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The Federal Government has set up a 15-member committee, to find a lasting solution, to the recurrence crisis in Jos. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President Jonathan Goodluck, Ima Niboro, said the committee is to examine issues, surrounding the recurrent violence in the state. The British government has said it will repatriate £43m siphoned by corrupt Nigerian officials, to foreign accounts.Liaison officer for West Africa of the Serious Organized Crime Agency, Michael Dockree, made the revelation when he visited the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices, related offences Commission, Emmanuel Ayoola, in Abuja. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra State, Josiah Uwazuruonye, has apologized to Action Congress candidate, Chirs Ngige. Mr Uwazuruonye said the apology was for the omission of the candidates name in the current voters register displayed last week at the commission’s office. Greek officials say Pirates in Somalia have released the Greek-owned cargo ship Filitsa and its crew of 22 after a ransom was paid. The crew of three Greek officers and 19 Filipino sailors are reported to be in good condition. The vessel was seized off the Seychelles on 11 November as it carried chemicals to South Africa. Somali Islamist rebel group al-Shabab has confirmed for the first time that its fighters are aligned with al-Qaeda's global militant campaign. The group said in a statement that the "jihad of Horn of Africa must be combined with the international jihad led by the al-Qaeda network". The government, which is backed by the UN and African Union, holds sway only in a small part of Mogadishu. Finally, South Africa's governing African National Congress has defended President Jacob Zuma over claims that he fathered a child outside marriage. The ANC said President Zuma had broken no laws and that there was "nothing shameful" in a relationship between two people. |