Yewande Omotoso’s novel, The Woman Next Door, is among the 10 in the Dublin International Literary Award 2018 shortlist announced April 5. A statement on the organiser’s website said the list includes two novels by Irish authors, The Lesser Bohemians…
I am twenty-four years old. I live in a duplex with five rooms, five toilets and four bathrooms. I have two cars parked downstairs in the garage. I have two bank accounts; one in an old generation bank and the…
Edaoto, an Afrobeat musician and leader of the Afrogenius band performs with an energy all his own. He talks about his love for Lagos in the video below. Watch the video and find out.
Akiba Etim is a tricycle cab driver and he shares with thisislagos.ng what he will tell Ambode if he met him today. If you have a message for Ambode, drop us a mail at thisilagos2017@gmail.com or send us a short…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said plans have been firmed up to convene a security summit where a comprehensive strategy and homegrown solutions will be developed by critical stakeholders to myriads of security challenges confronting the State such as…
The Awele Creative Trust (ACT) has announced the shortlist for the ACT Award 2017. This is the fourth edition of the annual short story prize conceived to encourage aspiring writers in Nigeria worth N50, 000. Awele Creative Trust was set…
Pleased with the success of the first phase of the CodeLagos initiative with over 15,000 individuals trained so far, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the implementation of the next phase of the initiative, focused on expanding the reach…
Want to know what a barber makes in a day? Ufot Joshua, a hustler in Lagos, has the answer. The answer to this question and others you never even thought to ask, is in the video.
Many agree that Tope Tedela is a fantastic actor and he has awards to show for it. But like many a human being, there is something the star from Ekiti State may not be very good at. Watch this video…
Less than a year to the next general elections in Nigeria, the biggest deficit in the political process leading to that moment is the absence of a robust, virile and effective opposition. The role of the opposition in a democracy…
