Tag: Oloye Jumoke Akinjide
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Court strikes out N650m money laundering charge against ex-minister Akinjide, two others
The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has struck out the charge against a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide and two others on allegations of fraud and money laundering to the tune of N650m. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke struck out the charge for being incompetent. The former minister was standing trial alongside…
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Ex-FCT Minister, Jumoke Akinjide opens up on father’s death, passion
Former Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and daughter of the late Chief Richard Akinjide, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide said on Tuesday that law was her father’s passion while politics was his hobby. The younger Akinjide in a brief encounter with reporters said: “I can’t gather my thoughts now. I miss everything. He was…
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N650m fraud: Ex-Minister Akinjide’s statement not under duress – EFCC
A prosecution witness, Usman Zakari, in the ongoing trial of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, and others, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, told Justice Muslim S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that the former minister was not mandated to write down her statement…