Tag: Abdulrasheed Bawa
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New EFCC Chairman denies wrongdoing
Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, new Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied selling recovered assets while serving as Port Harcourt Zonal Officer of the commission. Bawa gave the clarification, while responding to questions during his screening by the Senate on Wednesday in Abuja. He explained that the EFCC Secretary was the only person…
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BREAKING: Senate asks Bawa, new EFCC chair to take a bow and go
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Bawa was asked to take a bow and go after he mesmerized the Senate with his credentials and provided answers to pertinent questions required for his confirmation. Recall President Muhammadu…
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BREAKING: New EFCC boss arrives Senate for screening
President Muhammadu Buhari’s new appointment to head the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has arrived at the Senate for screening. Recall that President Buhari had asked the Senate to confirm Mr Bawa as substantive Chairman of the EFCC in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004. At…
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Abdulrasheed Bawa: A Trained Anti-Corruption Czar for a Time As This
By Joseph Obasa The announcement of Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Chair subject to confirmation by the Senate raised a lot of mixed reactions as expected. Many have since taken a more microscopic look at this new appointment. Some have been mischievous, playing all kinds…
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EFCC backs new chair amidst accusations of corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday backed its new Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, amidst allegations of corruption levelled against him upon his appointment. A few hours after the President Muhammadu Buhari appointed him as the EFCC chairman on Tuesday, there were reports of his involvement in corruption. But the commission defended him, saying he…
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EFCC: We’ll keep tradition in screening Bawa – Senate President
President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has said the tradition of the upper legislative chamber would be kept in screening Chairman-designate of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate President stated this immediately after reading a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting for the confirmation of Bawa…
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BREAKING: Buhari appoints new EFCC chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Recall President Buhari had suspended Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman…