Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is currently in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). It was learnt that Bawa arrived the headquarters of DSS at about 9:02pm. A source said he’s currently being grilled by the operatives of the secret police. Truetells Nigeria had reported…
President Tinubu has suspended EFCC Chairman, AbdulRasheed Bawa. Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), has reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the indefinite suspension from the office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in…
EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa Gets Death Threats for fighting corruption. Truetells Nigeria reports that the 40-year-old said during an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 that he’s received death threats for doing his job, with one coming as recently as last week. He said, “A very senior citizen received a phone call…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, for attempting to bribe the Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, SaharaReporters learnt. Sources that spoke with the news platform on Friday noted that former Governor Akwa Ibom and five others were detained for two hours last Monday by an…
President Buhari is currently in closed-door meeting with the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Malami joined the meeting shortly after it started between the president and the new EFCC boss. The agenda of the meeting is…
Nigerian senate has confirmed the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new chairman of the EFCC. Mr. Bawa was accompanied into the Senate Chambers by his family members and political associates. The forty-year-old nominee has worked with the anti-graft agency for 16 years and is a Certified fraud examiner and anti-money laundering expert. He holds…
The new Chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is expected to face Senate screening soon, is beset by a legal hurdle following a controversy surrounding his rank. It was learnt that a lawyer, Osuagwu Ugochukwu, has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the…
Suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has reacted to the appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new Chairman of the commission. Tosin Ajaomo, the lawyer to Magu, said the appointment made by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday came as a shock. President Muhammadu Buhari had dumped Magu who was…
Abdulrasheed Bawa Biography, Abdulrasheed Bawa Profile, Abdulrasheed Bawa Past Posts And Everything To Know About New EFCC Boss. Trutells Nigeria had reported earlier that President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigerian Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigeria’s antigraft agency. This…
TruetellsNigeria has learnt that the newly appointed Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, was once arrested and detained for theft. President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is despite a slate of unsettled corruption allegations and…
