Author: TheLagosianMagazine

The legendary architect and one of the very few Nigerian graduate of Architecture, Fola Alade has passed on to the greater beyond. He died at the ripe age of 87. His repertoire of masterful designs is seen in nearly every part of the country prominent among which is the 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos, defunct Federal Secretariat building, Ikoyi, Lagos and the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, the Remembrance Arcade, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, Satellite Town, Lagos, Nigerian Air Force Base, Ikeja and the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies building, Kuru, near Jos, National Judicial institute, Abuja and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s Team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in Nigeria. The approval was announced in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who will chair the team. The Federal Government’s team also comprises the Attorney General of the Federation and Honourable Minister of Justice, Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Honourable Minister of State for Labour and…

Former Aviation Minister and one of Nigeria’s political stalwarts, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, popularly known as FFK, has recalled many of the late Prophet TB Joshua’s good deeds. In a moving tribute, the politician and lawyer, himself a beneficiary of the great Prophet’s unimaginable benevolence recalled some of the most famous of the departed giant’s millions of amazing generosity. Below is the text of the tribute: T.B. JOSHUA: THERE WAS A MAN I KNEW by Femi Fani-Kayode There was a man I knew who helped a former Head of State’s wife gain access to her husband whilst the latter was in…

Segun Iroko DETAILS OF THE MOBOLAJI BANK ANTHONY ROAD EXPLOSION Apparently, at about 10pm last night (Thursday), a tanker laden with gas stopped on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, in front of OPIC plaza bordering Sheraton Hotel. The driver and his “busboy” came out, looked at the truck and took off on foot. The security guards at Opic said they saw the gas leaking and as the place slopes downwards into OPIC all the way to the back, that was the lime of flow taken by the leaking gas. At this time, some of the guards and people still there could…

Youths across Nigeria are in great anticipation as the countdown to the second edition of the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation’s (ACTDF) talent hunt and mentoring programme begins. The event which takes place between 26th and 27th in Bauchi, Bauchi State is already a huge talk of the town in Nigeria and our investigation indicates that talented youngsters are in for the opportunity of their lives. Talent Hunt Coordinator, Emmanuel Babayaro stressing a point Tagged Engr. Noah Dallaji Legacy Project, the talent hunt covers football, music, entertainment and the arts in general. However, this year’s edition would feature football where…

The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture held a two-day workshop to chart a roadmap for a viable and sustainable creative industry in the state. The event which was held between June 15 and 16, 2021 at Dover Hotel in Lagos was an interactive forum involving top government functionaries and stakeholders in the tourism industry. Recall that the present administration under the watch light of its THEMES programme which is primarily geared towards a sustainable development strategy for the Lagos have initiated projects which is aimed at improving the lives of all Lagosians. Particularly, for the creative industry,…

The founding President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda, is reported dead. Authorities confirmed that the beloved leader died at the Maina Solo Medical Centre in Lusaka from pneumonia. The amiable leader fondly referred to as ‘KK’ was born April 28, 1924.This sad passing of the great KK was made known by the incumbent President Edgar Lungu who wrote: “On behalf of the entire nation and on my own behalf, I pray that the entire Kaunda family is comforted as we mourn our first president and true African icon,”.The Late Kaunda who ruled his country for 27 years, is known for championing…

It is often said that diamonds are sometimes found in the rough. When Tunde Onakoya’s Chess in Slums Africa stormed the slum of Makoka area in Lagos, little did they know that behind the shadows cast a rainbow of exceptional talent somewhere in a corner. For a boy who has little or no formal education – suffering from Spastic cerebral palsy, Ferdinand’s case proves in the affirmative that there is much ability in disabilities. Ferdinand, just like every other child in the area had parents who could barely afford formal education. He is born of a lowly parentage with his…

• Insists Buhari Must Be Fair To All Tribes At All Times Former Minister of Transportation and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope has described the agitation for the emergence of an independent Yoruba nation as laughable and extremist. While dissociating himself from the ongoing struggle, the lawyer cum journalist said, “I am not part of those calling for the emergence of an independent Yoruba nation, it is an extreme measure to call for that, it is an extreme measure which will not stand. We have passed that stage in Nigeria and anybody that thinks…

I have been privileged to interview quite a number of world leaders in the course of my journalism career. These include President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Commonwealth Secretary General Shridath Ramphal, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan etc..not to talk of holding the microphone across the world in the presence of countless Presidents in my then capacity as President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesperson. But no other encounter held as much memory and nostalgic feelings for me as my return to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Wednesday, June 9 to interview Nigerian incumbent President Muhammadu…