S.J News• [Jan 17, 2012]

S.J News• [Jan 17, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Basic Salary: FG implements 25% reduction in salaries of Federal Executive Council members, effective 4rm January -Dr Yerima Ngama (Minister of State for Finance). FAAC: Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting held in Abuja; FG, State & Local Govts share N559.11bn for December, 2011; Civil servants to be paid monthly salary by January 20. SSS v CNN: SSS invades Lagos office of Cable News Network (CNN); CNN demands explanation 4rm Nigerian Govt & continues to report as usual -CNN. ex-Biafran Warlord: Gov Theodore Orji (Abia) inaugurates 13-man committee for burial of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu; Deceased to be interred February 3, 2012 in Nnewi, Anambra state. NOA: Mr Idi Farouk (DG, National Orientation Agency) sacked on Monday; FG appoints Mr Michael Omeri Agbo Omeri as successor, effective 4rm January 17, 2012. Oil & Gas: Explosion rocks Chevron/Texaco oil facility in Bayelsa state; 2 expatriates missing, others evacuated. Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (73yrs; Nobel peace laureate) sworn in as president yesterday for 2nd term; Ceremony cost $1.2m. •Football• EPL: Wigan 0-1 Man City. Italy: Napoli 1-1 Bologna.