I think we are all agreed that Lagosians are the most oversabi set of people in Nigeria, abi is anyone still contesting that fact? Lagosians will give unsolicited opinion when they have no idea of the topic being discussed, they…
Welcome to Lagos, where beggars have a choice – Lucia Edafioka
There is something about living in Lagos that gives people a funny sense of superiority and entitlement. I have watched this several times outside Lagos, of course, a person smugly telling another from say Warri or Enugu that they live…
Shut up jor, we are all corrupt – Lucia Edafioka
Sometime ago, I was seated with some friends and the usual topic was our dear country Nigeria which is fighting corruption and recession all at once. We were sharing blame, it’s the past government, it is these ones, it’s them…
Abeg, Lagos men, what did women do to you? – Lucia Edafioka
Lagos men, I just want to ask a question, what did women do to you? In one week, I saw so much BS women take, have to take from you people daily. Because of the insane traffic that is characteristic…
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…
Guy, forget Libya, there is slavery among us – Lucia Edafioka
Anyone who saw the Libya video in 2017 of some people auctioning off fellow humans like animals, will still get the chills as I do. It’s not like I was unaware that it was happening, it was hearing the stories,…
How to survive Lagos – Lucia Edafioka
If there is one thing we can all agree about Lagos it is that Lagos is like an abusive spouse. This city assaults us all daily. It is difficult to leave your house in Lagos and not return home unscathed…
My Pipu! Prevention is better than cure and HIV is still real, o – Lucia Edafioka
There is something we see in almost every part of Lagos; men sitting opposite each other, one cutting the other one’s hair, or shaving off beards, with crude instruments. The other day I was waiting for a cab somewhere in…
Help, we are addicted to our phones! – Lucia Edafioka
The other day, I sent an email to a middle-aged woman with: ‘PFA, thanks, Lucia.’ She didn’t reply the mail. Instead she called me. ‘Madam, what is PFA? Where is the document I asked for?’ I chuckled. “It means ‘Please…
5 tips to survive in Lagos every day – Lucia Edafioka
Like every Nigerian child, I went through the debate phase in Primary School where we were made to cram things we didn’t understand and make wild gestures with our hands. “Good day panel of judges, moderator, time keeper…,” you know…