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Court dismisses six of seven money laundering charges against ex-Air Force Chief The judge said the evidence by the prosecution revealed “considerable doubts, cloud of mystery, and general contradictions and discrepancies”. 5 min read The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed six of the seven money laundering charges filed against a former Chief of Air Staff (COAS), Mohammed Umar, a retired air chief marshal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) had accused him of diverting over N4.8 billion from the Nigerian Air Force’s account ”within 24 mo...

Business/ECONOMY Kingsley Nwezeh looks at the nomination of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as the Chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the controversies that led to the exit of his predecessors, the emerging, valid arguments about the lopsided appointments and violation of the federal character principle among others The nomination of the Chairman-designate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, was applauded in many quarters as it presented an opportunity for a fresh start for an agency whose past leadership usually ended in c...

By Deji Elumoye, Kingsley Nwezeh and Udora Orizu in Abuja There was excitement at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja and other zonal offices nationwide yesterday as President Muhammadu Buhari broke with tradition to pick an operative, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, as the next chairman of the commission. Buhari in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, sought legislative approval for the 40-year-old nominee from Kebbi State. If the Senate ratifies his nomination, Bawa will succeed Mr. Ibrahim Magu, who had been acting as EFCC ...

Mr Ojaomo says it is unfair to nominate another person to become EFCC chairman when the Salami panel’s report on Magu has not been made public

Meet Abdulrasheed Bawa, the 40-year-old Diezani Investigator Named As EFCC Chairman He will be taking over from Mohammed Umar, who has been in acting capacity since July 2020, after the suspension of Ibrahim Magu over allegations of corruption. by SaharaReporters, New York Feb 16, 2021 On Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari asked the Senate to confirm Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appointment comes seven months after Ibrahim Magu was suspended as the acting Chairman of the EFCC by the Buhari administration amidst alle...