Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is coming home! The highly anticipated Homecoming Tour celebrates her first novel in 12 years, Dream Count. Critically acclaimed for its emotional depth and incisive social commentary, Dream Count continues to resonate globally. The tour will feature exclusive ticketed book events in Lagos and Abuja, where audiences can enjoy an evening of poetry, music and readings by the author. In Enugu, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be a distinguished guest at the inaugural Things Fall Apart Festival, hosted by the Centre for Memories. Join us to welcome her home. Tickets for Lagos and Abuja events available here: https://tix.africa/discover/bo/dccnatour

Pastor Paul Adefarasin: The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has said that the use of a stun gvn as a form of threat or to create fear in the mind of another constitutes an offence under the law.

As this guy Stephen Ndukwu has exposed content creators in Naaja , and some people are saying they never mentioned how much they make, but that it was the narrator Stephen Ndukwu, that said it was in billions. And that if the state government comes for their taxes, they can deny it. Anyways , the Lagos state government will get all their earnings report from YouTube , Meta, TikTok, Twitter etc. They don't need to ask them for it or believe their words. It is obligated by law that those companies must comply or face serious fines from the Naaja government. So even if they lied or refused to say the exact amount they make , they still have set themselves up because the narrator said it was in billions of naira and the state government will investigate and ask of those earnins from those companies. They can't hide or lie if true. Again, them for no do such a sho

This is the greatest comeback story in history: At 12, This Man witnessed his father’s murder. Later Lost his life savings on 3 failed startups. Bet everything on one last idea. Today, his company is worth $3 billion. This is the story of Tope Awotona, the Nigerian-born tech. entrepreneur, founder of Calendly and the 3 lessons his journey teaches us about failure, resilience, and success: At just 12 years old, young Tope witnessed his father’s murder during a carjacking in Lagos. That moment shattered his world. But little did he know, this tragedy would ignite a fire within him, a drive to build something extraordinary. After his father’s death, Tope moved to America as a teenager. He studied computer science at the University of Georgia but found himself drawn to sales roles. Yet, something was missing. He wanted to create something that mattered. So, he took the leap into entrepreneurship. His first venture? An e-commerce site selling projectors. It failed His second startup? A garden tools business. It failed too His third attempt? A dating website. That also crashed and burned Each failure cost him time, money, and confidence. But each one also taught him something invaluable: His first failure exposed the importance of supply chain management. His second failure showed him the value of operational efficiency. His third failure taught him about market timing and the need for proper funding. By 2013, Tope was out of money, out of ideas, and out of options. But he wasn’t out of the fight. He had one last idea, and he went all in. Invested his entire life savings, $200,000, into a scheduling tool called Calendly . Friends thought he was crazy. Investors called the idea "boring" and "unscalable." But Tope had discovered a universal pain point: the endless back-and-forth emails just to schedule a single meeting. He knew this wasn’t just an annoyance, it was a productivity killer. With no external funding, Tope hired Ukrainian contractors to build the first version of Calendly. He kept it simple: A clean interface. Easy functionality. One core problem solved perfectly. And it worked. Calendly spread like wildfire. Freelancers loved its simplicity. Sales teams appreciated its efficiency. Recruiters shared it with their networks. By 2020, Calendly was generating over $70 million in annual recurring revenue. Then, COVID hit. The world shifted to remote work, and virtual meetings became the norm. Calendly became essential. In 2021, investors who once dismissed Tope’s idea poured in $350 million. Calendly’s valuation skyrocketed to $3 billion. Today, Tope Awotona is worth over $1 Billion dollars become the few Nigerian-born Entrepreneurs who has crossed the billionaire line The boy who witnessed tragedy in Lagos had built a tech empire. But His journey revealed three profound truths about success to Us: - Rejection is redirection Every failed startup taught Tope something critical. The lessons from those failures became the foundation for Calendly’s success. - Solve real problems Calendly didn’t chase trends, it solved a pain point Tope experienced firsthand. The best ideas come from personal frustration. - Constraints breed creativity With no funding, Tope focused on simplicity. That constraint became Calendly’s greatest strength. Tope Awotona’s story is proof that success isn’t about avoiding failure it’s about learning from it. So, the next time you face rejection, remember Tope Awotona’’s journey. Your greatest comeback could be just one idea away. #TechStories #calendly #tope

JUNE 12: The first picture is happening in Lagos where youths are having a Hunger protest. The second picture is happening in Abia, Aba precisely where youths are having a 2 million man match in support of Gov Alex Otti good governance The two events are happening simultaneously and on the same day.

Adams Oshiomole called out for allegedly causing a scene at Lagos airport terminal after missing his flight.

Are Brands Shortchanging The Southeast? We pride ourselves on having a large market in the Southeast. Numbers and statistics support this claim. When I was in the telecom industry, Onitsha was a big revenue center for the telcos. However, we cannot say that brands benefiting from the huge Southeast market have shown enough good faith in their social investments decision-making and this is baffling. Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt usually receive a large chunk of corporate sponsorships from major Nigerian brands, to the neglect of the Southeast market, which can be likened to the goose that lays the golden egg. We once had MTN as the title sponsor of Enugwu-Ukwu Igu-Aro and the other associated festivals. That relationship stopped and no other brand has bothered to throw their muscle behind the rich cultural fest. Globacom sponsors the Onitsha Ofala Festival. However, other brands are yet to step in as co-sponsors to help blow the festival the same way they have done with the Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. These fliers are just a few examples of how other brands have helped to activate the Ojude-Oba festival. Organizing world-class festivals requires a lot of resources which only brands can provide. We people of the Southeast are demanding more from brands that are generating tons of revenue from the Southeast. Fair is fair. We are simply asking for a re-think of the corporate social investments (CSI) strategies of major Nigerian brands to also favour the Southeast which also generates the revenues for them. The argument that insecurity in the Southeast is one of the reasons why brands chose to stay away from CSI investments is not completely true. Insecurity may have impacted social life but people are still making calls and using data in the Southeast so the telcos can’t complain. On the Mondays of sit-at-home, I can bet that data and call usages increase as people idle away at home. On weekends, and even weekdays, bars and nightclubs are still banging so beverage companies are smiling. The financial services sector is thriving despite the security challenges. POS operators are almost lined up inch after inch in our communities. Banks are still declaring trillions of Naira in profits. During festive periods such as Easter, New Yam, and Christmas seasons when these festivals take place. It’s choc-a-block and bumper-to-bumper traffic in the Southeast. So a bit more CSI gaze towards the Southeast by the brands won’t be a bad idea. The tokenism approach should be discarded because it’s good business for them. Copied

Off-grid and self-generated electricity in Lagos State has surpassed Nigeria’s entire grid-connected capacity, a new report by the Africa Finance Corporation has revealed, raising concerns over the growing energy access crisis in the country.

Tinubu hosts Gov Adeleke, Deji Adeleke, Davido in Lagos President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening received the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, at his private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.

When I first heard that they wanted to commission 4% of Lagos- Calabar coastal road; I thought it was a joke But here we are, 3 of the most influential Billioniares in Nigeria were present at the event 😁

Update : Amid Backlash from Nigerians, NAFDAC Defends N700,000 Fine On Drug Traders In Lagos, Onitsha, Aba; Says It Was Reduced From N7Million: Details below..

Activist Aisha Yesufu responds to Lagos Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, after he criticized those saying “Lagos smells.”