Security has been beefed up around the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Lagos, ahead of the chapter’s state congress on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who was at the ACME Road, Ikeja, secretariat of the party reports that scores of…
* We don’t sell human parts — Oko Oba butchers (Vanguard) * ‘All is well in Lagos’ (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 18, 2018 We don’t sell human parts — Oko Oba butchers (Vanguard) Butchers at the Oko Oba Abattoir in Agege, Lagos, have denied insinuations of alleged sale of human parts and child prostitution by…
Ekiti last gov poll characterised by ‘hanky-panky’ — Buhari (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the last governorship election that produced the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was characterised by “hanky-panky,” describing it as an unfortunate saga. He, therefore, called on the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress…
Ruthless Nadal advances, Thiem stung by Fognini (Guardian)
Rafael Nadal showed no signs of fatigue as he dismissed Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the on-going Rome Open Tennis Championship. However, Madrid finalist, Dominic Thiem was sent packing by Italy’s Fabio Fognini in…
Watch new action Film: Senate versus IGP – Viola Okolie
“Viola, be a woman of your words”, my mother scolded me. “If you know you do not plan to take any disciplinary action against this girl, stop announcing it and threatening her if not, she will learn not to take…
Buhari hasn’t learnt from his experience – Balarabe (Punch)
Two elder statesmen, a former governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, and a Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, knocked the President, saying his administration had not done better on corruption than it did between 1983 and 1985.…
Help, I am in an abusive relationship! – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
I have a vague recollection of the first time I visited Lagos. Once a year, my parents did a road trip to Abeokuta; where we are from. So, whoever was available would follow them. I went with them because I…
* Ambode urged to halt unlawful, haphazard building planning (Vanguard) * Adebule: expect more from Ambode (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 14, 2018 Ambode urged to halt unlawful, haphazard building planning (Vanguard) Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has been called upon to wade into the alleged illegal and unlawful construction, haphazard reconstruction and of…
* Lagos vulnerable but we are on top of the situation – Ambode (Vanguard) * Why Lagos is prioritising religious tourism – Commissioner (DailyTrust)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 13, 2018 Lagos vulnerable but we are on top of the situation – Ambode (Vanguard) Lagos is experiencing population explosion as people from different parts of the nation in search of greener pasture troop…
Meg Otanwa loves Lagos
Meg Otanwa’s love for Lagos is legendary. The actor is so in love with the city by the lagoon that she has not been to her home state of Benue in a long time. Watch her talk about it in…