Godwin Emefiele

Supreme Court unanimously restores Federal High Court judgment, permanently forfeiting seven landed properties, $2.045 million, and share certificates linked to former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele to the Federal Government. Apex court overturns Court of Appeal ruling, holding that...

April 01, (THEWILL) — An Abuja High Court was told on Wednesday that the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, approved the local production of the redesigned Naira notes, as a prosecution witness gave fresh details in the ongoing trial...

March 17, (THEWILL) — A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, drew a firm line against prolonged trial delays, fining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ₦500,000 over repeated adjournments...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, took a fresh twist on Thursday, as a prosecution witness told the court that he personally accepted responsibility for the controversial...

December 06, (THEWILL) — Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has vehemently denied an online publication alleging that he is among individuals financing terrorism in the country, describing the claim as “pure fabrication” motivated...

October 22, (THEWILL) — On Wednesday, Justice Hamza Muazu, of an Abuja High Court, adjourned until November 27 for ruling on the eligibility of a witness of the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF) to testify in...

June 16, (THEWILL) – A Federal Capital Territory  High Court, on Monday, granted bail to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Halilu Yusuf granted the bail after Emefiele pleaded not guilty to an...

June 16, (THEWILL) – The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the final forfeiture order issued on the assets of former Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. The Federal High Court in Lagos...

March 06, (THEWILL) – Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 (One Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Five United...

February 26, (THEWILL) – Justice Rahman Oshodi, the presiding judge of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has dismissed an application seeking his recusal from further hearing and trial of Godwin Emefiele, a former Governor of...