S.J News• [Aug 31, 2012]

S.J News• [Aug 31, 2012]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Paralympics (London 2012): Yakubu Adesokan (Nigeria; 33yrs) wins Gold medal in weightlifting category; Makes World Record by lifting 178kg. LUTH: Fire razes laboratory of AIDs Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN) @ Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi Araba, Lagos. James Ibori (fmr Delta Gov): Festus Keyamo (Lagos Lawyer). calls on FG for arrest of Andy Uba, Chibuike Achigbu for claiming $15m bribe, & Nuhu Ribadu (fmr EFCC Chairman). Pipeline: Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) faults $40m annual payment to some ex-militants for guarding Nigerian oil pipelines. Poachers: 2 persons sentenced to 4 & 3 years imprisonment for poaching @ Yankari Games Reserve in Bauchi state -Salihu Ibrahim (Commissioner for Culture & Tourism). US/Nigeria: US Dept of Defence partners with Nigeria’s Ministry of Defence; Defence Reference Laboratory built in FCT to combat HIV/AIDS & other related diseases. Senegal: 100-seat Senate to be abolished to raise funds to tackle annual flooding; Annual savings of 8bn CFA francs; To be voted in lower house -President Macky Sall. Ghana: National Democratic Congress (NDC) endorses President John Mahama as candidate for December 7 presidential election following demise of John Evans Atta Mills on July 24.