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  • Court orders release of Akinjide’s passport for medical travel

    Court orders release of Akinjide’s passport for medical travel

    A Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the release of the international passport of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Olajumoke Akinjide.

    Akinjide is facing charges bordering on N650 million fraud before an Ibadan division of the court.

    She had filed an application through her lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN) urging the Lagos division of the court to grant a release of her passport for a medical trip overseas.

    Ayorinde, moving the application dated July 12 on Wednesday, said it was based on hospital recommendation, which had referred the accused for a medical check.

    He sought an order of the court for the release of Akinjide’s passport to enable her undertake the foreign medical trip.

    The counsel also prayed the court to grant an order for a release of the passport at anytime when required.

    Ayorinde said that the prosecution was not opposed to the application, as the ex minister was not a flight risk.

    In response, EFCC lawyer, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, confirmed service of the application, and said that the prosecution was not opposed to it.

    Consequently, Justice Chuka Obiozor ordered the release of the international passport of the accused for the trip.

    Obiozor ordered that the duration must not exceed 30 days.

    The judge, however, refused the second leg of the application seeking a release of the passport at any other time when required.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had on June 22, arraigned Akinjide and one Chief Olanrewaju Otiti before an Ibadan Federal High Court.

    The ex-minister was accused of conspiring with Otiti to launder a sum of N650 million, which she allegedly collected out of the 115 million dollars allegedly doled out by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezaani Alison-Madueke.

    The EFCC said the act contravened the provisions of Section14, 15 and 18 (a) of the Money Laundering Act, 2012.

    The accused had, however, pleaded not guilty to the 24 counts levelled against them.

  • Alleged N650m fraud: Ex FCT minister seeks foreign medical travel

    Alleged N650m fraud: Ex FCT minister seeks foreign medical travel

    A Federal High Court in Lagos Wednesday fixed July 26 to hear an application by a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Olajumoke Akinjide, seeking approval to travel abroad for medical treatment.

    Akinjide is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged fraud of N650m.

    Through her lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), she appeared before Justice Chuka Obiozor, to argue the application.

    But the matter could not proceed as the judge noted that it was not listed for hearing for the day.

    Justice Obiozor, subsequently, adjourned hearing till July 26.

    The judge, however, hinted that he might not be inclined to grant the application as Akinjide was not being tried before him and he was not the one who admitted the ex-minister to bail.

    But Ayorinde assured the judge that he had spoken with all parties involved, adding that the EFCC which might not oppose the application.

    Last June 22, the EFCC arraigned Akinjide and one Chief Olanrewaju Otiti before the Federal High Court in Ibadan.

    The ex-minister was accused of conspiring with Otiti to launder a sum of N650m, which she allegedly collected out of the $115m allegedly doled out by a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezaani Alison-Madueke, to compromise the 2015 general election.

    The EFCC said they acted contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering Act, 2012 punishable under Section 15 (3) and (4) of the Act.

    They pleaded not guilty to the 24 counts.

  • Alleged fraud: Jumoke Akinjide granted bail

    Alleged fraud: Jumoke Akinjide granted bail

    A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday granted bail to Mrs Olajumoke Akinjide, former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, on self-recognition, in a case of N650 million fraud.

    The judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek, also granted bail to Sen. Ayoade Adeseun and Mr Olanrewaju Otiti in the same case, in the sum of N100 million.

    The judge added that the each of the sureties to be provided by the two accused persons, must deposit their passport photographs and Certificates of Occupancy of landed property belonging to them.

    Abdulmaleek adjourned the case to Sept. 12, for the commencement of trial.

    The three accused persons were dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over a N650 million fraud charge.

    At the resumed hearing of the matter, Adeseun, who was conspicuously absent at the previous sitting, was seen in the dock, along with the other two accused persons.

    When the charges were read to Adeseun, he pleaded not guilty to the 24-count charge proffered against him.

    Mr O.F.A. Adeosun, the defence counsel, immediately prayed the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms and in self-recognition.

    However, Mr Idriss Mohammed, counsel to the EFCC, objected the application, saying that the accused persons might jump bail.

    Mohammed recalled that Adeseun had previously failed to make himself available in court, when the agency granted him administrative bail.

    Meanwhile, Mr Richard Ogunwole (SAN), counsel to Akinjide, had earlier prayed the court to admit his client to bail, based on self-recognition.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that with Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, still at large, Akinjide, Adeseun and Otiti have been standing trial over an alleged N650 million fraud in the run-off to the 2015 general elections.

  • Photo: Foundation donates medical equipment to UCH

    Photo: Foundation donates medical equipment to UCH

    FROM LEFT: CHAIRMAN, MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL (UCH), IBADAN, DR AKINFEMI AFOLABI; CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF UCH, PROF. TEMITOPE ALONGE; MEMBER OF OLAJUMOKE AKINJIDE FOUNDATION, ALHAJI OLAJIRE OBISESAN; CHAIRPERSON OF THE FOUNDATION, MRS MODUPEOLA AKINDEKO, AND MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION, AKINWUNMI AKINFENWA, AT THE PRESENTATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN IBADAN ON THURSDAY
    FROM LEFT: CHAIRMAN, MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL (UCH), IBADAN, DR AKINFEMI AFOLABI; CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF UCH, PROF. TEMITOPE ALONGE; MEMBER OF OLAJUMOKE AKINJIDE FOUNDATION, ALHAJI OLAJIRE OBISESAN; CHAIRPERSON OF THE FOUNDATION, MRS MODUPEOLA AKINDEKO, AND MEMBER OF THE FOUNDATION, AKINWUNMI AKINFENWA, AT THE PRESENTATION OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN IBADAN ON THURSDAY
    SOME OF THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT DONATED BY OLAJUMOKE AKINJIDE FOUNDATION TO THE UNVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN IBADAN ON THURSDAY
    SOME OF THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT DONATED BY OLAJUMOKE AKINJIDE FOUNDATION TO THE UNVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN IBADAN ON THURSDAY
  • President summons ministers, perm sec over lawlessness in FCT

    President summons ministers, perm sec over lawlessness in FCT

    President Goodluck Jonathan has summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, over what he described as the deplorable condition of the nation’s capital.

    Also invited are the Minister of State (FCT), Olajumoke Akinjide and Permanent Secretary, John Chukwu, an engineer.

    Mohammed spoke yesterday in Abuja after inspecting the environmental condition of the city, which he said he was not pleased with.

    The minister inspected Kubwa Expressway, Zuba and Airport Road and was disgusted at the filth around the city, especially along Area 1 down to Asokoro. He complained about commercial motorcyclists and Keke-Napep operators, whom he said were more than vehicle owners.

    Mohammed said the ugly development was unacceptable.

    He said: “Mr. President called me and my colleague, the Minister of State and the permanent secretary to draw our attention to this. I felt embarrassed.

    “I have told the directors that the information they have been giving me in files about the state of the city are lies because I am getting my information from other sources.

    “We are sending notice to those people violating our bylaws that enough is enough. People will not be allowed to operate Keke-Napep where they are not supposed to operate. Nobody will be allowed to ride motorcycles in our city with impunity because they breach security. Street traders are not allowed to operate.

    “We will not allow this place to become a dungeon in the spirit of lawlessness.”

     

  • Federal Executive Council Meeting

    Federal Executive Council Meeting