Tag: lagos

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October 11, 2012

Toju’s Turn: The Future Awards ‘Designer Of the Year’ set to open flagship store this Sunday

by Reuben Daba Winner of The Future Awards 2012 Designer of the Year, Toju Foyeh, isn’t resting on her oars. ...

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October 10, 2012

Hurricane Fashola: Lagos destroys 3000 ‘okadas’

by Hauwa Gambo Well, it might have been Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who said he doesn’t give a damn, but its ...

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October 10, 2012

TICKER: Oh dear: Groups wants Lagoon State created out of Lagos State

The call for the creation of Lagoon state, has been reaffirmed by its proponents arguing that Lagos has remained the ...

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October 6, 2012

Facebook murder: Cynthia Osokogu finally laid to rest

by Isi Esene The late Cynthia Osokogu who was killed in a hotel at Amuwo Odofin, Lagos, was finally laid ...

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October 5, 2012

“Relocate now” – Lagos government issues flood warning

By Stanley Azuakola The Lagos State Government is preparing for the flood season. It has warned occupants of flood-prone areas ...

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October 5, 2012

“Had I married earlier, I wouldn’t be a kidnapper” – Female suspect explains

by Isi Esene Ngozi Onuonwu, 36, who was arrested as a member of a kidnapping syndicate in Lagos said she ...

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October 4, 2012

“Separate us, my wife always calls me a ‘foolish man’,” husband tells court

by Isi Esene Johnson Munago,  a middle-aged Nigerian Civil Servant has approached a Grade A Customary Court in Igando, Lagos, ...

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October 4, 2012

Opinion: Nigeria is like a molue – let me tell you how

by Oyedeji Aderemi  There in the driver’s seat is the president of the nation, doing all he can to stir ...

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October 4, 2012

TICKER: Robbers raid houses in Lagos, and force housewives to prepare “delicious meals” while they rob

Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers last fortnight stormed Celenzia Community in Okokomaiko area of Lagos State and subjected the ...

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October 3, 2012

“They shaved my hair and took me to a horrible-looking hut” – Woman kidnapped in Lagos narrates her ordeal

by Isi Esene Adebusola Odunaya who was reportedly kidnapped in a bus on September 21 in Lagos on Tuesday narrated ...

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October 3, 2012

Is this the man behind the Lagbaja mask? (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene Bisade ‘Lagbaja’ Ologunde has always managed to keep his face behind a mask but a photo has ...

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October 2, 2012

Truth or Myth? Statue of three Lagos elders causes accidents wherever it is placed

by Reuben Daba There’s hardly a more controversial statue in Nigeria than that of the three white cap ‘elders’ statue ...

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September 29, 2012

One week, one trouble: Arik flight held by passengers for alleged overbooking

by Akan Ido Arik Air is at it again with reports coming from an online news source indicating its flight ...

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September 29, 2012

£30,000 a year addiction to London: How Nigerians are becoming big spenders

by  Susannah Butter Visitors from the West African country are the UK’s fourth biggest foreign spenders, parting with an average ...

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September 28, 2012

Davido buys N140m crib in Lekki? (PHOTO)

by Isi Esene David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, the undisputed Omo baba Olowo has hit the big leagues if reports going the ...

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September 27, 2012

Flash floods wreck havoc in Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene There have been major flood disasters in many parts of the country mainly in Lokoja, Kogi and ...

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September 26, 2012

Femke becomes Funke: Open letter to Nigerian law enforcement officers, big and small

Dear law enforcing officers of Nigeria, I know nobody likes you. That is a terrible thing to live with. I ...

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September 26, 2012

Pictures from the Seras Awards, MUSON Centre Lagos

What: The Seras Award. Where: MUSON Centre, Lagos. When: September 22, 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa

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September 26, 2012

‘This is how we do it’ – the confession of the deadly Sunday Lagos robbers

by Stanley Azuakola It was good news yesterday in Lagos as the Lagos State Police Command uncovered two buses used ...

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September 25, 2012

Maltina Dance All Season 6 ends in grand style, as Green family is crowned champion

by Isi Esene The Expo Centre of the Eko Hotel and Suites hosted the grand-finale of Maltina Dance All family ...

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September 24, 2012

Flooding: FRSC closes Lokoja-Abuja highway, announces alternative routes

by Isi Esene The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Monday released a list of alternative routes which can be ...

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September 22, 2012

FRSC dismisses 4 officers for carrying more than N200 on duty

by Isi Esene Four Federal Road Safety officers were recommended for dismissal by a constituted disciplinary committee over allegations of ...

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September 22, 2012

“My husband’s mistress threatened to disfigure me if I did not leave my husband alone” – wife tells divorce court, also begs to remain in the marriage

by Akan Ido A woman, Nkechi Obi, this week, pleaded with an Oshodi Magistrate Court in Lagos not to dissolve ...

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September 21, 2012

Driver sentenced to death for murder of lecturer (after 12 years)

by Stanley Azuakola For murdering a lecturer and stealing his car, a driver, Kehinde Olude was sentenced to death on ...

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September 20, 2012

Conflicting reports on the suspension of Arik flight operations

by Isi Esene Reports say that Arik Arline today suspended all its flights out of Lagos leaving passengers at the ...

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September 20, 2012

Lagos and Ogun teachers threaten to down tools from Monday

by Isi Esene The Lagos and Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) have given their respective ...

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September 19, 2012

More, please: Fashola requests N30bn supplementary budget

by Stanley Azuakola The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola wants more money. Even though the state House of Assembly had ...

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September 19, 2012

“The January subsidy protests were sponsored and stage-managed” – President Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the January fuel subsidy protests were not carried out by ordinary ...

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September 18, 2012

WATCH: Rick Ross releases ‘Hold Me Back’ video Nigerian version (Spoiler: You might not like it)

by Reuben Daba Nigerians were excited when they heard that American rapper Rick Ross was going to shoot a Nigerian ...

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September 17, 2012

The Club, Bar & Restaurant Awards berths in Lagos, nominees out

by Akan Ido The nominees for the club, bar and restaurant awards slated for December 12, 2012 is out. According ...

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