S.J News• [Jan 29, 2013]

S.J News• [Jan 29, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ Police Pension Scam: High Court, Abuja sentences Yakubu Yusufu to 2years imprisonment with an option of ₦750,000 fine over theft of ₦23bn. Kidnap: Unknown gunmen abduct Richard Ibegu's (Council Chairman) parents in Oloibiri, Ogbia Local Govt Area, Bayelsa state. White Flag: Boko Haram declares ceasefire; Seeks release of incarcerated members, following series of meetings with Govt officials & religious leaders. AU Summit (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): Polio in Nigeria to be eradicated by 2015 -President Jonathan. Convocation: University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduates to receive 'University of Lagos' certificates, not MAULAG -Prof Rahaman Bello (Vice Chancellor). FHA: FG to restructure & commercialise Federal Housing Authority; To be implemented by a 10-man committee in 18 months & supervised by Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) -Ms Amal Pepple (Minister of Housing & Urban Development). Kwara: Scholarship awards to replace bursary soon for students of tertiary institutions -Aliyu Lade (Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science & Technology). Netherlands: Queen Beatrix to abdicate throne in favour of her son, Prince Willem Alexander (Prince of Orange), on April 30, 2013.