The yellow commercial bus, aka Danfo, is one of the symbols of Lagos. For the car-less, or those who aren’t sure of their route and are afraid of LASTMA or the men in black or are simply trying to avoid…
Many are mad, few are roaming – Lucia Edafioka
There was an uncompleted building opposite the house I grew up in. In the building was a man with mental disorder, we called him Sule-mental. Sule was normal sometimes, he would help empty our dustbins, he cooked, washed his clothes.…
Imagine, one day away and I was missing Lagos – Lucia Edafioka
Remember when I said Lagos was controlled by the spirit of impatience? People are always in a hurry because there is plenty money to be made whether legally or illegally. We make jokes out of this characteristic of Lagos, Lagos…
9 tips for renting an apartment in Lagos – Lucia Edafioka
You would think renting an apartment in Lagos would just be: find a place that suits you, pay the landlord and move in, right? See, Lagos is not like any city on earth (I say this in every piece). Lagos…
Lagos is just another life – Lucia Edafioka
Lagos has its own language; something might mean one thing everywhere else in Nigeria; you come to Lagos and it is a whole different meaning. And by language I’m talking of both the things people say and do that have…
What my eyes have seen in this Lagos ehn – Lucia Edafioka
There are many beautiful things about Lagos: the nightlife, the reflection of light on the ocean at night, the serenity – at night also – street art, the architecture, both old and new. This is the Lagos that is sold…
‘Adulting’ in Lagos is hard – Lucia Edafioka
Life is hard, life in Nigeria is Hard, and in Lagos it is HARD, you gerrit? These past weeks there is no day that goes by that I don’t think of my mummy. Yes, you can call me tata but…
My Lagos Food Romance – Lucia Edafioka
So one of my dear friends said I use this column to hate on Lagos weekly. No, I don’t hate Lagos. Ok, it’s a love-hate relationship. So today I am going to write about one of the things I love…
Dear Nigerian, can you please mind your business – Lucia Edafioka
One of the many things Nigerians are good at is the ability to give unsolicited advice. This is why comment sections on blogs are like war theatres. When I first moved to Lagos, there was this woman who stopped me…