Nigerian DJs: We’re dying of hunger… social distancing is affecting us negatively
The Professional Disc Jockeys Association of Nigeria (PDJAN) says the group is the worst-hit in the entertainment industry by the restrictions occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Onyenegecha Isaac, the association’s media…
Video: Help! I don’t know difference between malaria and COVID-19 – Dokpesi
Founder, DAAR Communication Limited, Raymond Dokpesi, who just recovered from the deadly Coronavirus disease said he is confused and wanted to know the difference between Malaria and…
Investigate N4.3bn discovered in secret bank account – PDP tells EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to begin investigation into the N4.3bn discovered in a secret bank…
Coronavirus drives Germany into recession
Germany is in recession after its economy saw two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The country’s GDP shrank 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020, the German economy’s worst…
Buhari sends message to Dele Momodu
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday felicitated with journalist/publisher, Ayobamidele Abayomi Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, on the occasion of his 60th birthday…
Terrorists abandon wives, children as troops intensify onslaught
In a bid to avert further fatalities, Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province ( ISWAP) fighters have dropped off their families as troops intensify onslaught against the…
China replies to Trump’s threat to cut off ties, urges cooperation
China and the U.S. are better off cooperating to end the pandemic for the sake of reviving economy and rebooting industrial production, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian…
Man who beat wife, boasted on Facebook, admitted to N500,000 bail
One Sulaiman Maiyegun a.k.a Afobaje, who beat his wife Mariam and boasted about it on facebook that went viral, was on Friday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’…
Sanwo-Olu appoints Shomade as GM LASURA
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu has appointed Ajibike Faidat Shomade as the General Manager of the Lagos State Urban Renewal Authority(LASURA). Shomade is a seasoned…
BREAKING: EFCC hands over building forfeited by Diezani as isolation centre
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a building reportedly forfeited by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum, as an isolation centre. The anti-graft…
Prove allegations or face lawsuit – Lagos Speaker Obasa, colleagues dare detractors
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa is set to launch N1billion suit against an online medium for maligning him in a series of false reports, even as his…
I’m innocent – Wanted Rivers PDP Youth leader speaks from hideout
The wanted Eleme Local Government Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth leader, Princewill Osareojiji, who has a N5m bounty placed on his head by the Rivers…
If you can’t take blows, don’t throw blows
Let me start by giving due credit for this headline, which is not original to me. I lifted it from the 1983 song by reggae star, Peter Tosh, in the album titled Mama Africa. The song is Glass House, and it goes thus: “If…
10 buildings collapse in Anambra
No fewer than 10 buildings including a school and church have collapsed at Obeleagu St. and Nkissi Aroli axis of Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra following erosion…
BREAKING: CJN directs Chief Judges to decongest prisons over COVID-19
As a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has directed all Chief Judges ( at the…
PTF warns against visiting quarantine returnees
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has warned the public to stay away from quarantined returnees from foreign countries. Secretary to the…
Trump says he doesn’t want to talk to Xi, mulls cutting U.S.-China ties
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart, and mused about ending the world’s largest trading relationship, amid rising…
Anxiety grips aviation industry as Sirika directs relocation of agencies’ headquarters to Abuja
Palpable anxiety has enveloped the aviation industry following a directive issued by the Minster of Aviation, Hadi Sirika requesting them to relocate the corporate headquarters of…
Alimi dynasty hails Gambari’s appointment as CoS
Royal family of Ilorin Emirate under the auspices of Sheikh Alimi Dynasty has applauded President Muhammad Buhari over the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as the Chief of Staff.…
COVID-19: No documentary evidence I tested positive — Dokpesi
The Chairman of Daar Communications, Plc owners of African Independent Television and Ray Power FM, Raymond Dokpesi Jr., has said there is no documentary evidence to show that…
Rashidi Yekini: The untold story of ‘The Goalsfather’
Such is the myth surrounding Nigeria’s all-time goal scorer Rashidi Yekini that the secrecy that accentuated his personae could at best be unravelled by those that had a close affinity…
Fuji Legend, Wasiu Ajani Tekoye, is dead
Fuji legend, Alhaji Wasiu Ajani Tekoye aka Pure Water is dead, LailasNews can confirm. The singer reportedly died at the age of 52. According to reports Wasiu Ajani Tekoye, died in the early hours of Thursday May 14, at his residence in…
“Bringing a baby into the world without a marriage is wicked” – Reno Omokri lambast baby mamas
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri shared his view on people having children outside wedlock, as he stated that bringing a baby into the world without a marriage is wicked. In a recent social media post, Reno Omokri who is really…
Mikel listed in five most annoying players
Mark Clattenburg has refereed the world’s greatest players and taken charge of the biggest matches, including finals of the European Championship, Champions League and FA Cup.…