S.J News• [Oct 7, 2011]

S.J News• [Oct 7, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ EFCC v ex-Govs: Erstwhile Governors, Gbenga Daniel (Ogun), Adebayo Alao-Akala (Oyo) & Aliyu Akwe-Doma (Nasarawa) arrested & detained for alleged N58bn, N25bn & N18bn fraud respectively. Presidential Elections Petition Tribunal: Mr Rotimi Fashakin (CPC National Publicity Secretary) given 7 days to defend authorship of article; Appeared b4 court & sought more time for verification. National ID Card: House of Reps urges FG to halt execution; N30bn earmarked not in budget -House of Reps; To probe National Identity Card Scheme. Pan-Yoruba Conference: Denounces exclusion 4rm national leadership; Committee set up to visit President Jonathan. Telephone Tapping Bill: ACN urges National Assembly to throw out bill seeking to authorise e-surveillance of telephone calls. Projects: Power, Road & Rail transportation system projects to cost N35trn; To be financed by FG (N11trn), State & Local Govt (N9trn) & Private sector (N15trn); To be completed between 2011 & 2015. Dangote: Dangote Group signs investment agreements with Central African Republic of Congo ($350m) & Ethiopian Govt ($400m) for production of cement. Libya: Purported Moammar Gadhafi (deposed leader) audio message released; Urges Libyans to resist National Transitional Council (new leaders). Nobel Prize: Tomas Transtroemer (80yrs Swedish Poet) declared winner of 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature; Unable to speak due to stroke in 1990.