S.J News• [Jan 16, 2013]

S.J News• [Jan 16, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ $15m Loan: $15m credit facility not obtained from Export-Import(Ex-IM) Bank; Ex-IM only assisted in purchasing 32 fire fighting engines from American company -Gov Babatunde Fashola (Lagos). EFCC v Sylva: Federal High Court, Abuja grants EFCC's application to extend forfeiture order for Timipre Sylva's (fmr Bayelsa Gov) 48 properties; extended to January 24. Nigeria Immigration Service: FG sacks Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mrs Rose Uzoma, from service. ECA: Excess Crude Account rises to $9.242bn; Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shares N567.708bn to FG, States & LGs for December -Yerima Ngama (Minister of State for Finance). Budget of Transformation: Gov Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) presents ₦152bn budget for 2013 fiscal year; ₦82.97bn recurrent & ₦69.15 bn capital expenditure. Misappropriation: Gov Rochas Okorocha (Imo; APGA) accuses Ikedi Ohakim (fmr Imo Gov; PDP) of ₦62 fraud during tenure (2007-2011). Mali Rebels: President Jonathan orders immediate deployment of a battalion plus (about 900 troops) to Mali; 190 to be deployed now -DHQ. Cycling: Lance Armstrong (41yrs; stripped of 7 Tour de France titles) confesses to doping during interview with Oprah Winfrey in Texas; Apologises to Livestrong charity; Interview to be aired on Thursday. Power Generation: Pakistani Supreme Court orders arrest of Raja Pervez Ashraf (Prime Minister; fmr Minister for water & power) over graft allegations; Street protests led by Muhammad Tahirul Qadri (cleric) ongoing.