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June 4, 2012

#DanaCrash: More photos from the crash scene (Reader Discretion Advised)

It has been chaos at the scene of the Dana Air crash since yesterday, as officials are still working to ...

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June 4, 2012

#DanaCrash: Residents claim plane exploded 20mins after crash but no one was saved

by Seyi Lawal Residents around the Iju area of Lagos where the Dana commercial air plane crashed said the aircraft did ...

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June 4, 2012

#DanaCrash: Mourners threaten to beat up airport officials, plus shocking history of the plane revealed

by Chi Ibe One of the after effects of the crash was felt yesterday as family and friends rushed into ...

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June 3, 2012

Update: Dana Air confirms crash

A Dana Air representative has confirmed to Ynaija that the plane carrying 153 passengers which crashed at the Iju area ...

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June 3, 2012

BREAKING: Dana Air plane crashes in Lagos, no survivors (see photos)

A Dana Air plane arriving Lagos from Abuja, the nation’s capital, crashed today. This is coming barely 24 hours after ...

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May 29, 2012

#GovFasholaVsLagosDoctors: Only 34 sacked doctors out of 788 reinstated in Lagos

by Seyi Lawal It’s been reported that 34 medical doctors out of the 788 sacked recently by the Lagos State Government have ...

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May 26, 2012

Big Brother Daily Di-Gist #17 & #18: Ungrateful housmates and alcohol is back

by Denike & Ifedayo Even as the  head of house, DKB is still under attack from his fellow house-mates, especially from ...

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May 26, 2012

Married but Living Single press conference holds in Lagos – See photos

What: Married But Living Single Press Comnerence. Where: City Mall Onikan Lagos Island. When:15 May 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa ...

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May 24, 2012

Blessing Effiong: In jail since 16, held for 3 years without charge

by Tolu Orekoya While former president Olusegun Obasanjo rants about the corrupt judiciary, there is real-world fall out and consequences due to ...

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May 20, 2012

You are hypocrites: PDP comes down on the ACN… again

by Lekan Olanrewaju A statement from the PDP Zonal Publicity Secretary, Mr Kayode Babade has criticised former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu for questioning ...

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May 17, 2012

Busted: BRT driver sentenced to 3 months in jail

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver to three months imprisonment, with ...

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May 13, 2012

Doctors sacked? If you’re the governor send your parent abroad for treatment

 by Tolu Orekoya It seems that Lagos State’s esteemed governor felt that the healthcare system was not good enough to treat ...

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May 12, 2012

Photo of the Day: Public urination gone too far

A reader sent this in. Conductor urinating on the road, like on the road, at Bank Anthony, Ikeja- Lagos. Sights & Wonders ...

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OluwapelumiMay 8, 2012

Lagos health crisis: Fashola sacks striking doctors

by Lekan Olanrewaju Governor Fashola is clearly not one to bluff. Just a few days after expressing his displeasure at the ...

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OluwapelumiMay 5, 2012

Emmanuel Osanedum: 17 reasons I’ll never leave Lagos (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Emmanuel Osanedum 1. The way the woman at O’jez open-air ‘restaurant’ calls me “My darling” when she’s taking my ...

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April 19, 2012

Temitope Shittu-Alamu: Okada to the rescue – our love/hate relationship

These distinguished guys have really tried for us, think of all those (ehrm) crunch-time moments that okadas have been lifesavers. ...

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April 18, 2012

AP Report: “Lagos is a mess. But under that mess- there are a whole lot of very good people”

by Chi Ibe By 2015, the population of Lagos will rise to 12.4 million. This will make it the most ...

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April 16, 2012

“Preview of an overcrowded planet” – The New York Times takes on Nigeria’s population growth

by Lekan Olanrewaju You know all that talk about Lagos supposedly being the largest African city in the world and Nigeria ...

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April 16, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Fashola moves to increase power supply in Lagos

by Lekan Olanrewaju The Lagos state government has disclosed plans to increase power generation in the state. The state government announced ...

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April 14, 2012

You need to be more sensitive – Fashola blasts Patience Jonathan over traffic jam

Governor Fashola by Hauwa Gambo “Lagosians were terribly discomfitured yesterday (Thursday) with the traffic jam, needlessly, if I must say. ...

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April 4, 2012

The Essential Gathering – See Photos from the launch of Funke Bucknor-Obruthe’s bridal handbook

by Hycinth Iyereosa What: The Essential Bridal Handbook launch. Where: Civic Centre Victoria Island, Lagos When:  30 March 2012.   ...

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April 3, 2012

The Chicken Wars: Photos of KFC vs Chicken Republic – Who Wins?

by Hauwa Gambo If you live in Lagos and you pay enough attention, then you know this by now, without ...

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March 26, 2012

Hello, Beautiful! Screening for Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria begins today

by Wilfred Okiche Activities marking the 25th anniversary of the country’s most popular beauty pageant, the Most Beautiful Girl In ...

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March 16, 2012

#TheNextBigThing? Financial Times lists Ibadan as one of 5 African cities to watch!

by Lekan Olanrewaju In an article published by the Financial Times, Ibadan is listed as one of the “next 5” ...

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March 15, 2012

B-R-O-K-E – Revenue commission says Nigerian states are insolvent

by Hauwa Gambo Elias Mbam, chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), revealed yesterday that many of ...

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March 15, 2012

#ReviewingAMFW: Chaotic event, determined designers – UK Guardian reviews Arise Fashion Week

by Eleanor Morgan As part of our #ReviewingAMFW major feature this week, we have culled this review of the Arise ...

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March 8, 2012

#EpicFail? Arise Fashion Week, Lagos (Day 2) fails to rise to the occasion

by Hauwa Gambo Arise Magazine Fashion Week (AMFW) delivered three successful fashion shows of reputable proportions in the past, so ...

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March 5, 2012

“Over 40 vehicles destroyed” – See photos from the weekend violence in Lagos

by Lekan Olanrewaju Over 40 vehicles have been destroyed in fresh violence in lagos over the weekend. The incident occured ...

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February 11, 2012

Video: Invictus Entertainment Company arrives in style – See Photos!

by Daniel Essien A new entertainment outfit, Invictus Entertainment Company has been launched. It is an exclusive entertainment company based in ...

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February 11, 2012

Take a deep breath! ‘The view from Marina’ is our photo of the day

by Seyi Lawal Our photographer (bless him) found himself able to get this breath-taking area view of Lagos’s Marina this ...

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