S.J News• [Feb 15, 2013]

S.J News• [Feb 15, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ January 2013: Federal, State & Local Govts to share ₦575bn; FG ₦216bn, State ₦109bn, LG ₦84bn, ₦49bn to be distributed to oil producing states -Yerima Ngama (Minister of State for Finance). Edo: House of Reps summons Mohammed Adoke (Minister of Justice), Ita Ekpenyong (DG, SSS) over murder of Olaitan Oyerinde (Private Secretary to Gov Adams Oshiomhole). ₦: House of Reps moves to ban use of foreign currencies in local & domestic transactions in Nigeria; Motion brought to floor by Hon Nadu Karibe (Bayelsa). INEC: Change Advocacy Party & Democratic Front for a Peoples Federation de-registered over failure to meet Electoral Act 2010 requirements; 30 parties axed thus far. ₦100,000 & 2 Sureties: Magistrate Court, Kano grants bail to Yakubu Musa, Mubarak Sani (Wazobia FM reporters) & Abubakar Abdulkarim (fmr Exec Sec, Kano State Censorship Board). Fuel Subsidy: Ikeja High Court freezes assets of Dr Ahmadu Ali's (fmr PDP Chairman) son, Mamman Nasir Ali, & his co-accused, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo. FCT Budget: ₦4bn earmarked for African First Ladies' Mission office complex in Abuja is unconstitutional & illegal -Prof Wole Soyinka (Nobel Laureate). NPL: Nigeria Premier League season to commence 9th March, 2013 due to cash constraints; Draw for fixtures to hold on Friday @ FIFA Goal Project auditorium, Abuja. South Africa: Oscar Pistorius (Pralympic athlete) charged with murder over shooting of girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp (30yrs; fmr FHM model), @ his Pretoria home, SA. FIFA Ranking: FIFA releases February ranking for national teams; Nigeria's Super Eagles now 30th in world & 4th in Africa.