September 2nd 2015, The Lagos State Police Command successfully carried out a raid on some identified criminals in their hideouts. The raid as described by the Nigerian Police was based on intelligence as it was aimed at dealing proactively with rising security threats in Festac Town. Included with these threats are reckless and lawless Okada riders , hoodlums also were not spared. About 20 Male suspects… Read More »Police Raid Criminal Hideout In Festac
32-year old OlaKunle Ogunrombi is our Festac Icon for The week. Kunle Ogunrombi popularly known as K-peace came to the limelight as the winner of the recently concluded 5th edition of Nigerian Idol sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria.
K-peace is an Ogun state indigene and lives in Amuwo-Odofin. Kunle has five siblings and he is the first son of his family, His father was a engineer with Leventis Motors at one time, but he lost hisRead More »Festac Icon Vol 2 : K-Peace
News Reaching Festac Online states that in the early hours of the Grand opening of Shoprite Festac in Amuwo Odofin , Lagos State ,Some shoppers were robbed.
According to Thisday , robbers and pickpockets fleeced many of the shoppers taking advantage of the huge crowd that thronged the Shoprite branch . It was said that the robberyRead More »Robbers,Pickpockets At Shoprite Festac Grand Opening
It is like a dream come true that Festac and its residents and people living in its environs can have a mall like Festival Mall and a standard shopping Complex like Shoprite Festac just at their doorstep.
All road led to Festivall Mall,Cars trooping in and out in their numbers ,people strolling in and out. Finally Shoprite Festac fully opened its doors to Residents yesterday , August 27 2015 and it held a grand opening which was a massive turnout.
Everybody was so eager to see the long awaited Shoprite they have been waiting for all these while.
Below are Photos from the Opening.
Read More »Photos: Shoprite Festac Now Opened In Amuwo Odofin
Night of Ensemble is here again .You just can’t afford to let the week pass without a digest of unlimited entertainment
Today is not just another Thursday but a really good one as Grasshopper Place brings to you Night Of Ensemble.
Guess who the Artists would be ?Read More »Festac Events: Night Of Ensemble
Welcome to the first in The series of FESTAC ICON, and to start this series Festac is celebrating an award winning singer-songwriter, producer, Entrepreneur. He is 2face Idibia.
2face Idibia, born as Innocent ujah Idibia on 18 September 1975 in Jos and he hails from Benue State. He was born to a middle class family but little did anyone know that he would be a musical Icon in future. His mum was a teacher.
Tuface completed his basic education , he attended saint Gabriel’s secondary school , Read More »Festac Icon Vol 1 – 2face Idibia
Finally the proposed Festival Mall which we all have been dreaming of is opening in less than 72 hours. With the opening of Festival mall comes the long awaited Shoprite which is what is actually ready to be launched.
Read More »Shoprite Festac & Festival Mall To Open August 27
Hello Festac, the long-awaited series is here now . Festac Icon is a series where everyone who has made impact in their community ,nation and the world at large is celebrated. It is not limited to Musicians , also actors , entrepreneurs and anyone else would be celebrated. So if you know anyone in Festac and Amuwo-Odofin Community who has made an impact kindly inform… Read More »Festac Icon Is Here
So robbery in daylight is not left out in Festac as 4 Ghanaian Guests who lodged in Surerest Hotel, 2nd Avenue Road lost their valuables in one of the Lodged in rooms .
The Guests were invited to Nigeria for the Centennial celebration of Junior Chamber International(JCI) to also join the other members in the celebration.
According to Orijoreporters, The 4 guest reported to the policeRead More »Ghanaians Robbed At Surerest Hotel Festac Town
Before taking a taxi cab its is of utmost importance to consider your safety and well being before boarding. Festac residents have fallen prey to some activities that threaten their safety.
So here are some few Tips To Note BEFORE YOU RENT A CAB
Before you board the taxi cab always agree on a fare. Negotiate properly and i don’t advice you to pay the fare till you get to your destination.
Before you even put in your bags know exactly how much the fare would be as i wouldn’t like you to learn lesson in a hard way.
KFC Festac town is one of the eateries usually flooded by food lovers and residents in Festac. KFC is located at Mobile service station, 23 Road, 4th Avenue Drive tru store, Festac. KFC is the 14th outlet to be opened in nigeria.
So i would be sharing with you , 5 reasons To Visit KFC Now
KFC is opened to you from 10 am till as late as 9 pm everyday Read More »5 Great Reasons to Visit KFC Festac Now
It was supposed to be a glorious Sunday in the family of Ekwe but unfortunately it was not as Festac area of Lagos state was thrown into a state of confusion . Ugochukwu Ekwe was found dead in his family house located at 311 road , B close On Sunday, 16th August 2015. His family left for church and returned at about 12 noon to find their… Read More »23 Year Old Commits Suicide In 311 Festac
Shoprite Festac has been on the anticipation of Festac residents Since the beginning of the year .
They have anticipated the opening of the shopping mall in the giant Festival Mall which is being constructed.
Many residents have asked this question without proper answers , so here is an update .
June 2015 was set for the delivery of Festival Mall which till now is still under construction.
Two highly anticipated occupants of the Festival mall , SHOPRITE and the Silverbird Cinema is still under construction.
So we are still expecting and hoping this would be completed before the end of 2015.
So to keep you updated with the latest development , below are Photos of the almost complete Mall , Shoprite in Particular.
Festac Town is one of the oldest and biggest residential estates in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole. Unfortunately , moral decadency has been forgotten and the large town is rapidly becoming a haven for prostitution, In the beginning it wasn’t so.
Apart from the obvious fact that the estate is deteriorating , moral standard Read More »How Prostitution is Trending In Festac Town
Festac Town is a Huge Residential estate , and can be said to be a country of its own. I love Festac town as that was where i grew up . So i would be sharing with you 5 unique things about Festac Town that i am sure you know about.
