Ogun suspends 1024 teachers for certificate forgery

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun | credits:

The Ogun State Government said on Wednesday that no fewer than 1,024 teachers in the state found to have gained employment into the state Teaching Service with forged certificates had been suspended.

The state government said some of the suspended teachers were also found to…

Ebonyi State Government suspends Attorney-General for improper dressing

Abakaliki – The Government of Ebonyi on Saturday announced the suspension of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ben Igwenyi, and two other commissioners for improper dressing.

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Onyekachi Eni.

The statement said that the other commissioners were Mr Hyacinth Ikpo,…

Malawi Becomes First African Country To Suspend Anti-Gay Laws

Malawi is shelving its laws against homosexuality pending a vote on whether to repeal them, a rights group said, a bold move in a continent that mostly criminalizes such relationships.

The justice minister said the laws are suspended and police cannot arrest or prosecute homosexuals until parliament votes, Amnesty International said in a statement Monday.

Same-sex relationships are illegal in the southern Africa…

NUT Suspends Strike in Delta

Delta state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers on Thursday in Asaba suspended its 17-day-old strike.

The strike was embarked upon to press for its demand.

The suspension was contained in a communique issued at the end of the executive council meeting of the union, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The statement was signed by the union’s Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Adhel; Mr. Joe Iyakekhue, and Publcity Secretary, Mr. Friday Umurhurhu.

It…

Arik Air suspends domestic flights indefinitely

Thousands of passengers across Nigeria are presently stranded at airports, as the nation’s leading airline, Arik Air suspended all domestic flights unexpectedly.

Arik Air, on Thursday morning announced that it is suspending all its domestic operations indefinitely over the “persistent hostility of the Ministry of Aviation and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) management.”

The airline operates an average…

FG Suspends DANA Airline’s License

The federal Govt has suspended Dana airline operating license

Lagos suspends doctors’ sack as ACN intervenes

RELIEF came yesterday for the Lagos health sector, with the government suspending the sack of 788 doctors.

The suspension followed a closed door meeting between Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who was…

INEC suspends continuous voter registration in Edo

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise in Edo State.

The suspension followed concerns raised by political parties contesting the July governorship election in state.

The decision was reached after a meeting between INEC,…

Edo PDP suspends Woman Leader

By GABRIEL ENOGHOLASE

BENIN—EDO State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has placed an indefinite suspension on its Woman Leader, Mrs. Lucy Omagbon, for anti-party activities.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Omagbon, a former commissioner under the administration of former Governor Lucky Igbinedion, said she had resigned her…

Ekiti PDP suspends factional chairman, others

Written by Sam Nwaoko, Ado- Ekiti and Idowu Adelusi Sunday, 15 April 2012

The leadership tussle in the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dimension when the chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Makanjuola Ogundipe,…