The 8th Annual EMY Africa Awards is set to kick off with an exclusive Soiree in Lagos, Nigeria, marking a special prelude to the prestigious awards ceremony. This year, EMY Africa is paying homage to its Nigerian awardees and nominees…
Nigerian artistes make N11b on Spotify in 2022
Nigerian artistes recorded over N11 billion in revenue on Spotify in 2022. The firm, on Thursday, in a statement released to our correspondent, stated that revenues in the Nigerian music industry grew 63 per cent from 2021 to 2022 and…
Helicopter crashes in Lagos, bursts into flames
A yet to be identified helicopter has crashed in Ikeja, Lagos State capital. The aircraft burst into flames near the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), its destination. Though two people believed to be the pilots of the helicopter were rescued,…
5 men arraigned over alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly
The Police on Tuesday, arraigned five men before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged breach of public peace and unlawful assembly. Shakiru Olaleye, 28; Kadir Raif, 25; Taiwo Itehinola, 28; Aribire Babatunde, 30; and Badejo Oluwafare, 30; are facing…
How Oluwatosin Ajeigbe built Banny Football League from the ground up
Football as a language of peace and togetherness! Oluwatosin Ajeigbe recognised this in 2017 when he founded the Banny Football League (BFL) inspired by the streets of Banire, Surulere, Lagos. A true football enthusiast, Ajeigbe’s goal has always been to…
South-West Not Biafra: Gani Adams warns Ekpa against sit-at-home protest in Lagos
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has cautioned the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, against plans to stage a sit-at-home protest in Lagos State. Reports had quoted Ekpa as hinting in a…
2 docked for allegedly stealing, receiving stolen property worth N800k
A 45-year old security guard, Eno Akpan and a scrap dealer, Mustapha Ali, 20, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing and receiving stolen property worth N800,000. The security guard of Cantonment Barracks, Ikeja, is…
Man bags 14 years jail term for attempted robbery
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Temitope Olowo, to 14 years jail term for attempted robbery. Olowo was sentenced on a count amended charge of attempted robbery, after a plea bargain application…
Sunshine Strokes, Content Creators, TacoBout and more
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! Sunshine Strokes:…
Sallah: Tweeps knock Tinubu over long convoy in Lagos
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos State on Tuesday from his private visit to London after a successful outing at the Paris Finance Summit. The PUNCH reports that it was the first time he would be in Lagos since his…