 753 Housing Units Recovered from Emefiele

The Federal Government has taken possession of a 753-unit housing estate formerly owned by embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and plans to sell the property to members of the public. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development confirmed that the estate was handed over […]

Lost and Forfeited: Why Emefiele’s Claim to 753 Abuja Properties Failed

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate comprising 753 duplexes and apartments that had already been forfeited to the Federal Government. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie ordered the final […]

Court Dismisses Emefiele’s Recusal Request, Case Proceeds

The Special Offences Court in Lagos has refused to halt proceedings in the corruption trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi dismissed Emefiele’s request for him to recuse himself from the trial, stating that the allegations of bias were unsubstantiated. Citing various […]

Judge to Rule on Emefiele’s Recusal Request Amid Bias Allegation

A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has adjourned proceedings until Wednesday, 26 February, to rule on whether the trial of former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will proceed under the current judge. Justice Rahman Oshodi deferred his ruling after Emefiele’s counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Olalekan Ojo, requested that the judge recuse […]

Emefiele to Face Trial as Lagos Court Rules on Jurisdiction

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has assumed jurisdiction to hear charges of gratification, corrupt demands, and fraudulent receipt of property levelled against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. In his ruling on Wednesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi stated that the prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]

EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of Magboro Warehouse and 54 Containers Linked to Emefiele

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse and 54 steel containers, allegedly linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. The warehouse, built on a 1.925-hectare property along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Magboro, Ogun State, and the containers were […]

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