LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The suspended Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, has threatened to go on hunger strike. It would be recalled that Magu along with seven of his aides are been interrogated by a Presidential panel headed by Justice Ayo Salami for alleged fraud and diversion of recovered loot….
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jackson Ude, a former director of strategy and communications under President Goodluck Jonathan administration, had alleged that Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), embezzled over N39 billion and gave Osinbajo N4 billion to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo for a soft landing. Ude claimed that sources…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential panel probing the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday grilled the so-called “Magu Boys” — a group of operatives believed to be favoured by Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting chairman of the anti-graft agency. The boys have been accused of committing several atrocities — including…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), to investigate the allegation that he collected N4 billion from Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a petition dated July 8 and addressed to Adamu, the vice-president through Taiwo Osipitan, his lawyer, said…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has reacted to reports that former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, gave him N4billion. Reports had claimed that Osinbajo also allegedly gave instructions to Magu to release some of the recovered loots. But reacting, a statement issued by Laolu Akande, Senior…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two top officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were on Tuesday night reported to have emerged as favourites to oversee the affairs of the agency in the absence of the suspended Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu. They are the Director of Operations, Mr Mohammed Umar, and Secretary, Olanipekun Olukoyede. A top…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A combined team of riot policemen and operatives of the State Security Services (SSS) storm the homes a Ibrahim Magu, the suspended boss of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A source close to the presidential panel set up to investigate Mr Magu said operatives were detailed to conduct searches at Mr…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency on Tuesday declared that the ongoing probe of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) is an affirmation that nobody under the present administration is above scrutiny. The Presidency source also said that anybody that has been elevated to the position of EFCC Chairman must be above…
