If you live in Lagos and commute via Ikorodu road and Western Avenue, you will be aware of the tanker vehicles that stretch from Jibowu all the way to just before Apongbon. The tankers are sitting on bridges. Now, when…
‘33’ Export kicks off 2018 edition of Friendship Experience Parties
‘33’ Export Lager Beer, the No. 1 friendship beer in Nigeria kicked off the 2018 edition of its Friendship Experience Parties on Sunday, March 4, 2018. The brand, which is popularly known for fostering friendships across the country hosted thousands…
9 things to know about the new Land Use Charge Law – Toni Kan
The biggest news in Lagos is the Land Use Charge Law 2018. The simplest summary is that LASG is going to charge property owners between 200 and 500% more and it will mean a hike in rents for Lagos tenants.…
Dear Lagosian, you will pay plenty tax in 2018 o – Toni Kan
My Dear Lagosian, Ambode is not smiling. This year, your eye will see pepper if you live , work and earn an income in Lagos and finally, if you own property in Lagos and by property I don’t just mean…
Dear Island people, what are you feeling like? – Hymar David
This looks like beef, and smells like beef, but don’t be fooled, it is actually beef. Lagos Island is overrated abeg. One word that best describes Lagos Island is ‘pretentious’. Lagos Island tries to come across as sane, as the…
‘Easy Motion Tourist’ meets a fantastic Lagos – Toni Kan
Leye Adenle’s Easy Motion Tourist is an adrenaline rush and a tingling page turner written in the very best tradition of the urban crime novel; fantastic characters, exotic locales, sexy ladies, sex, more sex, blood and more blood. Set in…
FIFA World Cup Trophy lands in Lagos (Vanguard)
It was the turn of Lagos, on Friday, to receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy after it landed Nigeria on March 7, as part of a global tour plan of 91 cities in 51 countries. On hand to receive the…
My Name is Gongo Aso – Toni Kan
‘My name is Gongo Aso, Gongo for short. I am an orphan with a $700m inheritance who is in desperate need of your assistance.’ I lean back and look at the words I have typed. They are stark; black prints…
This is Lagos captured in songs – Dami Ajayi
Lagos. 20 million people. Perhaps even more. At one end is the sprawling Atlantic Ocean its mouth being stuffed with sand to build the elegant and suicidal Eko Atlantic city. At the other end, well, there is no end. Lagos,…