President Bola Tinubu has honoured Nigeria’s literary icon, Professor Wole Soyinka, by renaming the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, as the renowned writer celebrates his 90th birthday. In…
I convinced my wife to sell our baby to raise money to travel out — Suspect
A 28-year-old man, yesterday, narrated how he convinced his wife to sell their two-year-old baby to raise money for him to travel out of the country. The father of one, a labourer, identified as Uchenna Eziekwe and his wife, Chineye…
Water water everywhere — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on the torrential rainfall and flooding in Lagos Almost every year in July, sometime within the first week, weekend, or second week, Lagos experiences torrential rainfall. I know this because I have observed it over the years. I had…
NNPC Ltd clarifies Lagos depot fire incident, says normalcy restored
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has clarified that the recent fire at a tank farm in Marine Beach, Apapa, Lagos, occurred at HOGL Energy Ltd’s facility, not at an NNPC Retail Ltd. location as initially reported by…
Lady weeps over demolition notice 2 months after acquiring Lagos property
A video on social media has shown a woman bemoaning a demolition notice delivered to her Lagos State residence only two months after she moved there. The woman, whose identity is still unknown, sobbed as she described the experience in…
Lagos monarch for arraignment over fraud, fake medical doctor arrested, police stumble on drug den, more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos monarch, others for arraignment over alleged N29m fraud (Punch) The Federal High Court in Lagos,…
Alleged N4.8b fraud: Court adjourns Ibeto’s appeal to Sept 16
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has adjourned till September 16, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, challenging the jurisdiction of the State High Court to try him over…
No plane crash landed, it’s runway excursion – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has debunked rumours that an airplane operated by Dana Air crash landed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Tuesday, saying it was a runway excursion. NCAA described the occurrence which affected a…
Carpenter bags life for rape, man arraigned for rifle possession, police arrest suspects in 6 days and a lot more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Carpenter bags life jail for raping neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja…
Yinka Davies headlines Rotary International District 9110 awards gala
Yinka Davies, frontline vocalist, lyricist and dancer will be the guest performing artiste at Rotary International District 9110 Humanitarian Reporting Awards (RHRA) that will be held at The Rotary Centre, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The event,…