The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the death toll in the building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state had risen to five person. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a…
AI Ignite Africa Lagos summit to spotlight marketing and communication innovations
AI Ignite Africa, in partnership with Global Tech Africa, is poised to host a revolutionary summit on July 26, 2024. The “AI & the Content, Marketing & Communications Revolution in Africa Summit” will convene at The Landmark Centre in Lagos,…
Bayo Onanuga: Spewing ethnic hatred as weapon against mass hunger — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
These are very dangerous days in Nigeria. “These are times that try men’s souls,” as the founding father of American independence, Thomas Paine, wrote in The American Crisis. In very recent history, people did not speak out in time until…
Bankers’ Committee unveils stunning transformation of National Theatre
The National Theatre in Lagos is undergoing a remarkable transformation, thanks to the intervention of the Bankers’ Committee. The iconic cultural landmark is being revived to its former glory and beyond, with the aim of creating a world-class creative and…
WS@90: Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka, by renaming the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, as the renowned writer celebrates his 90th birthday. In…
I convinced my wife to sell our baby to raise money to travel out — Suspect
A 28-year-old man, yesterday, narrated how he convinced his wife to sell their two-year-old baby to raise money for him to travel out of the country. The father of one, a labourer, identified as Uchenna Eziekwe and his wife, Chineye…
Water water everywhere — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on the torrential rainfall and flooding in Lagos Almost every year in July, sometime within the first week, weekend, or second week, Lagos experiences torrential rainfall. I know this because I have observed it over the years. I had…
NNPC Ltd clarifies Lagos depot fire incident, says normalcy restored
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified that the recent fire at a tank farm in Marine Beach, Apapa, Lagos, occurred at HOGL Energy Ltd’s facility, not at an NNPC Retail Ltd. location as initially reported by…
Lady weeps over demolition notice 2 months after acquiring Lagos property
A video on social media has shown a woman bemoaning a demolition notice delivered to her Lagos State residence only two months after she moved there. The woman, whose identity is still unknown, sobbed as she described the experience in…
Lagos monarch for arraignment over fraud, fake medical doctor arrested, police stumble on drug den, more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos monarch, others for arraignment over alleged N29m fraud (Punch) The Federal High Court in Lagos,…
