Gloria Anozie-Young and Patrick Diabuah will join other exceptional actors to light up the stage at the prestigious Agip Recital Hall of MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, to commemorate the ongoing 22nd edition of MUSON Festival 2018 on Saturday, October 27.…
Lagos based data centre earns Microsoft Gold status (Vanguard)
West Africa’s largest full-scale data centre provider, Lagos-based MDXI has attained the Gold Data Centre certification from Microsoft. The status strengthens its position as one of the leading Cloud Services providers in Africa demonstrating “best-in-class” capability to meet Microsoft’s customers’…
Breaking: Tanker explosion kills many in Lagos
Another fuel tanker has exploded along the Lagos Badagry Expressway Tuesday morning. Reports have it that many lives were lost as houses were also burnt. No confirmation yet but we will keep you informed as we get clarification on this…
Ambode ya ri – tears opponent apart
Governor Akinwumi Ambode who is fighting the battle of his life to return as governor of Lagos state has taken the fight to his opponent. Addressing a world press conference today in Alausa, the governor who did not name his…
Tinubu, Ambode meet at Jim Ovia’s book launch (Guardian) *Rights group holds rallies for Ambode’s re-election (Guardian)
Tinubu, Ambode meet at Jim Ovia’s book launch (Guardian) Nothing betrayed the animosity between them. It was a perfect act. The tension between All Progressives Congress National Leader Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode over who steers…
The Road-Map of a Nation: Twenty years on! –Wole Soyinka
Following an increasingly commonplace epic journey between Lagos and Abeokuta this last weekend – 5hrs 10 minutes outwards (Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Saturday September 15) and 4hrs 25 minutes return journey the following day via Otta – I feel compelled to offer…
The New Yorker dances to the Lagos beat
Foremost American magazine The New Yorker has published a piece titled Beats Generation: The Nigerian musicians who are changing the sound of global pop on its September 24, 2018 issue. Listed amongst the credits for the piece are two Nigerians:…
Death on a Lagos road -Lucia Edafioka
It is no coincidence that Lagos is home to Nigeria’s Nollywood. Every day after work, I look out for drama, something to spice up my evening, keep me amused through traffic; and I always get one or two shows. I…
Lights, Camera, AFRICA!!! 2018 poses a question: Who Do You Think You Are?
The Lights, Camera, AFRICA!!! Film Festival returns in its eight year with a focus on the politics of Ethnicity and Identity as well as Protest and Resistance. It will run from 28 – 30th September 2018 at the MUSON Centre,…
Lekki communities decry neglect by Lagos State Govt, as condition of road worsens (Vanguard) *2019: A Brief Manual of Nigerian Politics, By Reuben Abati
Lekki communities decry neglect by Lagos State Govt, as condition of road worsens (Vanguard) Communities comprising Okun-Ajah, Okun-Mopo and Iwerekun in Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki Local Government areas in Lagos State have decried the worsening conditions of the road which links…