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The man convicted of murdering children’s author Helen Bailey after hiding her body in a drain under their mansion appeared in court this week accused of killing his wife six years earlier. Ian Stewart was jailed for life with a ...

A Dubai job agency, Shirley Recruitment Consultants released a job advert online exempting Nigerian males and females from applying for the said position. According to the job details, a company is looking for ”merchandisers” in Dubai, UAE. All other African ...

River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has sacked a Permanent Secretary, Mr. Sunny Okere, with immediate effect for flouting and obstructing the enforcement of the Covid-19 guidelines. He said the sacked permanent secretary had the temerity to chase away officials of ...

Nigeria has announced 460 new cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing the country’s total caseload past the 30,000 mark. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control revealed this in a tweet via its official handle. According to the health agency, the ...

The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday night, denied a viral fake news that Osinbajo received N4 billion from the suspended chairman of EFCC Ibrahim Magu. Laolu Akande, the VP’s spokesman said: “The attention of the Office of the ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria in Oyo town has protested against the role allegedly being played by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, in an ongoing land tussle between the association and other parties in the town. The Christian ...

Oscar-winning film producer Ronald Shcwary has died. The filmmaker, best known for making 1980 drama Ordinary People, was 76. His sad death was announced by his sons Neil and Brian. Neil said in a statement: “Over the years, he fought ...

The worldwide number of coronavirus cases has passed 12 million. The number of cases is triple that of severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to the World Health Organisation. Many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns put in place to slow ...

Indications emerged on Wednesday that the Oyo State Police Command had arrested some suspected ritualists in connection with the serial killings in the Akinyele community in Ibadan. Making the disclosure during a town hall meeting organised by JAMZ 100.1 FM, ...

The police have arrested the All Progressive Congress ward chairman in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Christopher Ogah, for allegedly defiling two girls in his house in Obi town. Alhaji Mohammad Oyimoga Oyigye, Chairman of the Local Government ...

A media aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Salihu Tanko Yakasai has mocked Dino Melaye, former Kogi West Senator. Yakasai said the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has relegated Melaye from a Senator to a cheap clown. He ...

The Federal Government has put on hold the planned resumption of federal schools. It has also stopped students from participating in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations earlier scheduled for August 4 to September 5. The Minister of Education, ...

Ramoni Olorunwa Abass aka Hushpuppi, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, a virus which has infected over twelve million people globally. This is according to controversial journalist Kemi Olunloyo. Though her claims haven’t been independently confirmed by LailasNews, Kemi Olunloyo claimed ...

As the crisis in the Ondo State House of Assembly continues, the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Jamiu Maito has resigned. Maito’s letter of resignation was read by the Clerk of the House, Mr Bode Adeyelu, during the plenary ...

Mohammed Umar, Head of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday resumed as the acting chairman of the agency. Umar, who is a Deputy Commissioner of Police, is the second most senior operative at the Commission. ...

Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, popularly known for his character as ‘Okoro in the 80s NTA TV series ‘The Village Headmaster’, is dead. He passed away this morning after a brief illness at Garki Hospital, Abuja. He was 80. May he ...

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has gifted a brand new apartment to the veteran Nollywood actor PA James. This came after the actor announced his house located in Oke Isagun community of Oke Odo LGA in Lagos was destroyed by flood ...

Mide Funmi Martins, Nollywood actress and daughter of late Yoruba actress, Funmi Martins has disclosed that he married his husband, Afeez Abiodun aka Afeez Owo who was her mother’s manager because of his qualities she found in him. Mide, who ...

RIPJeffBezos is currently trending on Twitter at #1 position. The users were presented with the news that the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has died after drowning in a river. Initially, people were shocked to hear the news. But later on, ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today banned people from holding ceremonies to celebrate weddings and funerals as the number of coronavirus cases in the country continues to rise steeply. “Both are banned until further notice,” Rouhani told a cabinet meeting, and ...

A former member of the National Assembly, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has accused the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, of running the anti-graft agency like ...

Tottenham’s Eric Dier has received a four-match ban and been fined £40,000 for climbing into the stands to confront a supporter after his side’s FA Cup exit to Norwich. The England international has been sanctioned by the Football Association on ...

United Kingdom couple who set up hand sanitizer business just 12 weeks ago are on a track to make £30million (N14.6b) from the business. According to DailyMail UK, husband and wife team, Andrew, 47, and Rachel Montague, 48, founded their ...

There was low turnout of passengers today as domestic flights began operations again in Nigeria. Photos shared online shows the very low turnout at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Recall Nigeria shot ...

A mum strangled her 11-year-old son to death because she was fed up with him playing on his phone late into the night, it has been claimed. Alexandra Dougokenski appeared to be the ‘perfect’ parent to young Rafael, according to ...