Nigeria’s premium beer brand and the official beer partner of the Super Eagles, Star Lager Beer, yesterday thrilled fans with an unforgettable football and music spectacle at the Star Fan Park in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, as the Super Eagles…
Duke and Duchess of Sussex make first appearance since royal wedding (CNN)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their first public appearance Tuesday since they were married Saturday in a star-studded ceremony watched by millions around the world. Prince Harry and Meghan arrived at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday afternoon…
* Monthly IGR in Lagos now N34b, says commissioner (Nation) * Ambode charges traditional rulers to promote peace, security (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 22, 2018 Monthly IGR in Lagos now N34b, says commissioner (Nation) Lagos State government said yesterday that it had achieved an average monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N34 billion in 2018, compared to…
Lessons from the Royal Wedding – Reuben Abati
I could not resist the temptation to watch the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The symbolism of the event was too compelling to be ignored – a Windsor marrying a bi-racial lady, a divorcee, an American and…
* Half of Olusosun dump covered with sand (Nation) * Lagos reactivates Ebola isolation Centre (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 21, 2018 Half of Olusosun dump covered with sand (Nation) Lagos State Commissioner for Environment Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti said half of the 47-hectare Olusosun Metropolitan Dump in Ojota has been capped. Capping is the covering…
RUSSIA 2018: NFF secures Eagles’ $2.8m World Cup Funds (ThisDay)
Super Eagles campaign at the FIFA World Cup starting in barely 25 days from today in Russia will be devoid of all the trappings that make Nigeria to be in the news for the wrong reasons. Thisday checks revealed at…
* Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) * Lagos: Balogun emerges chairman (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 20, 2018 Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) Oshodi was not a place anybody would be proud of. Chaotic in terms of human and vehicular population, it was also everything that was wrong with metropolitan Lagos.…
We’ll teach Nigerians political game –Saraki (DailyTrust)
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has boasted that he will teach Nigerians how the political game is played, saying “politics cannot be learnt overnight”. Saraki spoke on Saturday at the venue of the APC state congress held in Ilorin, He said…
* Ebola: Lagos bans Transportation of Corpses from DRC (Independent) * Lagos APC to adopt consensus candidate today (Guardian)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 19, 2018 Ebola: Lagos bans Transportation of Corpses from DRC (Independent) Following the new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Dr. Jide Idris, the Commissioner for Health…