Tag Archives: SUSPENDED

A sitting of the French Parliament was suspended after a Black lawmaker was asked by another to “return to Africa.” NUPES MP Carlos Martens Bilongo was on his feet making a submission when the yet-to-be-identified colleague said to be of the far-right bloc yelled at him. A visibly shocked Bilongo, …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association has suspended its strike action, according to a statement signed by the General Secretary of the Association, Alpha A. Shaban. The decision, according to the release comes on the back of a meeting with the King of the Ga State, Mantse Nii Tackie Teiko …

Yaw Danso, the embattled District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, has spoken for the first time since a voice purported to be his encouraging galamsey activities in his district went viral on social media. According to him, the viral audio has nothing to do with …

A British Member of Parliament (MP) from the Labour Party, Rupa Huq, has been suspended by her party for alleged racist comments she made against British-born Ghanaian MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, who was recently appointed UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister). According to news.sky.com, the party suspended Rupa Huq for …

This weekend’s Premier League and English Football League fixtures have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Ten top-flight matches were scheduled across Saturday, Sunday and Monday. In the EFL, games were due to take place on Friday and Saturday. Also on Friday, …

Two Air France pilots have been suspended after a fight in the cockpit forced the aircraft’s cabin crew to intervene. The incident took place on a flight from Geneva to the French capital, Paris, in June. According to the Swiss newspaper La Tribune, the pilot and co-pilot had a dispute shortly …

Ghanaian light heavyweight boxer, Shakul Samed has been suspended after failing a doping test at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation Anti-Doping and Medical Commission revealed that the sample of Shakul Samed violated anti-doping rules for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The boxer’s sample ‘A’ was found to contain …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja has ordered that the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of his bail application. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme gave the order on Friday. He adjourned the hearing on the bail application …

Award-winning artiste, Dennis Nana Kwaku Boadi Dwamena, popularly known as KiDi, has recounted how he got himself suspended in high school. Speaking with PulseGhana, the ‘Touch it’ hitmaker noted that he and some colleagues snuck out of boarding school to attend a fun fair in a girls’ school. “I was in …

Sri Lanka’s national television channel Rupavihini has suspended its telecast. Officials say engineers shut the channel down as throngs of protestors entered the state television office.