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I have watched, and listened to, our President. He speaks like someone who really wants to succeed but lacks the courage to fight the cankerworm that made others before him…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lagos yesterday declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Busari Akande, as the validly elected chairman of Agbado Oke-odo Local…
Read MoreChange is inevitable and sometimes painful… humans are not built to accept change in auto-mode - we adjust and eventually conform. I’ll want to say I’m one of the people…
Read Moreby Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has given reasons for championing the introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools. He defended the initiative saying it is not to discourage the…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The Lagos State government yesterday released a statement dissociating First Lady Abimbola Fashola from several social media accounts purported to be operated by the wife of the…
Read Moreby Afam People often ask me how I can live in this country. How I can stay here for months at a time and not pine for Manchester. The answer's…
Read More"My supervisor handed me a query, asking me to explain why I have become a latecomer. Is she nuts or does she use voodoo to bypass the traffic?" Ring... On…
Read Moreby Isi Esene Commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as 'okada', have started looking elsewhere to earn a means of livelihood after feeling the effect of the new Lagos traffic law…
Read MoreWhether the rest of the world hates America's guts or not, they have to admit those guys know how to run a democracy! On Wednesday, the Olympics of politics finally…
Read MoreHow can you get yourselves an army of losers to enforce your policies? Honestly, I'm very angry right now. Extremely angry. I mean,what nonsense is this? For your information, I'm…
Read Moreby Isi Esene This Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus was allegedly vandalized yesterday by commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as 'Okada'. This incident happened at Berger bus-stop. Reports say policemen…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The Lagos Sate government has declared its intention to meaningfully engage registered motorcycle operators popularly known as 'okada' riders who have been thrown out of work due…
Read Moreby Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday warned anyone coming to Lagos with the intention of living in the city to endeavour top keep abreast of it extant laws because…
Read Moreby Rachel Ogbu The clash between law enforcement agents and commercial bike riders in Lagos state seems to be on going. Yesterday horrified passersby watched as a man called Sunday…
Read Moreby Isi Esene These public figures never cease to surprise us, yesterday, it was Jumobi Mofe-Damijo unleashing a butterfly tattoo on her right bossom; today it's Governor Babatunde Fashola showing…
Read Moreby Stanley Azuakola Babatunde Fashola, the governor of Lagos, should gear up for the fight of his life. Lagosians have sworn to stage an Occupy Lagos protest over an…
Read Moreby Isi Esene It's just as Achebe said: because the hunter has learnt to shoot without missing, the bird has learnt to fly without perching. With the restriction of movement…
Read Moreby Olumide Makanjuola If you know Lagos State very well, you will understand how ridiculous and insensitive the state government has made itself look with the 'okada' restriction law…
Read MoreAbout a month ago, I was carjacked and robbed on a Lagos highway and a motorcycle played a significant role in this horror. My story is the norm, motorcycles are…
Read MoreLagosians on the march again. by Isi Esene Lagosians have continued to groan under the weight of the new traffic law which placed restrictions on the operation of commercial motorcyclists…
Read Moreby Babatunde Rosanwo Fashola: Adamant. Productivity in Lagos is highly dependent on efficiency; whether for the transport of goods, labor, or services between point A and B. The merit of…
Read Moreby Isi Esene Oh boy, what have y'all done to the stern Governor of Lagos State? Many commercial motorcyclists have complained over the ban on their operations on major highways…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The Lagos State government has announced that there will be a full closure of the Third Mainland Bridge on Sunday. The bridge is billed to undergo repairs…
Read Moreby Olufemi Adeagbo Late Cynthia Osokogu. Social media today if studied with the deserving attention, will reveal to the Nigerian government the existence of a young population that is increasingly…
Read Moreby Stanley Azuakola This evening, a public affairs commentator Cheta Nwanze @chxta, penned some of the most touching lines written yet about our sorry state in Nigeria on twitter. He…
Read Moreby Stanley Azuakola The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola wants more money. Even though the state House of Assembly had approved over N430 billion in the year 2012 budget which…
Read Moreby Isi Esene It's official, the Lagos State Government has made it mandatory for residents of the state to beautify their environment or risk a six months jail term. According…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola yesterday politely declined receiving a chieftancy title from the Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. He, however,…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The new traffic law passed by the Lagos State Government has drawn the ire of commercial motorcycle operators in the state and they have decided to drag…
Read Moreby Isi Esene The Lagos State Government yesterday warned organisations who persistently paste posters in inappropriate areas of the state to desist from the practice or be punished. The government's…
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