S.J News• [Feb 20, 2012]

S.J News• [Feb 20, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Sokoto Gov: Aliyu Wamakko (erstwhile Gov; PDP) declared winner of Gov election; Defeats 29 others; Polls 518,247 votes; ANPP 131,048 votes; CPC 7,323 votes. Bomb Blast: Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explodes near Christ Embassy church, Morocco street, Suleja, Niger state; About 5 persons injured. ECOWAS: Single currency to be introduced by 2020; Effective in English speaking countries in 2015 -Sen Ike Ekweremadu (Speaker, ECOWAS Parliament). Mistaken Identity: Pastor Isua Kiforo (Director of Finance, State Ministry of Info), who was shot last week by Kaduna Govt House security, died yday after operation @ 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. Lagos: Tanker drivers on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos given 72-hour quit notice -Kayode Opeifa (Commissioner for Transportation). IBBU: Gov Babangida Aliyu (Gov) removes Awal Ibrahim (Emir of Suleja) as Chancellor of state-owned Ibrahim Badomosi Babangida University, Lapai; Replaced by Umar Faruq Bahago (Emir of Minna). Street Sweepers: Gov Babatunde Fashola (Lagos) orders GM, Waste Management Authority to ensure presence of large waste disposal bins in Lagos fuel stations. Social Responsibility: CBN to make donations to Christmas day blast victims @ Madalla, Suleja, Niger state 2day -Mohammed Abdullahi (Head, Corporate Communications). •Football•FA: Crawley Town 0-2 Stoke; Liverpool 6-1 Brighton; Stevenage 0-0 Tottenham. Spain: Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Malaga; Barcelona 5-1 Valencia; Granada 4-1 Real Sociedad; Mallorca 4-0 Villarreal; Sporting Gijon 1-1 Atl Madrid. Italy: Cesena 1-3 AC Milan; Lecce 4-1 Siena; Novara 0-0 Atalanta; Palermo 5-1 Lazio; Roma 1-0 Parma; Udinese 0-0 Cagliari.