S.J News• [July 16, 2011]

S.J News• [July 16, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Akwa Ibom Polls: INEC & counsel to Gov Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) calls for dismissal of Gov election petition filed by ACN & Sen John James Akpanudoedehe (ACN Gov candidate); Tribunal fixes July 18 for ruling on competence of petition. Bomb Explosion: Improvised Explosive Device (IED) injures no fewer than 7 policemen in patrol vehicle @ Bulumkutu/Pompomari roundabout, Maiduguri, Borno state. Fuel Tanker Mishap: Petrol-loaded 40-feet truck loaded falls @ 2nd Rainbow bus stop, Oshodi-Apapa expressway; Fire outbreak averted by Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC); Nigeria Fire Services & Lagos State Transport Management Authority (LASTMA). Boko Haram: Ohanaeze Ndigbo (pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation) advocates declaration of State of Emergency by FG in Borno state. 2-storey Building Collapses: House 20, Doyin Omololu Street, Alapere collapses 9 days after a 4-storey building collapsed in Idumota, Lagos. Bayelsa State Executive Council: Gov Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa) reshuffles cabinet, as 9 new Commissioners were appointed. Ministry of Finance: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (World Bank MD) to begin service for Nigeria as Minister of Finance mid-August -Robert B. Zoellick (World Bank Group President). Tax Certificate Forgery: Magistrate court, Minna grants N50,000 bail with 2 sureties in like sum to Sen Ibrahim Musa Kontagora (CPC Niger North); Arrested by State Security Service (SSS) on Monday over alleged forgery of tax certificate used during INEC election. Libyan Rebels: US now recognizes main Libyan opposition group as the "legitimate governing authority" in Libya -Hillary Clinton (Secretary of State).