January 2022

NASS staff protest non-implementation of minimum wage

Staff working in the National Assembly, operating under the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), on Monday, embarked on a protest over the non-implementation of minimum wage. Newsmen reports that the workers converged on the lobby of the white house…

Police arrest 35-year-old man for stealing in Yobe

A 35-year-old man, Usman Ali of Nay Nawa ward in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, has been arrested by the state police command over theft. Ali, according to the police, specializes in stealing mobile phones, jewellery and other valuables. A…

Fire guts newly rehabilitated school in Maiduguri

A fire outbreak has destroyed one of the mega schools rehabilitated by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State in Maiduguri. The mega school was recently commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari during his visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, about…

FAAN arrests 90 touts at Abuja, Lagos airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has arrested 90 persons at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A statement by Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, described them as touts carrying out…

EPL: Man United told to sell Paul Pogba immediately

Former Scotland international, Craig Burley, has told Manchester United to sell midfielder Paul Pogba as soon as possible. Burley said that if he was the Man United manager, he wouldn’t have counted on the France international anymore. He said this…