When moving around in Lagos, there are some things that you don’t pay attention to, you know, like it is none of your business so it flies past your eyes, past your head and you think nothing of it. One…
Lagos has turned me to Jaguda – Lucia Edafioka
I grew up in a very quiet housing estate behind Warri in Delta State, where it was common not to know your neighbours. We had our churches, schools, market, malls, and swimming pools so we had very little reason to…
Lagos is full of tribalism o – Lucia Edafioka
Tribalism is to Nigeria what Racism is to America. Majority of Nigerians are oblivious as to how tribalism works, especially the ones who have never left their regions; think of the Yoruba man who has never left Western Nigeria, or…
Why we no longer give alms to street beggars in Lagos – Peju Akande
If you’ve ever been in one of those long traffic jams in Lagos, you must have seen these women who carry twin babies while begging for alms. It seems they are forever having babies. They are mostly at the Maryland…
Wait, where do Area Boys come from? – Toni Kan
Producer: Tolulope Itegboje Director: Tolulope Itegboje Genre: Documentary Year of release: 2019 Tolulope Itegboje’s poignant and heartfelt film, Awon Boyz opens with a definition of success but it is not the one you are used to. According to Uchman, success…
Ex-Barcelona Captain, Puyol visits Lagos as part of the UEFA Champions League Tour presented by Heineken
Carles Puyol, former FC Barcelona captain, has just arrived Lagos as part of the UEFA Champions League Tour presented by Heineken. The football legend, who arrived at the Murtala Mohammed Airport Wednesday morning, was received by hundreds of football fans.…
Even in Lagos, money doesn’t fall from heaven – Lucia Edafioka
There’s this song that they used to play on the radio when I was a child. A part of the song says ‘money no dey come from heaven, do better thing more go come, na true word I dey tell…
Sanwa-Olu must not fall our hand o – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There is no other city in the world that can compare with Lagos, our Lagos. In short, Lagos is a planet. Lagos is up there without a comparison in magic, opportunity and surprise. In politics, commerce and social life,…
Kaduna, Enugu, Lagos, Abia, Anambra top reformed states (ThisDay)
Five states in the country last night received awards for being top five reformed states in the year 2018. The states in descending order included Kaduna, Enugu, Lagos, Abia, and Anambra. They received their awards from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo…
Lagos will break your heart – Lucia Edafioka
There are many shortcuts I take home, but I have noticed something on one of them: in the morning there is an old man in rags with little tumours all over his skin but by evening a younger man takes…