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BREAKING: EFCC arraigns Emefiele, Court fixes November 22 for ruling on bail application

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***to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, while trial commences Nov 28

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has on Friday arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele over alleged money laundering and abuse of office.

He was arraigned before Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja on a six-count charges.

When the charges were read to him, Emefiele pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), told the court to refuse him bail as he would jump bail.

But his lawyer, Matthew Burkaa (SAN) asked the court to grant his client bail because he has suffered unduly.

He also made an application to the court on where Emefiele should be kept.

According to him, the court should use its discretion to grant him bail.

“We have placed evidence before your Lordship that the defendant will not jump bail. But the plaintiff has not given sufficient evidence that he would jump bail. We urge your Lordship to grant him bail”, he argued.

The judge in his ruling said the ex-CBN Governor should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre till November 22 for the determination of his application for bail.

Meanwhile, November 28 has been fixed for the commencement of his trial.

He will also appear before Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of same FCT High Court for a fundamental human rights enforcement, having been illegally detained for 151 days.

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JUST IN: EFCC releases VeryDarkMan

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Social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

His release was announced on Wednesday by former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle.

“Thanks to unrelenting efforts of all @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @officialEFCC.

He is with his ebullient lawyer, @adeyanjudeji,” Sowore tweeted.

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JUST IN: Confusion as Lagos council chairman, Kolade Alabi, slumps at APC meeting (Photos)

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The Chairman of Bariga Local Government Area of Lagos State, Kolade Alabi, on Wednesday, suddenly slumped at the All Progressives Congress stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s Secretariat in Ikeja, the state capital.

Alabi, who is the state chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, was addressing party members when the sad incident happened.

Fortunately, he was subsequently revived and rushed away to the hospital in an ambulance for further treatment.

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Herbert Wigwe: Pilot Error Results in Crash

In its final report released on Wednesday, the NTSB said the accident occurred after the pilot continued flying under visual flight rules (VFR) into weather conditions that required instrument flight protocols.

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The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded that the helicopter crash which claimed the lives of former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others in February 2024 was caused by pilot error stemming from spatial disorientation.

In its final report released on Wednesday, the NTSB said the accident occurred after the pilot continued flying under visual flight rules (VFR) into weather conditions that required instrument flight protocols.

“The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control,” was cited as the probable cause of the crash.

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