LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has spent 33 days in the custody of the Department of State Services. The secret police arrested Bawa on June 14, hours after his suspension by President Bola Tinubu. The Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been whisked away from the Department of State Services (DSS) headquarters in Abuja to an undisclosed private facility, Naija News learnt. It was gathered that the embattled suspended anti-graft agency boss was moved to another facility to have…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have reacted to the suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, by President Bola Tinubu. It was earlier reported that the President suspended Bawa to allow for a proper investigation of the weighty allegations of abuse of office leveled against him. A statement issued…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has reacted to the allegation of Bello Muhammed Matawalle, governor of Zamfara State against Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on the demand of $2m bribe from him. A statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity titled, “Matawalle’s $2m Bribe Hoax: EFCC…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle has claimed that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, allegedly requesting $2 million bribe from him. Matawalle made the claims in an interview on BBC Hausa. The latest allegation comes amid the growing rift between Matawalle and the EFCC boss. The…
By Gbade Ogunwale LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A filed a petition with the Federal Capital Territory Police Command seeking redress for an injustice I suffered. The petition, dated March 23, 2021, detailed a case of unlawful confiscation of my properties and a criminal breach of trust. The suspect had deceptively confiscated my Honda Accord car, a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that corruption continues to fight back in the country despite measures deployed by various government agencies to arrest the iniquity. It, however, said the ugly trend of corruption and its attendance consequences might strive as long as Nigerians continue to celebrate corrupt leaders….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama has ordered that the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, be remanded in prison custody, following his alleged disobedience to a valid court order. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Chizoba Oji, found the EFCC…