30 days of Lagos

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November 15, 2013

What does Lagos mean to you? (30 Days of Lagos)

The white men called it-Lagos, our ancestors called it Eko, these urban sprinters call it Lasgidi, in an attempt to rebrand the city with a befitting title, the government ascribed…

November 15, 2013

Tafa Osisiye: Lagos is all about ‘chances’ (30 Days of Lagos)

by Tafa Osisiye Our red machine –unrivalled in its ugliness- might have originated from our betting colonialist but it has a uniquely Nigerian name: Baba Ijebu. Lagos is about chances. Or,…

November 12, 2013

Tope Sadiq: A day in Lagos (30 Days of Lagos)

by Tope Sadiq Life can be challenging in the city of Lagos, the turns and whirls of everyday living can drain our funnier side of life but like any good…

November 2, 2013

Chinedu Okoro: Lagos, standing against all odds (30 Days of Lagos)

by Chinedu Okoro Lagos, you are still our pride, courted by others like a bride, you are most munificent, your jagged scenery never recedes to us who behold,they are never evanescent. Lagos, They call you Eko…

October 29, 2013

Osisiye Tafa: Can Computer Village be the next Silicon Valley (30 Days of Lagos)

by Osisiye Tafa Computer Village is not an exact location. It is a warren of streets on which you find similar merchandise. Choked within a small area in-between Oremeji Street,…

October 28, 2013

Rekana Sharon Ojong: Lagos, my new Calabar (30 Days of Lagos)

by Rekana Sharon Ojong When I first moved to Lagos, I was lost and didn’t know how I was going to survive. I couldn’t run or hide from this type of…

October 27, 2013

Ayodeji Rotinwa: A city of extremes (30 Days of Lagos)

by Ayodeji Rotinwa Lagos living, for me, has been a journey that remarkably, I can't quite put into words. I am from Lagos, was born, bred and have lived here…

Ifeanyi Dike jr. October 26, 2013

Ifeanyi Dike Jr: Lost in the city (30 Days of Lagos)

by Ifeanyi Dike Jr I was to get to my intended destination in about five minutes but long after then, I came to stop at a place that was brimming…

October 25, 2013

Efe Paul: Have you visited Ogidan country where Haji is the government? (30 Days of Lagos)

by Efe Paul Ogidan Street is host to about twenty or so buildings, separated into opposite rows by a narrow dirt road that draws its stomach in to hold pools…

October 25, 2013

Toni Kan: How sh_t happened in busy banking hall (30 Days of Lagos)

by Toni Kan “Acid! Acid!” Abel heard someone scream as the girl cried out but it was not acid. It was something worse, something more shameful, something more atavistic, a…

October 22, 2013

Sylva Nze Ifedigbo: We are the story waiting to be told (30 days of Lagos)

by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo They are all around us. They come to us; these stories. We find them in the loud honking by 'danfo' drivers which to the untrained ear is noise,…

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