According to Ani, Magu was promoted alongside some senior officers at the 15th Plenary Meeting of the commission on Friday He said aside Magu, seven Commissioners of Police were promoted to Assistant Inspectors General of Police EDITOR’S PICK ‘You’re Not Fit For President’ – Nigerians React After Atiku Deletes Tweets Condemning Student’s Killing Atiku Deletes … Read more
An official of the PSC has said that the commission would not process Magu’s retirement benefits until the case against him had been resolved Magu was suspended on July 10, 2020, by President Muhammadu Buhari, over the allegations levelled against him by the AGF EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Govt Reopens Chrisland Schools 2023: Goodluck Jonathan Opens … Read more
FG has revealed why Magu’s trial is delayed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Monday, explained why the trial of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was being delayed. Malami, who appeared in a Channels Television programme, … Read more
President Buhari’s media aide said promotion in the nation’s police structure is determined by the PSC… President Muhammadu Buhari is not responsible for promotion in the Nigeria Police Force, the presidency said on Thursday. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated this shortly after the Police Service Commission (PSC) promoted 24 Commissioners of Police to the rank … Read more
Rumours were widespread a few days ago that President Muhammadu Buhari was planning to promote the embattled former Chairman of the EFCC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been rejected for promotion by the Police Service Commission (PSC). The rejection of Magu … Read more
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The lawyer of suspended EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, on Sunday said his client “did not shun” the Code of Conduct Bureau invitation. Magu was slated to appear before the CCB on November 17, where he was expected to produce acknowledgment slips of all the asset declarations he made since he joined public … Read more
…allegations of corruption and misconduct among others President Muhammadu Buhari has received the reports by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu at the State House, Abuja on alleged corruption charges. In a ceremony in the Executive Council Chambers of the State House, the … Read more
NOVEMBER 14, 2020 The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has summoned the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. Magu is billed to appear before the bureau on November 17 with documents of all his landed properties. Read also: Summon Malami, Ask Him To Tender Evidence Of Corruption Against … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the demotion of the former Commandant of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Academy, Mr Ayo Olowonihi. The court affirmed the February 26, 2019 judgment of the National Industrial Court which had upturned Olowonihi’s demotion. Justice Yargata Nimpar, who read the lead judgment of a panel of … Read more
– Buhari has approves Judicial panel of enquiry over allegations against Magu – Recall that Magu was accused of financial misappropriation and take into custody for 9days, which led to his suspension as the Acting Chairman of the EFCC – Following his suspension, Buhari approved the appointment of Mohammed Umar as the new acting Chairman … Read more
The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, may be facing fresh cases of alleged re-looting of funds recovered by the commission as well as bribery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Magu is currently being interrogated by a presidential probe panel headed by retired Justice … Read more
A Nigerian senator, an author, Shehu Sani, has mocked the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Sani alleged on Twitter that the EFCC former chairman, Magu forgot that power is transient and comes with consequences. In his tweet he recalled how some EFCC officials had arrested some university boys, forcing them … Read more
General Theophilus Danjuma has refuted reports circulated by Olusegun Adeniyi, chairman of ThisDay editorial board that they had an issue with the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, leading to his arrest and suspension. Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar had also denied involvement in Magu’s trial. Read … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari appoints Mohammed Umar as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to oversee the commission pending the trial period of the commission’s former chairman, Ibrahim Magu. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) stated these on Friday in a statement by his spokesman, Umar Gwandu. Gwandu also announced … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), confirmed this in a statement by his spokesman, Umar Gwandu, on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Ibrahim Magu as Acting Chairman … Read more
The former head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar has refuted the claim that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigated his house in Minna, Niger State. The General made this known in a statement through his Military Assistant Captain J. Mfon (rtd) on Thursday. According to the statement, the General recalled that in 2017, … Read more
The embattled acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu was on Monday taken forcibly to Aso villa By officers of the Department for State Service, DSS, haven declined pervious invitations by the Presidential Panel. The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel probes him on the disposal of assets worth N37 billion … Read more
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has described allegations that he collected ₦4 billion from the suspended acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, as ‘baseless fabrication’. In a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, the former Lagos state commissioner said he would not be distracted by “campaigns of lies and calumny”. As events … Read more
Mohammed Umar, the head of operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has resumed work as the acting chairman of the agency. This is coming after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the suspension of the acting chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ibrahim Magu. Before his new position, Umar, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, was the second most … Read more
Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, says the probe on the embattled acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, is a question mark on the anti-graft agency. He disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “Even though Mr Ibrahim Magu is … Read more