Dr Bulus Peter, Chairman of NMA in the state, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Lafia.
Peter said the strike, which lasted for three days, followed the attack on the doctor, whose name was not provided, by a patient relative at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia.
The Chairman explained that the association decided to suspend the strike following intervention by the state government
Air France on Wednesday announced the suspension of flight through Iranian and Iraqi airspace until further notice.
This is coming after Iran fired ballistic missiles on bases housing US troops in Iraq.
“As a precautionary measure and following news of airstrikes underway, Air France has decided to suspend until further notice all flights through Iranian and Iraqi airspace,” an Air France spokesman said.
THISDAY reports that more than a dozen rockets were fired at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops on Wednesday.
The missiles were targeted at the Ain …
A Belgian judge on Thursday suspended consideration of a Spanish warrant seeking the return of two Catalan separatist leaders to face trial, their lawyer said.
Exiled former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont and his health minister Toni Comin were elected members of the European Parliament in May last year.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled last month that they enjoy immunity from prosecution unless Spain requests this be removed and their fellow MEPs agree.
On Thursday, Puigdemont’s Belgian lawyer Simon Bekaert told AFP the European Arrest Warrant levelled against the men by the Spanish court should now be rejected.…
The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters has suspended further legislative actions on the controversial anti-social media bill sponsored by Senator Musa Sani till January next year.
Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the decision was not unconnected with the mixed feelings expressed by members of the 14-member Senate panel during their maiden meeting on the issue. The members are all lawyers.
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The senators were said to have cautioned themselves and stressed the need to ensure a wide consultation on the issue.
A member of the committee …
World Athletics announced on Friday it had suspended the reinstatement process of Russian athletics and was contemplating expelling the country entirely from the sport.
The news comes a day after the president of the Russian athletics federation (RUSAF) and other senior officials were suspended for “serious breaches” of anti-doping rules, putting the nation’s track and field athletes’ participation at next year’s Tokyo Olympics in further danger.
The head of World Athletics Sebastian Coe described those banned as ‘renegade factions’.
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“The people we were dealing with have all been suspended,” …
Authorities of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has ordered the indefinite suspension of six female students of the university for allegedly bullying another female student.
A statement issued by the Deputy Director, Corporate Communication of the university, Mr Adegbenro Adebanjo, indicated that the students were found wanting after investigations on the matter.
The students, mostly females with one male, were involved in a violent attack on another female, a 100 level student identified as Bimpe, on Saturday, November 16, at a hostel outside of campus, a video of which went viral on social media
He gave the names …
The National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) has suspended picketing and other industrial action planned against Deli Food for the company’s alleged anti labour activities.
Recall that the union had shut down the operation of the company recently alleging that the company was proposing to sack over 300 workers without compensation.
After hours of intense negotiations, the management of Deli Food and the union have reached agreement over the way forward in the crisis.
The union has also accused Deli Food management of stopping gratuity for the workers since 2012, adding that there has been a lot …
In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the governor on Public Enlightenment, Prince Eze Ugochukwu in Owerri, yesterday, the decision was taken at the State Executive Council meeting held on November 6, 2019, following a motion by the Imo State of Internal Revenue Service to that effect.
“This ban is with immediate
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has delisted 14,337 non-financial members who are owing the association dues for more than three years effective from November 1, 2019.
The professional accountancy body, in a statement signed by its registrar John I. Evbodaghe, said it has also suspended 11,240 members who are owing dues covering between than six months to three years.
“Council has directed that members should be given two weeks grace period ending November 19, 2019 to further reconcile their financial status with the Institute.” the statement said.
The …
“After receiving briefing about the proposed USSD charges, I realized there was no justification for the new tariff,” minister of communication Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami said.
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“Consequently, I directed it’s immediate suspension, any telecom operator that violates this directive would be sanctioned appropriately.”
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Olajengbesi, a public interest lawyer, had commenced the enforcement of the fundamental rights of all potential applicants to set aside the recruitment by the NNPC on the ground that it was discriminatory. The recruitment had disqualified Nigerians above the age of 28 from applying for the vacant positions.
But Olajengbesi had faulted the age criterion, noting that it violated Section 3(e)(iv)
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Britain on Tuesday said it was suspending military exports to Turkey following its incursion into northeastern Syria, as it carries out a review of arms sales to its NATO ally.
“We will keep our defence exports to Turkey under very careful and continual review,” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement to parliament.
“No further export licences to Turkey for items which might be used in military operations in Syria will be granted while we conduct that review.”
Ankara’s assault against Kurdish forces launched last week has prompted a chorus of international condemnation. Raab said it had “seriously undermined …
