S.J News• [Feb 9, 2012]

S.J News• [Feb 9, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Sokoto Gov: President Jonathan to flag off Aliyu Wamakko's (fmr Gov) Gov campaign @ Trade Fair Complex, Sokoto 2day; About 5000 policemen mobilised. Arsenal in Kano: Arms cache seized @ residential area in Mariri, Kano State; 10 AK47 rifles, 1 teargas gun, 26 magazines, 107 rounds of 7.22mm special gun & 27 assault riffles & 29 rounds of ammunition. Premier Uni of Edu: Ogun Govt scraps Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu ode; Merges 4 ICT polytechnics as Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa. Ambassadors: Senate confirms 84 out of 88 ambassadorial nominees; 3 of 88 to be re-screened within 7 days; Mrs Bianca Ojukwu (wife of late Ojukwu) absent @ screening. Adamawa: Murtala Nyako (Gov) & Bala James Nggilari (Dep Gov) sworn in by Justice Batimawous P. Lawi (Ag Chief Judge). Amnesty: House of Reps' Joint Committee on NDDC, Ministry of Niger Delta, Public Safety & National Security to probe Amnesty programme. Kaduna Gov: 5-man panel of Supreme court upholds election of Gov Patrick Yakowa (Kaduna; PDP); Dismissed appeal filed by Haruna Saeed Kajuru (CPC Gov candidate). Ingested Drugs: NDLEA asks court for order of stay of execution, pending determination of appeal; Ordered to pay Babatunde Omidina's (Baba Suwe) N25m compensation. England: Fabio Capello (65yrs; Italian) resigns as England manager after meeting with David Bernstein (FA Chairman) & Alex Horne (General Secretary) @ Wembley. •Football• Italy: Catania 1-1 Roma.