From Zaria to Lagos, Yakubu spent three days. Along the way, he hoped, ate, and even stepped aside to relieve himself. Home had become a stronghold of terrorists who rustled cattle, kidnapped residents, and cut farmers off from their harvests. Even children, Yakubu recalled, openly carried weapons in Funtua, the area where he grew up […]
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From his home, Idowu Usu can tell when someone has died in the lagoon. Among fishermen in Ago Egun, a community in the Yaba area of Lagos, South West Nigeria, there is a belief that the dead announce themselves with a sudden wind. Even in the stillness of the dry season, such a wind may […]
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A devastating tanker explosion which occurred in Lagos, southwestern Nigeria, on Tuesday night, has caused widespread destruction and left many commuters stranded. The incident occurred at the Otedola Bridge axis, a major highway connecting Lagos to other parts of the country, around 8:00 p.m. Multiple witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with flames engulfing several […]
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Before donning the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) uniform, Amos Olaniyan, in the early ‘80s, worked as a salesman for Samco Company, navigating the bustling streets of Lagos, South West Nigeria, to sell yoghurt to customers. However, his life took an unexpected turn when former Lagos State Governor Lateef Jakande’s administration banned street hawking on major […]
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“Digbolu-Kolu.” The name is synonymous with the forgotten victims of an anti-cultism war in the Eti-Osa area of Lagos, South West Nigeria. Launched in 2021 by the Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Government, John Ogundare, the vigilante group made up of members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has since left a trail of human […]
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Into The Universe Called Lagos Traffic | RSS.com According to the 2023 Traffic Congestion Ranking, Lagos has the worst road traffic among cities worldwide. Although many Nigerians believe the city, being Nigeria’s economic capital, is a place where dreams come true, the traffic congestion road users face constantly takes a mental and physical toll on […]
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Abiona Hezekiah, 53, an assistant superintendent of police, was on official duty when he was stabbed to death at Satellite Town in Lagos, Nigeria on Dec. 3, 2022. The naval officials who killed him – Onyekachi Egwin and Nnamani Anointing – were riding a motorcycle against traffic laws when Abiona and his colleagues flagged them […]
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Tunji Olayiwola was sleeping in his self-contained apartment in the Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, when police officers broke in on Jan. 13, 2023, and arrested him. He was said to have engaged in a fight while playing football on the street a day before. His opponent who sustained injury made a formal complaint […]
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Nobody wanted to tell me the story behind the pain of a people in the coastal settlements of Lekki in Lagos. A few people said it had better be buried in a secret grave forever. When I probed further, I found a narrative bizarrely told with grief. Lekki was a blossoming town of aquatic splendour […]
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When an uncompleted seven-storey building on Lagos’ Banana Island collapsed in April, it was thought no one had died, as a roll-call of workers on the site had been checked and all were accounted for. Two days after the incident, the body of a man was recovered from the rubble. It is not publicly known […]
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“I no longer believe in the police force,” said Stephen Amos, an inspector who has served his country for over 20 years. “No one cares about our welfare. They just want to continue to use us.” Amos’s frustration was triggered by the partial collapse of a block of flats on April 22 at the police […]
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Adeloye Moses had two targets to meet when he brought out his motorcycle for business in the early hours of June 25, 2021. First, he wanted to make money to pay for his children’s school fees. Second, he wanted to clear off a debt incurred from a loan he took from a microfinance company. But […]
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