The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country now stand at 254. In a tweet on it official Twitter @NCDCgov it announced,…
This our Lagos is too violent – Lucia Edafioka
Lagos finds new ways to torture one mentally every time you step out of your house. This city is so violent, it is scary. A person could be walking next to you and next thing they are dead from a…
Soyinka reacts to Buhari’s Covid-19 lockdown order, questions legality of action
Professor Wole Soyinka has frowned at the Sunday lockdown order on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states by President Muhammadu Buhari to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Nobel laureate in a Monday…
Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo assemblies pass Amotekun bill
The Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Ondo Houses of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps bill into law. The bill seeks to unify the proposed law guiding the security outfit (Amotekun) jointly established by the…
The things women suffer in this Lagos- Lucia Edafioka
One of the defining things about Lagos is how male dominated it is. Lagos is such a male-dominated city, (isn’t the whole country?) but let’s focus on Lagos. If you stand on a pedestrian bridge or a really tall building,…
Eko don dey baje o – Lucia Edafioka
A friend who used to live in Lagos was pulled by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to Abuja for her national service. I remember how much she cried when she was leaving. We had to console her that it was…
Lion discovered at residential building in Lagos (Channels)
A two-year-old lion has been discovered in a residential building in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. The lion said to be owned by a yet to be named Indian national, is caged at Number 229, Muri Okunola Street…
Lagos, Abuja, Uyo, PH, Warri, others get new Konga stores
Foremost e-commerce giant, Konga has expanded its growing list of retail stores nationwide, further cementing its place as Nigeria’s only omnichannel retail superstructure. Apart from serving as a source of fast-moving products, the retail stores enable Konga to offer quicker…
Say no to rape – Lucia Edafioka
One of the things that makes Lagos, Lagos is the amount of publicity the city gets. You’d think Lagos is the whole Nigeria. This in turn means that a lot of happenings in Lagos: comedy, music, fashion and of course…
My people, juju dey Lagos o – Lucia Edafioka
This ol girl is no longer a corper- public service announcement. Do not corper wee me. Amen? Amen One of the most interesting things that happened to me during my service year, happened in a danfo. I was on my…