Lagos is the heartbeat of Nigeria – Joe Omokaro

For Joe Omokaro, a newspaper editor, who lives in Ogba, Lagos, the city is the heartbeat of the nation with every tribe and creed represented. In fact, he has a long list why anyone would pick Lagos over the many…

Lagos is a chaotic city – Emmanuel Iduma

Emmanuel Iduma’s new book is A Stranger’s Pose. The writer, editor, publisher, art critic and co-founder of Saraba Magazine, has been on a reading tour of the book. Also responsible for writing The Sound of Things to Come, he says…

I don’t want to be lost in Lagos – Joe Omokaro

Joe Omokaro, a newspaper editor, who lives in the Ogba area of Lagos, says he does not want to be lost in Lagos hence he travels frequently to his hometown. Where is that and when was the last time he…

The many reasons Michael Effiong loves Lagos

Michael Effiong, the editor of Ovation magazine, is in love with Lagos. Who knew he considers himself lucky to have been born in the city at the Island Maternity? He explains why he loves Lagos in the video.

Toni Kan celebrates birthday

Toni Kan, writer, editor, public relations senior management executive, teacher, jolly good fellow and so much more turned 47 on June 11. (Yeah, we didn’t know he was that old too). Anyway, as it is tradition with mayors, the self-acclaimed…

Any Dummy Can Be Editor-Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Every wannabe in any Lagos newsroom wants to be an editor. I am different. Call me a reporter, and I will take a bow and a beer. Thank you. I don’t know how it happened, but everybody just started calling…

Olayinka Oyegbile is not lost in Lagos

Olayinka Oyegbile, an accomplished journalist, editor and author, is at home in Lagos having lived here for almost 30 years. He is however not lost in Lagos. Find out why in the video.

Nigeria is a very unhappy country. But it’s not because of poverty

Satish Kumar is one of my favourite people in the world. He is an Indian monk and editor, more famous as a pacifist. But it is his brave, original thinking that really gets to me, and his disinterest in the…

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