The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Popular rapper, M.I, has given reason he did not join the #EndSARS protest led by Falz over police brutality and extra-judicial killings. Falz alongside Runtown and other Nigerian celebrities took to the streets of Lagos on Thursday, protesting against operations of SARS. The protesters carried placards and chanted “End SARS” songs. They stormed Police Headquarters […]
At least 40 humans have been reportedly killed in a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria’s Logos State, local media suggested Friday. One witness informed newshounds no much less than 40 victims were killed however the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) was capable to confirm solely 23 deaths, along with seven children, The Tide website reported. […]
A fuel tanker truck exploded Thursday in Nigeria’s Lagos State, injuring at least 15 people, incinerating quite a few cars and razing a number of buildings, local media reported. The incident happened at a bus end in the Ifako-Ijaiye nearby authorities area, the local Premium Times internet site reported. “A further investigation printed that an […]
The governor of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos stated on Saturday churches and mosques would reopen subsequent week as the authorities move to ease the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. “Places of worship in Lagos will now be opened from Friday, the seventh of August for our Muslim worshippers, and on Sunday, the 9th of August […]
No fewer than 500 women and men yesterday joined some non governmental organizations in Lagos State to protest the recent rape and killings of young girls in Nigeria. Part of their grievances was the incessant killings by policemen. Carrying placards with inscriptions like “So long as girls and women are not free, no one is […]
Breaking: Lagos identifies 119 people with COVID-19 symptom during the recently activated house to house search The Lagos state government says it has identified 119 people with COVID-19 symptoms during the recently activated house-to-house search. This was disclosed by Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in Lagos state at a media briefing on Tuesday, April 14. […]
After being granted bail about four days ago, Nigerian singer, Naira Marley has signed a letter of apology to the Lagos State Government for defiling the stay at home order. Marley was detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba on Monday April 6 after he turned himself in for questioning. A […]
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the state government for its courageous, inspiring, professional and reassuring response to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. According to a statement the party’s spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, the APC recalled that the state government before the report of the Italian index case […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared his administration’s readiness to partner with the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the areas of traffic management and security. The Governor disclosed this when he received the Consul-General of the UAE Consulate in Nigeria, Dr Abdulla Al-Mandoos in Alausa at the weekend. Sanwo-Olu noted that […]
The fading facades of century-old buildings in a neighborhood of the Nigerian megacity of Lagos house a vibrant technology cluster that’s caught the eye of Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The Yaba area, home to the Yaba College of Technology and the University of Lagos, is an emerging technology ecosystem — from fewer than […]