The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to withdraw the charge of illegal possession of firearms filed against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele while slamming against him a fresh charges with 20 counts at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Mr. Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, who approached the Federal High Court in Ikoyi with an oral application, made this known while speaking with journalists after the day’s proceedings.
He said the withdrawal followed the result of further investigations.
On July 25, Emefiele was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on “illegal possession of firearms” at a federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Details later…
BY MICHAEL AKINOLA The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned…
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a high-powered…
Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the 2027 election,…
The Gathering on 100 is heading to Kano on July 11, 2026, from 12:00 PM…
TomTom has officially launched the Breathe Army, a new community initiative designed to empower young…
The Ansar-u-Deen Society in Osun State has reaffirmed its non-partisan stance while hosting the All…