Six Nigerians have been selected out of 11 finalists for the second British Council Future Leaders Connect programme. The 2018 winners are; Mary Dinah, Edwin Oyoma Akpotor, Dolapo Oladayo Olaniyan, David Oluwadiya Ashaolu, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi and Yemisi Christiana Fawibe.…
Of kidnappers, cultists, herbalists and killer policemen
What is a city without crime? Every Friday, thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Don’t get caught!!! Police rescue ‘child kidnapper’ from mob (Nation) The police on Wednesday…
Fela: Forever truly lives Abàmì Ẹ̀dá
It has been 21 years since Fela Kuti joined his ancestors but Nigerians and his fans the world over have neither forgotten him nor his music. Social media was agog with his memory as people from across time zones reminisced…
Apapa Port phase of Lagos-Ibadan rail project takes off next week, says Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday visited the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, revealing that work on the Apapa corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project would begin next week. A statement Thursday by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,…
Buhari visits proposed campaign office
President Muhammadu Buhari took time off late Wednesday afternoon to visit the proposed presidential campaign office for next year’s election. “The same building at Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Area, Abuja, had served as campaign headquarters for the 2015 election,” said…
UBA launches Leo on WhatsApp
United Bank for Africa (UBA), who recently clinched the Euromoney awards as the Best Digital Bank in Africa, is once again asserting itself as a pacesetter, moving in leaps and bounds in unchartered territory. UBA’s chat banker, Leo has launched…
Buhari off to London on 10-day holiday
President Muhammadu Buhari begins a 10 working days holiday from August 3, 2018. “In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, a letter has been transmitted to the President of the Senate, and the Speaker, House of Representatives…
He said he was my boyfriend, but he was really the devil
Till today, I still cannot imagine how I fell for a con like Musibau at my age. By the way, I’m 32 years and I almost lost my life because I fell for a ritualist, who wanted to use me…
Azuh Arinze’s pure love for Lagos
Azuh Arinze, journalist and publisher of Yes international magazine may now be living on the outskirts of Lagos but his love for the city has not waned. That is definitely one reason he still has an office in the city.…
Theatre practitioners talk to Gov Ambode
You would think that because they are artistes talking to their governor on the issues the concern them will be breeze but not these theatre makers thisislagos encountered at the on-going Eko Theatre Carnival at the National Theatre in Lagos.…