S.J News• [Aug 23, 2011]

S.J News• [Aug 23, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ PCA: Justice Dalhatu Adamu (Acting President, Court of Appeal) inaugurated on monday by Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu (Chief Justice of Nigeria). SWF: Sovereign Wealth Fund Act (SWF) declared unconstitutional by Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF); Power should be deregulated & decentralised to boost supply -NGF. NBA Conference: NBA faults appointment of Justice Dalhatu Adamu (Acting President, Court of Appeal); Mohammed Bello Adoke (Minister of Justice) booed; Speaker, Prof Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate), berates National Judicial Council (NJC). Collapsed Building: 6 lives lost in collapsed storey building @ Warure neighbourhood, Gwale LG, Kano around 12:30 am on monday. Adibawa Pipeline: Shell shuts down Adibawa pipeline, Southern region; Links cut by saboteurs caused spill; Repairs underway -Shell. EFCC: Philadelphia Police Dept, US donates 24 high-end ballistic vests to EFCC; 3 Fraudulently-shipped Merceded Benz cars released to Germany; Perpetrators convicted in Germany. Hosting Rights: CAF appoints Egypt as host of 1st CAF Under-23 Championships (Nov 26-Dec 10); To serve as qualification platform for 2012 London Football Men’s Olympic Games (July 27-August 12). International Monetary Fund: Prosecutors to drop charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn (62yrs, fmr IMF Boss); Accused of sexually assaulting 32-year-old hotel worker; Plaintiff's credibility dwindled. Libya: Moammar Gaddafi's son, Saif Al-Islam, appears in Govt vehicle @ Hotel Rixos, Tripoli; Claimed to have been detained by rebels yday; Backbone of rebels broken -Saif Al-Islam; Moammar Gadhafi's whereabouts unknown. Mikel's Father Rescued: Mikel Obi's (Naija & Chelsea midfielder) father, Michael Obi, found alive in Kano; Kidnapped August 12 in Jos; 5 Abductors in police custody. •Football• EPL: Man Utd 3-0 Tottenham. S.J wishes Adenekan 'TypicalNaija' Olanrewaju a splendid Bday.