S.J News• [Feb 25, 2011]

S.J News• [Feb 25, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Reps Passes FOI Bill: Long-awaited Freedom of Information (FOI) bill passed by House of Reps on Thursday; Awaits Senate's passage b4 harmonisation of bill. Anambra Gov Tribunal: Court of Appeal, Enugu orders fresh tribunal to hear filed petition by Dr Chris Ngige (ACN Gov Candidate in Feb 6, 2010) challenging election of Gov Peter Obi (Anambra). INEC Inaugurates 3 RECs: INEC swears in new Resident Electoral Commissioners; Mr Akin Orebiyi (Ondo REC) replaces indicted fmr Ondo State REC (Mrs Ayoka Adebayo); Dr Godwin Mbatsavbee (FCT REC); Mr Hussaini Pai (Ekiti REC). ex-Niger Delta Militants' Allowance: President Jonathan approves 'Re-insertion Safety Allowance' for 1st set of 20,192 ex-Niger Delta militants; 2nd set of 6,166 ex-militants to be included in supplementary budget. NURTW Ibadan Brouhaha: 4 killed as Abdul-Lateef Akinsola's (aka Tokyo) Loyalists resist demolition of National Union of Road Transport Worker (NURTW) Secretariat by Oyo state Govt. NLC Elections: 1,900 delegates of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to elect new leadership for next 4 years @ International Conference Centre, Abuja between next week Tuesday & Thursday. Nigerian Jailed for £1.3m Scam in UK: Inner London Crown Court sentences Nigerian immigrant to 8 1/2 years imprisonment for theft of 350 identities to claim £1.3m in bogus tax credits. Ekiti 2011 Budget: Gov Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) signs N80.1bn budget into law. •Football• Europa League: Ajax 2-0 Anderlecht; Liverpool 1-0 Sparta Prague; Man City 3-0 Aris Salonika; Spartak Moscow 1-1 Basle; Sporting 2-2 Rangers; VfB Stuttgart 0-2 Benfica.