PEN Nigeria joins PEN International in calling for the repeal of criminal defamation and insult laws across the African continent. We also call for the unconditional release of the Nigerian journalist, Jones Abiri. As we celebrate World Press Freedom Day…
Minister of Health halts sale of codeine, replaces it with dextromethorphan
Orders NAFDAC to supervise recall for labelling and audit trailing of all codeine containing cough syrup Codeine containing cough syrups to be replaced with dextromethorphan which is less addictive An embargo has been placed on all new applications for registration…
Yaba “Bend Down” Market saved my life – Toni Kan
One day in February 1992, my father came to see me in school. I was in my first semester at the University of Jos. It was a cold morning. Jos was still shrugging off the harmattan. I dashed out of…
Lagos turns up for GTBank Food and Drinks Festival – Toni Kan
Lagosians like to turn up when there is something cool going down and it was not different with the GTB Food and Drinks festival. In its 3rd year, the Food and Drinks festival has become a fixture on the Lagos…
Dear Gov. Ambode, Lagos is smelling – thisislagos.ng Editorial
Your Excellency, we want to respectfully crave your indulgence. Please let us take a peep into the future. It is January 2031. Three gentlemen are in a lounge in Ikeja. They are having after-work drinks. An election campaign advert is…
In Praise of Remembrance – Dami Ajayi
Wana Udobang is a darling of the Lagos poetry scene. She wears so many hats, a case-study in cutting through many disciplines. A few years ago, she was better known as a radio on-air personality. These days she is the…
Lagos will kill you whether you are careful or not -Lucia Edafioka
It is true that anybody can die anytime, but it Lagos, you could literally be minding your business and Lagos will find ways to kill you. Of course death can come at any time. Some people even say when it…
Lagos and its benighted denizens
Review of Ayo Arigbabu’s A Fistful of Tales Dada Books 2009 140pp Ayo Arigbabu is one of those multi-hyphenates: architect, author, publisher and art administrator. The creative and administrative brain behind DADA books, Ayo’s second literary coming happened five years…
Sandra Achums: From making movies to making babies
In the filmography of Sandra Achums, an actress who ruled the Nollywood screens in the 1990s and early 2000s, one finds listed Gone Forever, a 2006 film. And until recently when she shared pictures of herself and family in her…