Tag: Akindele
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Finally, EFCC nabs Atlantic Int’l Refinery boss,Akindele over alleged $35m fraud
Finally, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed and detained Akintoye Akindele, the Managing Director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, over allegations of misappropriation and money laundering. Akindele was apprehended on Tuesday in Abuja, accused of diverting public funds amounting to $35 million (approximately N60 billion). EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed…
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Court adjourns suit challenging Akindele, others’ conviction
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned until July 21, to hear a suit challenging the legality of the conviction of Funke Akindele, her husband, Abdul-Rasheed Bello, and 236 others. A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, had approached the court seeking a declaration that the law upon which Akindele and others were convicted…
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Renowned Ibadan industrialist, Bode Akindele is dead
A renowned industrialist from Ibadanland, Chief Bode Akindele, is dead. According to reports, the Parakoyi of Ibadanland died Monday morning at his Apapa, Lagos residence. He was aged 88. Chief Bode Akindele’s business empire operates under the name Modandola Group of Companies. The Madandola Group’s areas of interest cover maritime, properties, manufacturing, real estate, investments,…
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JUST IN: Former Lagos guber candidate, Gbadamosi arrested for attending Akindele’s party
A former gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State, Babatunde Gbadamosi, has been detained by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly contravening lockdown order declared by the State Government to curtail coronavirus spread. According to Guardian, Gbadamosi was detained after being spotted in a viral video attending a birthday party organized by Nollywood actress,…