In bid to improve the fitness level of Nigerians, Pan-African payment card company Verve International on Saturday, June 16 at the Landmark events centre successfully engaged fitness loving citizens with a number of exciting, body and transformational workout and healthy…
Richie Porte wins Tour de Suisse (Sport24)
Swiss rider Stefan Kung won the time trial that ended the Tour de Suisse on Sunday as his BMC team-mate, Australian Richie Porte did enough to retain first place overall. Kung beat the Dane Soren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) by 19…
Russia’s World Cup headache: Keeping it safe, keeping it fun (FoxNews)
When a taxi driver suddenly rammed into pedestrians near Red Square, despite intense security measures around Russian cities for the World Cup, fans and other visitors asked themselves: Are we safe? Moscow authorities insist Saturday’s taxi crash was an accident,…
Namibia defeats Uganda in the Rugby Africa Gold Cup
Namibia’s senior rugby team the Welwitschias on Saturday defeated Uganda’s Rugby Cranes during the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup in Windhoek, Namibia. The game is also a qualifier for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Namibia ended the game…
David Evans is Lagos oyinbo
David Evans, who helped set up the Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF), has been coming to Lagos since 2012. He loves the city not just for its energy or even the talent that abounds, but also for much more. Find out…
I love Lagos by Chika Jones
Poet, Chika Jones, loves Lagos. The reasons he gives for loving the city by the lagoon will surprise you. But he should be trusted for he is after all a poet who should know. Find out in the video.
*Pray for peaceful elections in 2019, Ambode urges Nigerians (Guardian)* Research lab commissioned in Lagos (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 16, 2018 Pray for peaceful elections in 2019, Ambode urges Nigerians (Guardian) Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday, urged Nigerians to promote peaceful co-existence and pray for the successful conduct of next year’s general elections.Speaking…
Lagos High School Music Challenge kicks off on June 20
Secondary school students and lovers of live music are in for exciting times as a novel Lagos High School Music Challenge (LHSMC) kicks off. LHSMC is a unique music contest aimed at harnessing music talents among children and teenagers in…
‘Dear American Airlines’: A visceral examination of the human condition –Toni Kan
AUTHOR: JONATHAN MILES BOOK TITLE: DEAR AMERICAN AIRLINES PUBLISHER: MARINER BOOKS PAGES: 180 YEAR: 2009 RATING: 2.5 This book is, on the surface, a letter written by an irate passenger stuck at the O’Hare airport, to the airline that has…
Getting lucky by the ATM -Oshoko Bushushu
I was heading for drinks with a client at Ikeja and I was already in Anthony Village when I realised that I didn’t have a dime on me, as in physical cash. I had my ATM cards all right but…