Lagos News

Nigerian German artist Ade Bantu is promoting alternative music in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos through a monthly live musical show he calls the Afropolitan Vibes.

Abuja - The Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) said in Abuja Wednesday that it has uncovered a "terror cell" run by Iranians in Lagos. The SSS paraded the leader of an Islamic Shi'ite sect Abdullahi Mustapha Berende, allegedly operating a "cell" in Lagos.

Residents of Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos took to the seaside to celebrate Christmas with an all-night party and plenty of booze.

Up and coming music artistes must work on creating quality content if they want to grow and succeed in music, says programme director at Goethe Institute which recently hosted Lagos Live Festival to celebrate its 50 years of existence in Nigeria.

Kaduna South - The governor of Nigeria's state of Kaduna, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, died when the helicopter he was a passenger in crashed in Bayelsa, an oil-rich state in the southern region.

Lagos - The Lagos state government has warned residents to prepare for the ripple effect of Hurricane Sandy. An official of the state said experience has shown that when hurricanes hit the US, the ripple effect was felt in Lagos within seven to 14 days.

Lagos - The Lagos State Government in collaboration with the family of the late Afrobeat icon, Fela Kuti, has converted his last home at 8, Gbemisola Street, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, into a museum, the Kalakuta Republic Museum.

Many of us might be used to what Instagram photos, many from western countries, look like. But have you ever wondered how such photos capture the street scenes in Africa? Digital Journal picks Lagos to show how its streets look when Instagramized.

Lagos - Recent government demolition exercise in Makoko, a coastline settlement in Lagos Metropolis floating on the lagoon, has raised fears that the authorities may have finally decided that the over century-old slum, a grievous eyesore to some, must go.

One day after a Nigerian aircraft crashed in Ghana, a Nigerian airliner has crashed into a building in Lagos, a major travel hub for West Africa. 153 people are confirmed dead.