S.J News• [Feb 27, 2013]

S.J News• [Feb 27, 2013]• http://sjnewss.blogspot.com/ 2013 Budget: President Goodluck Jonathan signs 2013 Appropriation Bill into law following consultations & agreement between Executive & Legislature. EFCC v ex-Gov's Son: FCT High Court remands Abubakar Audu's (fmr Kogi Gov) son, Mustapha Audu, in Kuje prison over obtention of ₦18m under false pretence. University Protest: House of Reps Committees on Army, Security & Police Affairs to probe killing of 4 Nasarawa State University, Keffi students. Forestry Monitoring Committee: 15 Niger Republic nationals arrested in Kwara state for illegally felling trees -Kayode Towoju (Commissioner for Environment & Forestry). Piracy: Abductors free 6 foreign sailors (2 Indian, 1 Russian, 3 Ukrainian) unharmed; Seized off coast of Bayelsa state on February 17, 2013; ₦200m ($1.3m) ransom demanded. PDP: Peoples Democratic Party's Board of Trustees elects Tony Anenih as Chairman of PDP Board of Trustees. En route Thailand: NDLEA nabs 22-year old man with 1.295kg of methamphetamine during outward screening of passengers @ MMIA, Lagos. Legal: National Judicial Council (NJC) appoints Justice Kudirat Tokunbo Kekere-Ekun as Justice of the Supreme Court; Slot vacant due to retirement of Justice Olufunlola Adekeye. Pipeline Vandalism: Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) deploys new technology; Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) to bury pipelines deep inside ground. Fidelity Bank Petition: Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) suspends Ajibola A Aribisala (SAN) for gross misconduct; Michael Aondoakaa (fmr Minister of Justice) was 1st to be deprived of SAN rank. Pentagon Chief: US Senate confirms Chuck Hagel (fmr Republican Nebraska Senator) as US Defence Secretary with 58-41 votes; To replace Leon Panetta; Predecessor confirmed by 100-0 in June 2011.