Friederike Möschel has been director of Goethe-Institut Nigeria for close to a year now. She came to Lagos after a five-year term at the institute’s Dubai office in the UAE. A keen observer she has a lot to say about…
Olamide and Nigeria’s drug epidemic – Dami Ajayi
Have you heard DJ Enimoney’s biggest club banger? It is simply called ‘Diet’. With assists from rapper Reminisce, singer Tiwa Savage and hype-man Slimcase (originator of that catchy phrase ‘Saint Sami Ganja’), this infectious song is a praise song for…
We have great plans to make Lagos a tourist haven – Steve Ayorinde
On Monday April 16, 2018, Tourism will take a new turn in Lagos as the state convenes a Tourism Summit at the Convention Centre, Eko Hotels and Suites. Long before the landmark event, thisislagos.ng sat down to an exclusive interview…
Emir of Kano, Ezekwesili, Dangote, 2Baba, 16 others to ‘Light a Candle’ at EiE’s fundraising dinner
As the 2019 general elections draw closer and the electorate prepare to choose leaders to represent them, Enough Is Enough Nigeria, a non-profit organisation is set to hold a fundraiser dinner on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at Harbour Point, Victoria…
Nnaemeka Oruh’s debut collection of poems released
In Memoriam of a Modest Shame by Nnaemeka Oruh has hit the bookshelves courtesy of Baron’s Café, an avant-garde imprint of Fairchild Media. The 87-paged debut collection of poems engages several tropes from a penetrable observance of a bard, said a statement…
Evi-Edna Ogholi: She says, he says
Evi-Edna Ogholi’s story of her parting from Emma Ogosi her erstwhile manager, producer and husband is very different from the one he has told. She says it is because he turned her to a punching bag and he, in a…
Abuja moves
I always wanted to do it in the sky. But so far, the opportunity has never presented itself but it almost did this weekend. I was getting ready to pen my piece when my boss asked me to head to…
Amusan gets Nigeria’s first athletics gold medal at Commonwealth Games
Oluwatobiloba Amusan has won the gold medal in the Women’s 100m hurdles event on Friday at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She finished the race in 12.68 seconds. Amusan defeated Jamaica’s duo of Danielle Willimas and Yanique…
Bantu goes to Ogba and other events
It’s another 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! Bantu Lagos…