When I turned 70 in 2015, there was quite a sizeable coterie of friends, colleagues, and elders who gathered at the campuses of the University of Lagos and the Yaba College of Technology to felicitate with me. The three-day event…
Murder Charge: Trial of Chidinma to continue Tuesday
The trial of a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, who is suspected to have killed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, was stalled on Monday owing to a contest over the…
Rapist goes to jail, Lagos motorcycle riders clash again, and much 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. Man bags life imprisonment for raping UNILAG student, judge slams victim (Punch) A Lagos State Domestic…
*Man bags life imprisonment for raping UNILAG student, judge slams victim (Punch)*2 injured, vehicles damaged in Lagos windstorm (Vanguard)
Man bags life imprisonment for raping UNILAG student, judge slams victim (Punch) A Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, sentenced a man, Collins Okechukwu, to life imprisonment for raping and robbing a 25-year-old student at…
Konga lights up 2022 NUGA Games
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has raised the tempo of the 26th edition of the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) Games. The event, hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) kicked off on Saturday, March 19 and will run…
*Sanwo-Olu declares free BRT ride on Xmas, New Year days to residents (Vanguard)*NPA expects 27 ships with petroleum products, others at Lagos ports (Guardian)
Sanwo-Olu declares free BRT ride on Xmas, New Year days to residents (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved free ride on Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, corridors on Christmas and New Year days to residents. Free bus commuter services…
African Women on Board (AWB) launches Gender Equity Certification in response to global abuse in the Legal and Private Sector
US ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard speaking at the formal launch of the African Women on Board (AWB) “Gender Equity Certification” and Safety in the Workplace Initiative said that one in every three female lawyers is sexually abused. The…
*3 die, others injured as Lagos transport unions clash (Sun)*Campus security: UNILAG gets 1,000 CCTV cameras (Vanguard)
3 die, others injured as Lagos transport unions clash (Sun) Three persons died while many others were injured during a battle of supremacy between members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and National Union of Road Transport…
Chidinma pleads ‘not guilty’ to Super TV CEO Usifo Ataga’s murder
Chidinma Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, who is alleged to be the murderer of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has pleaded not guilty to the crime. The 22-year-old pleaded not guilty…