S.J News• [Mar 28, 2011]

S.J News• [Mar 28, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ CJN Queries PCA's Bypass: Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu (CJN) queries Justice Ayo Isa Salami (President Court of Appeal) for bypassing administrative process in financing of election petition tribunals appointed by PCA & inaugurated last week by CJN; PCA requests N5bn fund 4rm Presidency directly, not through CJN. Consensus Presidential Candidate: ACN, CPC & ANPP still discussing consensus presidential candidate among themselves -Nuhu Ribadu (ACN Presidential Candidate). Fire Outbreak @ Presidential Meeting: Fire outbreak in Jama’atul Nasr Islam (JNI) secretariat, meeting venue between President Jonathan & Islamic leaders in Kaduna, causes pandemonium; Leaders awaiting arrival of President scampers. Gunmen Kill Another ANPP Stalwart: Modu Gana Mechaniki (Chairman of ANPP Gwange Ward, Borno) shot dead by 2 gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members, on Saturday afternoon in his SUV while returning 4rm party campaign rally. N18,000 National Minimum Wage: President Jonathan to meet Central Working Committee (CWC) of Nigeria Labour Congress Congress (NLC) 2day vis-à-vis NLC's threat to disrupt April polls if by 2day President Jonathan fails to assent to National Minimum Wage Act, & implement b4 start of April general election. 2 Dead in Zamfara Gov's Convoy: 2 mobile police corporals attached to Gov Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi (Zamfara) feared dead in fatal auto accident on Saturday, en route to Maradun in continuation of gubernatorial campaign tour. NAFDAC Advocates Death Penalty: DG of National Agency for Food & Drug Administration & Control (Dr Paul Orhii) declares NAFDAC's advocacy of death penalty for drug offenders & drug counterfeiters. Stranded Nigerians in Libya: No fewer than 356 stranded Nigerians in Libya return to Lagos on Saturday.