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Kanye West Announces Tour Dates, Includes Lagos, Nigeria

American hip-hop artist Kanye West has revealed plans to include Lagos, Nigeria, as one of the destinations for his upcoming tours in 2024 and 2025.  Making the announcement via his Instagram story on Wednesday, West listed Lagos alongside other countries such as Nairobi, Kenya, and Egypt. The screenshot shared by West outlined suggested tour dates, […]

Lagos Ranked 19th Best City to Visit in the World

British media and hospitality company, Time Out, has ranked Lagos as the 19th best city to visit in the world. In the rankings published on its website, Time Out said it drew its conclusion from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world, along with its network of editors. New York City […]

Presidency Assures No Plan to Move Federal Capital to Lagos

The Presidency has dismissed insinuations that President Bola Tinubu has the intention to move Nigeria’s capital from Abuja to Lagos. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday clarified in response to the controversy over moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) […]

Lagos Set To Host Second Edition Of ‘Entertainment Week’ In December

Entertainment Week Lagos (EWL), the groundbreaking platform which unites the global entertainment industry in the heart of Lagos, is set to gather the brightest stars and industry leaders from across Africa’s booming US$62million entertainment industry. With its second edition scheduled for December 13 to 20, 2023, at the Livespot Entertarium in Lagos, organisers have announced […]

MTV Shuga Naija Season 5 Premieres At Exclusive Lagos Event

Paramount Africa Culture Squad Member, Ilooise Omohinmin; actors Tomiwa Tegbe and Gbubemi Ejeye; Country Manager, MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Anita Adesiyan; Co-founder, 1pod Pictures and showrunner, MTV Shuga Naija season 5, Temidayo 'Ted' Makanjuola; actors Genoveva Umeh and Kanaga Jnr. Eme at the MTV Shuga Naija Season 5 media briefing event in Lagos.

MTV Shuga Naija Season 5, the highly anticipated series produced by the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, premiered at an exclusive event in Lagos on Thursday. The event featured a press briefing that focused on the issues addressed in the series, followed by a private screening of the new season.  The new season combines an exciting […]

Lagos Island Indigenes Unhappy With How Eyo Masquerade Was Portrayed in Gangs of Lagos

The Isale Eko Descendants’ Union (IDU), a cultural organization that speaks for the lineages of the original occupants of Lagos Island, has voiced its displeasure with the way the Eyo masquerade was portrayed in the recent Nigerian film Gangs of Lagos, directed by Jade Osiberu. Gangs of Lagos, which was released on Amazon Prime Video on […]

HREA International Work Festival Holds in Lagos

 The Human Resource Expo Africa (HREA) also tagged the biggest work festival holding at Land Mark in Oniru Lagos, has assured to better address the employer/employee relationship for the benefit of both parties, withthe theme for this year’s conference being CULTURE, PEOPLE, AND TECHNOLOGY. While addressing the subject, Founder of HREA, Erefa Coker said the […]