Lagos hustle by Abdulmuiz Muritala

Abdulmuiz Muritala is a Lagos-based commercial motorcyclist who learned a trade but had to try his hands on the okada business to make ends meet. But is he succeeding in his venture? Find out in the video.

You are fat o, is not a greeting – Viola Okolie

Fellow Nigerians, there is a reason why Buhari is your president, and this is one of them: The way some of you decide to act sometimes ehn, e chop my mouth so much I cannot fit to talk. For instance,…

* A youth can become next President – Reps (Punch) * Lagos cooperatives investment hits N152 billion (Guardian)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 3, 2018   A youth can become next President – Reps (Punch) The Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Down Stream), Mr Joseph Akinlaja, says youths can defeat President Muhammadu Buhari and other contenders in…

Let me tell you what happened to me on Otedola Bridge-Peju Akande

Igbo people say the death that will kill a man will find him no matter what…read the story of Ajani and what happened to him on Otedola bridge. Peju’s story will make you weep… I woke up that morning feeling…

* Macron’s visit: Lagos state announces diversion of traffic around African shrine (Nation) * Exploded tanker was built for drilling rig, not fuel tank, says Lagos govt (Nation)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 2, 2018   Macron’s visit: Lagos state announces diversion of traffic around African shrine (Nation) The Lagos State Government on Sunday said there would be traffic diversion and restricted movement from 12 noon to 12…

It is not a Plateau problem, it is a Nigerian problem-Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha

After the massacre of hundreds across 11 villages in Jos last week, it was with a heavy heart that I resumed work on Monday. If you have followed my column religiously over the last 3 years then you know that…

* OTEDOLA BRIDGE FIRE: We don’t need your prayers, we need action – Entertainers grill Ambode (Vanguard) * Ambode’s re-election Déjà vu (ThisDay)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 1, 2018   OTEDOLA BRIDGE FIRE: We don’t need your prayers, we need action – Entertainers grill Ambode (Vanguard) In the wake of the tanker fire that claimed many lives, destroying over 60 vehicles, on…

NNPC has questions to answer over remittances to FAAC, says NEC (ThisDay)

The National Economic Council (NEC) Thursday in Abuja threw its weight behind the Federation Account Allocation Committee’s (FAAC) decision to reject the remittance by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into the Federation Account in May. The Wednesday meeting of the committee had ended…

Hey, this is why young people do drugs -Hymar David

Few days ago, news headlines were agog with the story of a young man who tried to commit suicide by jumping into the Lagos lagoon. The pictures that accompanied the headlines showed a youth dripping wet, being dragged by his…

* Lagos, not smart city yet, says Oyebode (Punch) * Lagos to students: Face your studies, shun vices (Tribune)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 28, 2018   Lagos, not smart city yet, says Oyebode (Punch) A professor of International Law, Akin Oyebode, has said Lagos is far from being a smart city, adding that the standards of living in…

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