If you live in Lagos, chances are that you have been obtained at one time or the other. ‘Obtaining’ is street slang for being relieved of something that belongs to you by another person whether by force, through guile or…
Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Set to Endorse Ambode for Second Term (ThisDay)* Investors’ lament woes in Lagos Free Zone (Vanguard)
Tinubu Bows to Pressure, Set to Endorse Ambode for Second Term (ThisDay) The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally agreed to endorse Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for another term, THISDAY has learnt.…
From Lagos to Kampala with Runtown – Dami Ajayi
Lagos, Nigeria’s claim to a mega city, and Kampala, Uganda’s capital, have little in common except, perhaps, for Runtown. You can’t even get a straight flight from Lagos to Kampala for two reasons. 1. There is no commercial airport in…
Driving against traffic in the mega city
What is to be done about people driving against traffic in the city of Lagos? Can anyone stop the dangerous everyday occurrence? Whose responsibility is it to end the practice that has a lot of negative consequences? These residents attempt…
The Night I met an Angel in Lagos – Toni Kan
So, last week I promised to tell you about the night I met an Angel in Lagos. An Angel in Lagos sounds like an oxymoron, abi, like a virgin in a labour room, that kind of thing but truth is…
157 Lagos prison inmates set to write WASSCE, 2 pursue PhD (Sunnews)* Ikeja residents groan over power outage, union suspends picketing (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 14, 2018 157 Lagos prison inmates set to write WASSCE, 2 pursue PhD (Sunnews) The Lagos Prisons Command says education behind bars is getting more interesting with two of its inmates already pursuing their…
Okay, see how AFRIMA award winners are picked? – Toni Kan
Every award is given based on a set of subjective criteria. This is a fact that many do not wish to deal with but it is the truth. An award instituted by an oil company will most likely be partial…
Dear Naija Millennial, what do you know about Fela?- Dami Ajayi
Nigerians born from 1995 upwards probably know more about Felabration than they know about Fela. Felabration is that week-long global celebration of Fela, statutorily fixed for the week of Fela’s birthday in October. Although there are satellite venues at Freedom…
Sesor announces Survivor Series
Sesor is set to introduce a new programme called Sesor Survivor Series. Making the announcement in a statement Thursday, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) said it will be doing special features on some of the resilient women they have been working…
Man arraigned for stealing container (Guardian)
For allegedly a stealing 40-feet container, bearing Supermaster motorcycle tyres and tubes, valued at N35 million, policemen from State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (SCIID), Panti-Yaba, Lagos, yesterday, arraigned one Uchenna Obidile, a.k.a Olowun, before a Magistrate Court, sitting in…