What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man arraigned over nude video of 13-year-old girl (DailyTrust) The police in Lagos Thursday took a…
NCDC confirms 184 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Wednesday night confirmed 184 new cases of coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 4, 971. In a tweet on its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov the agency of…
Ogbunike announces passing of Igwe Umenyiora
Ogbunike community in Oyi Local Council of Anambra State and the Umenyiora family have officially announced the passing unto glory of HRM Igwe John Ositadimma Umenyiora (Ezedioramma 1 of Ogbunike and Okpala Iguedo). Though the monarch died on April 28,…
13 things to know about the FG’s Home Grown Feeding Programme
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has announced that the modified Home Grown School Feeding Programme will commence on Thursday May 14, 2020 in Abuja then subsequently in Lagos and Abuja before going to other states…
COVID-19 forces Canadian National Exhibition to cancel 2020 fair
The Canadian National Exhibition has cancelled its 2020 event, marking the first time since the Second World War that Canada’s largest fair will not be held. The annual fair had been scheduled to run from Aug. 21 to Sept. 7…
Colleagues, fans pay tribute to Nigerian rapper who died of COVID-19
Colleagues and fans of Nigerian-British rapper, Ben Chijioke aka TY, have paid tribute to the artiste who died after contracting coronavirus. The rapper died at the age of 47 on May 7, in the United Kingdom. His death was announced…
Bryan Adams apologises for coronavirus tirade on Instagram
Rock star Bryan Adams has apologised after posting an expletive-laden coronavirus rant on social media. On Monday, he wrote: “Thanks to some bat eating, wet market animal selling, virus making greedy [expletives], the whole world is now on hold.” Many…
Maria Branyas: ‘Oldest woman in Spain’ beats coronavirus at 113
A 113-year-old woman – believed to be the oldest woman in Spain – has recovered from the coronavirus, officials have said. Maria Branyas was diagnosed with Covid-19 after the country went into lockdown in March. But after weeks in isolation,…
Marcus Rashford closing in on full fitness as Manchester United ramp up training plans
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is close to a return to full fitness with the striker’s physical condition up to around 80%, Metro.co.uk understands. The forward suffered a serious back injury in United’s FA Cup win against Wolves in mid-January…