Tag: Island

Editor July 8, 2017

Flooding: What does your event planner know about Meteorology and Geography?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s a Saturday, and it is flooding in Lagos. Spare a thought for all who have weddings on the Island, especially when the first and second…

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Tolu October 21, 2016

Nothing like dirty tub water to make a jacuzzi more appealing

We saw this photo the other day and thought - ah, another example of peculiar Nigerian "anyhowness". No other way to explain it than to ask, how can? How can…

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Kolapo Olapoju October 21, 2014

Is 2face building third ‘Rumors’ nightclub on the Island?

by Kolapo Olapoju Unconfirmed reports say that pop icon, 2face Idibia is working on the third franchise of his nightclub, 'Rumors'. The new project, which is being built on the Island…

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January 17, 2014

‘He stripped naked & beat the officer’: Driver arrested for assaulting FRSC commander

by 'Jola Sotubo A bus driver in Lagos has been arrested and charged to court for reckless driving and assault. Sherafa Adewale, is said to have driven without regard for…

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December 12, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Voluntary curfew

by Femke van Zeijl My voluntary curfew makes me realise I respond the Nigerian way: by adjusting. Knowing my rage against the institutionalised lawlessness, impunity and inequality that provides the…

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August 2, 2012

60-year-old, 4 others escape collapsed building in Lagos

by Isi Esene A three-storey building under reconstruction at #3 Anikantamo Street, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, caved in Thursday afternoon. Five people escaped the collapse but a 60-year-old woman is…

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