I was sure I had got it all wrong when I got to the Opebi/Allen roundabout a day after Christmas that year. I asked the few people I saw around the corner; no one seemed to have heard of Monkey…
Abeg, where did Nigerian civil servants come from?- Lucia Edafioka
Have you ever asked yourself where and how they recruit civil servants in Nigeria? Like where do they get this special breed of people that work in our civil service at all levels? Have they always been like this or…
Lagos is not for the poor man – Lucia Edafioka
Not long ago, there was a photo of a man who jumped down from the third floor of a Magistrate Court in Lagos. Why? He owed N40,000. According to the story he owed someone N40,000 and he has been remanded…
Some people can be very ignorant sha – Lucia Edafioka
One of my friends convinced me to go see The Wedding Party when it was at the cinemas three years ago. It was a comedy through and through. I totally enjoyed the movie. As is expected with cinemas and movies…
On social media, police is your friend & bail is free, lol – Lucia Edafioka
I am certain Nigerians active on social media must have heard about the police PR person who is living in an alternate Nigeria; the one where policemen are good, responsible and upright citizens. If anyone should try to bring him…
Abeg, leave gay people alone – Lucia Edafioka
I am back, this week, with danfo gist from Lagos. On my way home one evening, I was in a danfo, as usual. It was a lazy evening sort of – rain had not made up its mind if it…
The lesson Ozubulu killing taught me – Lucia Edafioka
Every time something bad happens to a particular tribe you see what we really are as Nigerians. After the sad thing that happened in Ozubulu one Sunday over three years ago, instead of us to mourn together with families and…
How to survive on Nigerian campuses – Lucia Edafioka
As it has become imminent that students will soon return to Nigerian campuses, I recall one Sunday morning, some time ago, I was in a bus going to Yaba. Inside was a woman taking her daughter to the bus park.…
Tenkiu you, Lagos for that water bonanza – Lucia Edafioka
I witnessed a sadly funny thing the year the Lagos Marathon began. On my way home on the Friday just before the maiden Lagos marathon was held I saw a team of marathon branded buses patrolling the bus stop close…
Listen to the sounds of Lagos – Lucia Edafioka
I am going to share my Lagos playlist with you guys. These are some of the songs that make me think fondly of this city I love to hate, songs that help me go through when Lagos decides to be…