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Man Arrested For Using SIM Card Previously Owned By Hanan Buhari, President Buhari’s Daughter, Sues Hanan Buhari, MTN, DSS, Demands For 500 Million Compensation
Anthony Okolie, Asaba-based businessman who was allegedly detained by the DSS for 10-weeks for owning a SIM card previously registered in Hanan’s name, has sued Hanan, DSS, and MTN for N500m.
Recounting his experience, Okolie who was arrested on 19th July 2019 in Asaba, disclosed that he was detained in Handcuff until 22nd September 2019 by DSS who were waiting for the president’s daughter who was away schooling in the UK.
Okolie attached the receipt and the SIM certificate issued after buying the SIM to the lawsuit document. He disclosed that he purchased the SIM card on 8th December 2018 with phone number 09035666662 for N1000
The suit FHC/ASB/CS/3/2020 is seeking for an order to make the respondents to jointly pay the applicants N500m as aggravated and general damages for the unlawful violation of his right to acquire movable properties, self-dignity, and freedom of movement.
Anthony Okolie insists his arrest and detention contravened section35 and 34 of the 1999 constitution. He is asking the court to declare it as an abuse of his human rights.
The NBA All-Star game has now to be called The Kobe Bryant MVP Award. NBA commissioner, Adam Silver made this announcement on Saturday 15th February.
The Kobe Bryant MVP Award will be given this Sunday at the closing of this year’s All-Star Game in Chicago. Both teams will be captained by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lebron James respectively. Team Lebron will put on No 2 and team Giannis will put on No 24. These two numbers were worn by Gianna, Kobe’s daughter and Kobe Bryant.
Recall that Kobe won the All-Star Game MVP in 2002, 2007, 2009, and 2011. Also, he played as the youngest player to feature in the All-Star Game at 19 in 1998.
Modibbo Kawu, the DG of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has been put on suspension by President Buhari. This came following his corruption charges by the Independent Corrupt Practices, ICPC.
This development was confirmed by Armstrong Idachaba, NBC’s Director of Broadcast Monitoring. Further, the most senior director in the commission has been directed to take over from Modibbo Kawu.
Modibbo Kawu is currently facing a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, abuse of office, and misleading a public officer with the intent of defrauding the government.
So, this contravenes Section 26 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Act 2000 and punishable under Section 19 of the same Act.
Beisdes, Modibbo was first arraigned in May 2019 over the alleged misappropriation of N 2.5 billion for the digital switch-over (DSO) program of the government.
The Health Ministry in Egypt has confirmed the first case of the deadly Coronavirus. The authorities made this disclosure on Friday 14th February in a press release. They said the World Health Organization has been informed and the patient is in isolation for monitoring and treatment.
The patient’s nationality was not given. However, Egypt is the 28th country in the world to record Coronavirus and the first in Africa.
So, over 64,000 cases of the Coronavirus have been diagnosed around the world and 1,363 persons have been confirmed dead since its outbreak in Wuhan, China
