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N4.3bn: Ondo Lawmakers Confirm Receipt Of Documents, Embark On Recess

Ondo State House of Assembly Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have confirmed receiving documents of transactions on the N4.3bn uncovered in a ‘secret’ account with Zenith Bank. Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Edamisan Ademola, acknowledged the receipt of the documents on Thursday during plenary. Recall that the Assembly summoned the Commissioner for Finance in the state, Wale Akinterinwa, and the Account-General, Mr. Olaolu Akindolire, to furnish the lawmakers with the financial documents on transactions on the account.  Ondo State House of Assembly google Edamisan said the Assembly will not relent in its investigation and will make sure the documents were properly scrutinized. According to him, findings of the committee will be relayed to members of the parliament after proper investigation. Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun, also confirmed receipt of the documents. The lawmakers after the plenary immediately went on a month rece...
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Lawyer Of Man Unlawfully Detained By DSS For Purchasing SIM Card Previously Used By President Buhari’s Daughter Asks Security Agency To Pay N10m Compensation Within 24 Hours

Anthony Okolie, the businessman, who was detained by the Department of State Services for using a SIM card previously owned by President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan, has asked the secret police to pay him N10m as ordered by a Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, last week. In a letter signed by his lawyer, Tope Akinyode, and addressed to the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, Okolie asked to be paid the money within 24 hours.  Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Asaba had ordered the DSS to pay Okolie N10m for illegally detaining him for 10 weeks after purchasing the SIM card at a MTN outlet.  The letter reads, “We have been instructed by our client to recover the said debt of N10, 000, 000 from you. You are therefore requested to forward your cheque to us forthwith in settlement of the judgment debt. “Take notice that unless we receive our cheque in settlement within 24 hours after the receipt of this letter, we shall have no choic...
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