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DG Suspended over Corruption Allegation - FG

DG Suspended Over Corruption Allegation – FG

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the Director General of Project Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu State, Dr Charles Agulanna be suspended for alleged corruption.

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The suspension was enclosed in an internal memo the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha addressed to the Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu.

In the memo dated November 5, the SGF urged the minister to ensure that the director-general complied with the suspension.

The SGF also directed that the Chairman of the Governing Board of the …

Trading In A.G Leventis Suspended Over Delisting Process

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last Friday suspended the trading on the shares of A.G. Leventis Nigeria Plc. The exchanged explained to the stockbrokers that the full suspension is required to prevent further trading in the shares of the company in order to determine the shareholders that will qualify to receive the scheme consideration from the Scheme of Arrangement between A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Plc and the holders of its fully paid ordinary shares of 50 kobo each.

A.G Leventis(Nigeria)Plc had last September said Boval S.A, acting on behalf of itself, Leventis Holding S.A, and Leventis Overseas Limited, which are …

Ikoyi Prison Electrocution: 8 Officers Suspended

Eight officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) have been suspended over their alleged role in the electrocution of five inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ikoyi, Lagos.

They have been directed to proceed on suspension to enable unfettered investigation into the sad incident.

A statement issued in Abuja today by Francis Enobore, Controller of Corrections, said the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), had approved the suspension.

The two paragraph statement reads: “The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) have approved the suspension of seven senior officers and one junior personnel of …

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Russian Officials Suspended For Obstructing Doping Test

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday charged the Russian athletics federation (RUSAF) with “serious breaches” of anti-doping rules, including obstructing an investigation.

The charges relate to the conduct of senior RUSAF officials during an investigation into “whereabouts” violations committed by Russian high-jumper Danil Lysenko.

RUSAF president Dmitry Shlyakhtin and executive director Alexander Parkin, the athlete and his coach have been provisionally suspended.

British newspaper The Sunday Times ran a story in September alleging that RUSAF officials had fabricated documents to show that Lysenko, the 2017 world silver medallist, was too ill to provide his whereabouts after failing to make …

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over 'Auctioning' Of Singer's Drip

JJ Lin: Nurses Suspended Over ‘Auctioning’ Of Singer’s Drip

Eleven staff have been suspended from a Chinese hospital on suspicion of trying to sell medical products used by a popular singer JJ Lin.

A photo of a drip bag and syringe said to have been used by JJ Lin during his recent hospital stay in Jiangsu province were posted online by staff.

He had been admitted to hospital last week with a fever following a concert.

Lin, 38, has released 13 Mandopop albums – pop music sung in Mandarin – since 2013 and won best Mandarin male singer in the Golden Melody Awards.

Among the items posted for …

Portuguese Doctor Suspended After Baby Born Without A Face

Portuguese Doctor Suspended After Baby Born Without A Face

A Portuguese doctor has been suspended after a baby was born without a nose, eyes or part of his skull.

The parents of baby Rodrigo had not been aware of their son’s severe physical abnormalities until he was born earlier this month. Medical council officials have voted to suspend Dr Artur Carvalho over allegations of negligence.

It has emerged that other complaints, dating back more than a decade, have been made involving other babies. Reports of those cases, detailed by Portuguese media, have provoked widespread outrage.  BBC said Dr Carvalho has not commented publicly on any of the allegations and …

Guinea Opposition Trial Suspended As More Protests Erupt

Guinea Opposition Trial Suspended As More Protests Erupt

A Guinea court on Wednesday suspended the trial of eight opposition leaders accused of organising protests against President Alpha Conde, as fresh rioting broke out in the capital Conakry.

The opposition says at least 10 people have died in three days of deadly clashes during opposition protests against Conde’s push for constitutional reforms that critics say aim at letting him run for a third term.

Conde, 81, became the poor West African state’s first democratically-elected president in 2010. But critics say his rule has been marred by a growing crackdown on dissent.

The eight on trial belong to an …

Suspended CJN Onnoghen resigns

Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has tendered his resignation as CJN, according to a member of his legal team.

Though his resignation has not been announced officially, one of his counsels, who said he was not authorised by Onnoghen to speak to the press on the issue, confirmed this to our correspondent.

However speaking to THISDAY on the issue, Director, Information, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Festus Akande, said he was not aware of the resignation of the CJN and dismissed it as a mere rumour.

Akande who said he was currently in Enugu for the burial of