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Emefiele Alleges DSS Tortured Him, Seeks Rejection Of Five Statements In $4.5bn Fraud Trial

NewsDeskNgJun 27, 2026June 27, 20260

Former CBN governor Emefiele asks court to reject disputed statements, alleging prolonged detention, torture and violations during DSS interrogation. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, to reject five extra-judicial statements he made while in the...

Emefiele Urges Court To End Prosecution In Procurement Fraud Case

NewsDeskNgApr 28, 2026April 28, 20260

Emefiele has asked the court to close the prosecution’s case if remaining witnesses are not produced in ongoing fraud trial. Former Central Bank of Nigeria governor Godwin Emefiele has asked a court in Abuja to close the prosecution’s case if its remaining witnesses are not brought forward. His lawyer made...

Emefiele Trial: Defence Seeks To Block Omoile Statement Over Alleged Coercion

NewsDeskNgApr 18, 2026April 18, 20260

Defence argues Omoile’s statement was obtained under duress and violates legal procedure, urging court to reject it in trial. An Ikeja Special Offences Court has been urged by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, to reject an extra-judicial statement tendered in evidence,...

Emefiele Trial: Co-Defendant Omoile Tells Court He Lied In EFCC Statement, Alleges Investigators Dictated Confession

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2026March 7, 20260

Co-defendant Henry Omoile tells Lagos court he lied in EFCC statement, alleging investigators threatened and dictated what he wrote. Henry Omoile, a co-defendant in the alleged $4.5 billion fraud case involving former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele, has told a Lagos court that the statement he made to the Economic...

Three Arrested Over Fake N17m Notes In Kebbi

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2023February 21, 20230

PHOTOS: Three Arrested Over Fake N17m Notes In Kebbi The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three suspects, Faruku Zubairu, Ibrahim Musa and Salisu Mohammed, over fake N17m notes in the Warrah area of the state. According to the Daily Trust on Tuesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Magaji...

CSOs to Emefiele: As fugutive of justice, resign now!

NewsDeskNgJan 11, 2023January 11, 20230

A civil group, Peoples Alliance for Indigenous Rights, PAIR, has warned other groups and politicians against stalling the work of security agencies especially the Department of State Services, DSS, stressing that nobody was above investigation and arrest. The caution is coming on the heels of a near-daily briefing by groups...

Currency Notes Redesign And Allied Policies: Who Really Is Afraid Of Godwin Emefiele?

NewsDeskNgDec 31, 2022December 31, 20220

By: Adefila Kamal For those familiar with the context and content of Napoleon Bonaparte’s timeless argument that “a man will fight harder for his interests than his rights”, the recent uproar over the recent policy announcements by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), were absolutely expected. Whereas the fragility of...

Group writes Interpol, want Emefiele extradited back to Nigeria to face prosecution

NewsDeskNgDec 24, 2022December 24, 20220

A group, Concerned Citizens Of Conscience (CCC), has written International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) demanding the immediate arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The group in a letter dated 23rd December, 2022, requested Interpol to arrest and extradite Emefiele who is currentlt hiding...