Lagos Restaurants Stories

Fela Kuti’s legacy on the menu: Nigeria’s Lagos restaurants celebrate music icon through food
The Conversation  |  Aug 17, 2025

In the early 1970s, Fela fused jazz, highlife, funk, and Yoruba rhythms with politically charged lyrics attacking corruption, oppression, and postcolo...

Best biriyani in Eastleigh: Esli Hub Restaurant at Yare Towers delivers a flavour explosion
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 17, 2025

Tucked away on the first floor, Esli Hub Restaurant is fast becoming Eastleigh’s hidden gem, famed for what many consider the best biriyani in town.

11 Al-Shabaab militants, including senior leader, killed in airstrike
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 16, 2025

Somalia has revealed that counter terrorism operations done in collaboration with AFRICOM have seen more than twenty successful joint strikes conducte...

Bill proposes wealth declarations for school bursars and their families
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Sirisia MP John Waluke, proposes lifestyle audits for bursars and accountants in schools and...

Negligent landlord blamed for raw sewage flowing through Pipeline estate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

This warning follows a similar crackdown just a month ago, when Mosiria reprimanded landlords in Pipeline over illegal garbage dumping that had blocke...

HELB rolls out loan scheme for civil servants pursuing further studies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Applicants need an admission letter from a recognised Kenyan university or training institution. They must submit certified copies of their three late...

Senate faults SHA over delayed Sh8 billion payment to families of deceased civil servants
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Among the affected is the family of a senior government dentist who died treating Covid-19 patients and is still owed Sh29.9 million five years after...

Do elephants make deliberate gestures to ask for things? Our study says yes
The Conversation  |  Aug 09, 2025

The ability to intentionally communicate goals in mind using a variety of gestures might help elephants navigate their complex social lives.

Seven Ethiopian migrants die of hunger and thirst after boat engine fails
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

According to the IOM, the boat broke down 100 nautical miles into its trip. “The boat is reported to have experienced engine failure 100 nautical mile...

Rwanda agrees to take 250 migrants deported from US in bid to deepen ties with Washington
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 05, 2025

The US State Department has already sent Kigali a list of names for the first batch, with the initial 10 deportees expected to arrive soon, according...

68 killed as African migrant boat capsizes off Yemen
DW News  |  Aug 04, 2025

Dozens of bodies have washed ashore in the southern Yemeni governorate of Abyan. Authorities in Abyan are taking part in a search and rescue operation...

Explore Nairobi’s 8 must-try fine dining restaurants for unforgettable experiences
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 03, 2025

Whether you're planning a foodie adventure or simply looking for your next memorable meal, each of these 8 Nairobi restaurants promises excellence on...

SRC rejects Bill proposing lucrative retirement package for judges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 02, 2025

Acting SRC CEO Margaret Njoka stated that the Bill directly undermines the commission’s exclusive constitutional mandate to set and review the remuner...

No more laxity for public officers as government rolls out new disciplinary system
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said officers who repeatedly fall short of set targets or disregard lawful instructions will now face formal sanct...

South Sudan’s MPs demand answers amid deepening liquidity crisis
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 29, 2025

Commercial banks have reportedly been unable to dispense funds despite confirmation that salaries were deposited weeks ago.

Elephants kill herder in Kitui as cases of human-wildlife conflict rise
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 29, 2025

Residents of Kyuso and surrounding areas say cases of wild animals invading farmlands and settlements have become increasingly common.

Al-Shabaab seizes strategic Somali town of Mahaas after suicide bombing assault
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 27, 2025

Located in the Hiraan region, about 350 kilometres north of Mogadishu, Mahaas has served as a key strategic base for government forces in their fight...

Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
The Conversation  |  Jul 27, 2025

Ants may be tiny, but by working together, they can build complex societies and solve many problems. They might even teach humans a thing or two.

18 Al-Shabaab militants killed as Somali and Ugandan forces repel assault
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

The Somali National Army (SNA), together with the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), fought off the early morning attack around 6:20am in the Sab...

Visa applicants must now submit social media handles used in past five years or risk denial - US Embassy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Omitting social media information on your application could lead to visa denial and ineligibility for future US visas.

Fresh rift between SRC and PSC over legal officers’ special allowances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

This latest clash adds to a growing standoff between the two constitutional commissions, which have differed in the past over who has the final say in...

Kenyan organ transplant centres rarely reinspected, report finds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

According to the report, “Most transplant facilities are not regularly inspected after initial certification, and there is no national transplant regi...

Committee proposes establishment of national deceased organ donation programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

Deceased organ donation involves retrieving organs and tissues from individuals declared legally dead.

UHC: MPs back motion seeking to compel civil servants to use public hospitals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

The motion seeks to compel the Ministry of Health to fully implement the Kenya Universal Health Coverage Policy 2020–2030 and to develop a framework t...

Taskforce recommends criminal probe against Mediheal founder Dr Mishra over kidney transplant scandal
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

In a damning 314-page report submitted to Health CS Aden Duale on Tuesday, the committee exposed massive irregularities pointing to an international o...

Kabogo denies Ruto targeting Mt Kenya civil servants, blames Gachagua for divisive politics
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 22, 2025

Kabogo, who came out guns blazing, accused Gachagua of sowing seeds of discord in the country by claiming that Ruto is orchestrating a purge of Mt Ken...

Somalia’s intelligence agency warns businesses against funding Al-Shabaab
XINHUA  |  Jul 21, 2025

NISA said it is closely tracking the financial operations and assets of terrorist networks—particularly Al-Shabaab militants who impose illegal levies...

Libya deports 700 Sudanese migrants amid crackdown on Europe-bound transit routes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 20, 2025

Images shared on social media showed the deportees in a remote desert area, surrounded by armed Libyan officers and military vehicles—likely near the...

Government suspends hardship area classification after public backlash
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said the Ministry of Public Service and the Ministry of Education have agreed to halt the rollout of th...

Iran rejects US claim of sending military shipment to Yemen
XINHUA  |  Jul 18, 2025

US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday claimed that a military group, known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), had seized a "massive"...

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