THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 15, 2018 Eid-el-Fitr: Lagos Deputy Gov preaches Love, Peaceful Co-Existence (Independent) As the Muslim faithful celebrate Eid-el-Fitr to commemorate the end of one month Ramadan Fasting period, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, Lagos State Deputy…
Lagos will break your heart like Arsenal FC – Hymar David
Forget the Abuja vs Lagos matter, let’s say the truth make devil shame small: Lagos is a killer. Lagos is a carnivorous city, a dream-eating beast. Lagos will break your heart more than any Yoruba demon can. You ask a…
* Celebrating ‘restless’ Lagos (Tribune) * June 12 Crisis: Some weren’t happy i didn’t allow Lagos to Burn – Ojikutu (Independent)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 14, 2018 Celebrating ‘restless’ Lagos (Tribune) Prescient Nigerian observers who are watching what’s going on in Lagos State would rightly agree that hard work in the right direction delivers enduring fruits. Hard work doesn’t…
I Love Lagos by Emeka Alex Duru
Senior journalist, Emeka Alex Duru, loves Lagos for many reasons. One of them is the fact that the city provides a lot of opportunities for the residents. Find out the rest in the video.
The future readiness of Africa lies with its youth -Adetola Salau
By crawling a child learns to stand. ~ African proverb In the early nineties, I was taking my Junior WAEC exam (the eight grade exam to graduate to High School.) My mother made me learn how to type because she…
FIFA President Infantino says will stand for re-election in 2019 (Guardian)
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday he will stand for re-election as the head of football’s world governing body next year. Infantino said earlier that FIFA had been “clinically dead” when he took over in 2016 from long-time president…
* Ambode inaugurates new Abiola statue, calls for restructuring (Punch) * Ikoyi, environs to experience power interruption — EKEDC (Vanguard)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 13, 2018 Ambode inaugurates new Abiola statue, calls for restructuring (Punch) The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday inaugurated the new 37-foot statue of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential…
Annie Asuquo is lost in Lagos
The last time the interior decorator, Annie Asuquo, went home to Uyo in Akwa Ibom State was three years ago. But before you judge her know that she was born and bred here in Lagos. She has more to say…
Ambode unveils 46-feet statue of MKO Abiola (SUN)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Tuesday, unveiled a 46-feet statue of Nigeria’s symbol of democracy and adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola (MKO), expressing optimism that the monument would forever…