The Department of State Services, DSS, has warned of an alleged plot by criminals to bomb some public places in different parts of Nigeria during the holiday season. DSS spokesman, PETER AFUNANYA, announced in a statement that the planned attacks are to be carried out through the use of explosives, suicide bombing and other dangerous weapons. AFUNANYA…
The People’s Democratic Party in Ondo State has suspended five of its members indefinitely. They are OYEDELE IBINI, LAD OJOMO, AYO FADAKA, RASHEED ELEGBELEYE, and EBENEZER ALABI. The state PDP spokesman, KENNEDY PERETEI said the party members were suspended due to anti-party activities and gross misconduct, which are against the PDP’s constitution. PERETEI said the suspension of…
The Federal Government has asked its civil servants who are on Grade Level Twelve and below to work from home beginning from today. The stay-at-home directive by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, FOLASADE YEMI-ESAN, is expected to last for five weeks. YEMI-ESAN also directed permanent secretaries and chief executive officers in various ministries,…
The Lagos Third Mainland Bridge will be completely closed to traffic for three days during the holiday season. This will take effect from midnight of Boxing Day, which is on Saturday, December 26, and last through midnight of December 29, which is on Tuesday next week. The planned closure is to allow the construction company handling the…
People in Lagos who fail to wear face mask in public face the risk of up to one-year imprisonment. This follows a warning by the Lagos State Government that anyone who fails to obey any of the guidelines for the prevention of Covid-19 will be arrested and prosecuted. According to a public service announce on the government’s…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed nine hundred and ninety-nine new cases of Covid-19 across the country in the last twenty-four hours. Four hundred and sixteen new cases were recorded in Abuja yesterday, while three hundred and twenty-four of the confirmed tests were recorded in Lagos. The remaining new cases of Covid are are spread…