S.J News• [Dec 22, 2011]

S.J News• [Dec 22, 2011]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ 2011 Nov/Dec GCE: 60% of 404,863 candidates pass Maths & English with credit & above in West African Senior School Certificate Exam. 2012 Budget: Subsidy removed; No take-off date announced yet -FG. Tax: Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) interrogate Adamu Ismaila (Executive Secretary, FCDA) over N28.2bn unremitted tax. Bauchi Budget: Gov Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) presents proposed budget of N132.55bn (N62.02 recurrent; N70.53bn capital expenditure) for 2012 fiscal year. Oil Leak: Shell to shut down Bonga field operation (200,000bpd capacity) due to oil leak. Ebonyi Speaker: Ikechukwu Nwankwo (Speaker, Ebonyi House of Assembly) removed for alleged fraud; Chukwuma Nwazunku (Ebonyi North East) elected as new speaker. Boko Haram: Nigerian Army establishes Special Response Group to complement efforts in tackling menace -Lt Gen Azubuike Ihejirika (Chief of Army Staff). Ogun Gov: Court of Appeal, Ibadan upholds election of Gov Ibikunle Amosun; Dismisses appeal filed by PDP. British General Medical Council: Medical graduates 4rm UNIBEN, UNIJOS, UNN, UNIPORT, LAUTECH, Igbinedion, Ambrose Ali, Nnamdi Azikiwe & Ebonyi State University blacklisted; Barred 4rm practising in UK. •Football• EPL: Aston Villa 1-2 Arsenal; Everton 1-0 Swansea; Fulham 0-5 Man Utd; Man City 3-0 Stoke; Newcastle 2-3 West Brom; QPR 2-3 Sunderland; Wigan 0-0 Liverpool. Italy: Bologna 0-2 Roma; Inter Milan 4-1 Lecce; Napoli 6-1 Genoa; Udinese 0-0 Juventus.