S.J News• [June 6, 2011]

S.J News• [June 6, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Bankole Arrested: Dimeji Bankole (fmr House of Reps Speaker) arrested by EFCC after a 4-hour stand-off @ his Maitama residence on Sunday night due to alleged N10bn scam; Arrested b4 Monday deadline due to security reports of fleeing the country. 7th Assembly: Inauguration of 7th National Assembly by President Jonathan to hold 2day; 36 of 109 Senators & 100 of 360 House of Reps members re-elected; Clerk to National Assembly (CNA), Salisu Maikasuwa, to administer oath of office on Senators-elect b4 members-elect; Senate President, House of Reps Speaker & other Presiding officers of both chambers to emerge 2day. NURTW Clash: No fewer than 20 feared dead in clash between faction members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ibadan, Oyo State on Sunday. Election Tribunal: 102 witnesses listed by President Jonathan & VP Namadi Sambo against CPC's petition; Forensic expert, fingerprint expert, biometric analsyst & statistician also to be used. Internet Disruption: World Wide Web to be disrupted globally on Wednesday due to new Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) test run. N10bn Loan: Tunde Akogun (fmr Majority Leader), Baba-Shehu-Agaie (fmr Dep Leader) & Emeka Ihedioha (fmr Chief Whip), major beneficiaries of N10 loan; Decision to take loan reached @ a closed-door meeting held on March 30, 2010 & approved by House in executive Session -Bankole. Amosun Visits Obasanjo: Gov Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) holds 20mins closed-door meeting @ Olusegun Obasanjo's (erstwhile President) residence in Abeokuta, Ogun state. CBN Policy: World Bank endorses policy on cashless economy by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Rafael v Federer Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to secure 6th French Open title @ Roland Garros on Sunday; Equals Bjorn Borg's record; 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1. •Football• Nations Cup (Qualifiers): Ethiopia 2-2 Nigeria (not shown in Naija).