S.J News• [June 16, 2011]

S.J News• [June 16, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ EFCC v Bankole, Nafada: Dimeji Bankole (fmr House of Reps Speaker) & Usman Nafada (fmr Dep Speaker) seek bail @ High court, Abuja over illegal obtention of N38bn loan; 7 peole died in an involved fatal auto-accident on Saturday along Bauchi/Kano road -Nafada; Accused remanded in EFCC's custody. PDP Zoning Panel: Following the emergence of Aminu Tambuwal (North-West) as House of Reps Speaker on June 5, PDP sets up panel to review power sharing arrangement (zoning); Speaker zoned to South-West (Mulikat Akande-Adeola). OGD is Back: Gbenga Daniel (erstwhile Ogun Gov) returns 4rm London through Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Left country on eve of Gov Ibikunle Amosun's (Ogun) inauguration. Blair-Elumelu Partnership: Tony Blair's (fmr British Prime Minister) Tony Africa Governance Initiative signs partnership for establishment of Blair-Elumelu Fellowship Development of Africa with Tony Elumelu's (fmr UBA MD) Tony Elumelu Foundation; 3-year programme to strengthen private sector's role in economic transformation of African countries. NITEL Privatisation: Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) terminates privatisation process of Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) & Mtel (mobile subsidiary), as Omen International Consortium fails to meet June 10, 2011 deadline. PDP v CPC: PDP asks Presidential Election Tribunal, Abuja to dismiss petition filed against Jonathan on Sunday, not a working day. Cement Price: Drop in price 4rm N2,500 to between N1,600 & N1,900 per bag, as President Jonathan’s 30-day deadline elapse. OBJ @ ILO: Speaking @ 100th Session of International Labour Organisation Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Olusegun Obasanjo (fmr president) says Nigerian Government is not fighting corruption. Ransom Reduced: 5 Rivers state NYSC corps members' abductors reduced N100m ransom to N10m -Suleiman Abba (Rivers state CP).