Last week, we were greeted with the terrible news of a fuel tanker explosion on Otedola bridge, Lagos. Our phone screens were inundated with pictures and videos of a fire raging out of control, ashes of cars stretching into the…
Hey, this is why young people do drugs -Hymar David
Few days ago, news headlines were agog with the story of a young man who tried to commit suicide by jumping into the Lagos lagoon. The pictures that accompanied the headlines showed a youth dripping wet, being dragged by his…
All kinds of crase dey inside Danfo-Hymar David
We were heading to Yaba one sleepy morning. I was sitting at the back, close to the window, the window slightly slid closed so some thieving hand wont shoot in suddenly and grab my phone. This is Lagos, be kiaful.…
Lagos will break your heart like Arsenal FC – Hymar David
Forget the Abuja vs Lagos matter, let’s say the truth make devil shame small: Lagos is a killer. Lagos is a carnivorous city, a dream-eating beast. Lagos will break your heart more than any Yoruba demon can. You ask a…
The day I acted in action feem part 3-Hymar David
The shock lasted a few mind-numbing moments, then something snapped awake inside me. I stared straight ahead, scanning hard into the distance. I saw my guy running against the traffic of cars and human bodies, trying to blend. Trying to…
The day I took part in an action feem (2) -Hymar David
Continued from last week. read first part here I didn’t take note of him, at first, the second dude. We kept walking. The phone in my grasp. I was even counting out the money for him as we walked. I…
The day I took part in an action feem-Hymar David
It was a hot morning sometime in 2016 abi 2015. Maybe 2014 sef. I was in Uniben then, that I remember clearly. I had gone to Ikeja to shop for back-to-school stuff. Our bus stopped at the designated point, close…
Lagosians always fight with their mouth – Hymar David
When we are talking of Lagos agberos, we are not just talking about bus conductors with their gruff voices and roll-on starved armpits. We are not just talking about the bus-stop extortion specialists in their funny white and green NURTW…
Computer Village boys will teach you sense – Hymar David
The first time I did business at Ikeja Under bridge, I lost 5k. I had just gotten paid at Viju Milk where I did slave labour for 10k a month. I was new in Lagos then, at least to the…