Philip Phil-Ebosie, writer, film and television director, has a lot of love for Lagos. He has been in the city a long time. He first came to Lagos in 1952 and now lives in Ajah. Watch the video to find…
Sir Shina Peters: Shinamania continues after 60
Barely one month after he turned 60 on May 30, 2018, Sir Shina Peters is expected in London on July 1 for the ‘Shinamania Live in Concert’ at IndigO O2 to perform his unique blend of music he calls Afrojuju.…
Tracing the making of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time -Toni Kan
It is 1998 or 1999. I am not so sure, but I remember that Helon Habila and I were sitting in a shack outside the huge compound of the African Independent Television (AIT) in Alagbado, a dusty, sleepy village on…
Unfinished business -Oshoko Bushushu
I was 18 and home on holiday from my first semester at Uni. She was also 18 and home from uni too. We had done SSS 2 and 3 together, studied for JAMB together and kissed one or two times.…
Ambode visits tanker accident scene, commiserates with victims’ families
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday evening visited the scene of the tanker explosion which occurred on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, describing the incident as sad and unfortunate. The incident, which occurred at about…
AMFEST Expo 2018 holds in Lagos July
The organisers of the African Music Festival and Cultural Expo (AMFEST Expo, Lagos 2018) have said the event will take place from July 2 – 6, 2018 at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The annual event is a…
A kidnapper, shoplifter and the usual suspects
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!!! Lagos Police rescue kidnapped toddler in Ogun, arrest suspect (ThisDay) Operatives…
Afropolitan Vibes, Corporate Unwind with Alibaba and much more fun
It’s Friday and you know there is no party like a Lagos party. thisislagos tells you where the hottest parties are, where the art exhibitions are popping and where the cognoscenti gather. Make sure you turn up! Afropolitan Vibes Afropolitan…
Lagos commiserates with families of victims of tanker explosion
…Says incident most unfortunate, regrettable The Lagos State Government has commiserated with families of victims who lost their lives and property in a fatal tanker explosion which occurred on Thursday evening on Otedola Bridge, inward Ojodu Berger area of the…
Fuel tanker explodes on Lagos road, torches several vehicles
A fuel tanker has exploded along the Otedola Bridge axis of Berger in Lagos with the blaze engulfing many other vehicles. According to the Twitter handle of the Lagos State Security, @followlsstf, “Fuel tanker explodes on Otedola bridge, Berger, not…