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What is Segun Adebutu Celebrating o?

Segun Adebutu, the Chairman of Petrolex Oil and Gas and son of lottery icon, Kesington Adebutu, popularly known as Baba Ijebu, was sighted around town late Tuesday night in a celebratory mood. Thisislagos saw the tycoon arrive close to midnight…

Angelique Kidjo beats Burna Boy to a Grammy

Angelique Kidjo was announced winner for her album Celia at the 62nd Grammy Awards held on Sunday in Los Angeles, US. She beat off competition from a crowded field that included Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy,  Altin Gun, Gece; Bokante & Metropole Orkest conducted…

Trump bans foreign women from coming to the US just to have babies

The Trump administration has unveiled a new rule banning pregnant women from coming to America just to have babies in what has been described as “birth tourism” or “the practice of giving birth in the United States in order to…

Finally, Tinubu speaks on Amotekun: “I do not make hasty, ill-conceived utterances”

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally intervened in the contentious Amotekun initiative which has pitted the South West Governors against the Attorney General and sundry Northern groups. In a statement released on Wednesday January 22, 2020 the Yoruba leader said…

Father Mbaka was right! Ihedioha out; Hope Uzodinma in as Imo governor

Father Mbaka was right. The Supreme Court has nullified the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State and has declared Senator Hope Uzodinma validly elected governor of the state. The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, led the seven-member…

UBA’s pack of lies unravels; over 4,000 staff were sacked not 1,000

Thisislagos’s story on UBA’s sack of over 1,000 staff early in the New Year is generating reactions from former staff affected by the action. A staff who was disengaged from a branch in Lagos has provided thisislagos with full details…

Did UBA promote staff or did it sack 1,000? Nigerians demand answers

On Saturday January 4, 2019, United Bank for Africa PLC, one of Africa’s biggest banks owned by philanthropist Tony Elumelu sent out a press release signed by Ramon​ Nasir, Head, External & Media Relations. The press release announced with glee:…

Naira Marley, Marlians and his aural pornography – Dami Ajayi

There is an on-going revolution in Nigeria—and the most unlikely hero, Naira Marley, is stirring it.Before we come to what this revolution is and what it means, a few words about Naira Marley: Born Afeez Fashola, partly groomed in Agege,…

Dear Nigerians, I will not run in 2023 – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared this decade as Nigeria’s decade.  He also put paid to insinuations that he is seeking a third term in office. In a letter to the nation, the President declared without equivocation – “I will be standing down in 2023 and will…

Fireboy DML’s “Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps” signals coming of new guard – Dami Ajayi

Fireboy DML’s debut album has been anticipated since his breakthrough single ‘Jealous’ crept up on us subtly and became an earworm. His silky voice, deliberate wordplay and swain’s strophe makes him that chap that could divest a woman’s underpants while…

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