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Stories by Ope Adetayo

Ope Adetayo26 Oct 2022
#SinkingCities: In Lagos, Wetlands Are Sacrificed For Profits. Future Generations May Pay The Price
It is the middle of July 2022. The downpour has been going on for four days with no signs of abating anytime soon. Cars are being swept away into gaping canals. People are getting swept off the road and seven have died. Several houses are flooded. The scenes are not uncommon during the rainy season […]
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Ope Adetayo12 Oct 2020
Why Are The Police Killing Us? Nigerians Ask As Protests Continue
Martins, a 24 year old software engineer, stood in front of the Lagos State House of Assembly complex which was locked and barricaded by the police to protest police brutality. It was Friday, the third day of the 72-hour sit-in protest that had been going on at the government secretariat in Alausa Ikeja, a highbrow […]
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#SinkingCities: In Lagos, Wetlands Are Sacrificed For Profits. Future Generations May Pay The Price