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15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by Nobody: 9:27pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
If you get aboard a Lagos bus and
after a while you hear the
conductor call out “under!”,
“Killer!”, ” Masha!” don’t panic, it
is not the beginning of madness, he
is just calling out bus-stops; so
where is your stop?
There are so many humorous
things that take place while
traveling on a Lagos commercial
bus, certain things that happen or
that are said, are just enough to
keep you laughing if you take a
second thought at them.
For me the bus-stops in Lagos and
the way these conductors call them
out, gets me laughing always. So
you have bus-stop like
“Westminster” pronounced as
“West Minister” and you can’t but
laugh to tears.
There many more bus-stops which
i find funny, either in their
pronunciation or in the meaning of
their names as it were.
Perhaps I should give you some
heads-up, every major landmark in
Lagos eventually is used as a bus-
stop, and in the case of no major
building/edifice; then the nearest
Iroko tree becomes the bus-stop
for the area.
This theory holds majorly for
residents in the mainland, as the
Lagos-Island tends to have a good
number bus-stops with straight
names.
Without spoiling the fun, here are
some of the craziest and funniest
names i have found of the lot that
exist around the Lagos megalopolis.
Come “along”, yes, ‘along’ is yet
another bus-stop’s name.
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Cemetery bus stop
There are so many cemetery bus-
stops across Lagos. The simple
rationale for the bus-stop name,
being that the cemetary located
around the corner is about the
most popular place to reckon with
within the area. Seriously, I mean,
how can you say you live at
“Cemetery bus stop”?
Moshalashi
Moshalashi means mosque, and
there are major mosques in virtually
every part of Lagos. You can rarely
go to on any Local government are
which doesn’t have a Moshalashi-
bus stop.
Mechanic bus stop
There is one just after Okokomiko
and like the other bus-stops, just
for the mere fact that a group of
automobile mechanics make one
spot their workshop, it
automatically becomes a bus-stop.
Tell me, what can be easier to
describe than a group of men with
shirts soiled with so much grease.
Abattoir
I asked someone recently, where
do you live and he said “abattoir”
and I could not hold back my
laughter, apparently he was
referring to the popular bus-stop
around the Abule Egba area of
Lagos, where the Lagos abattoir is
located.
Church bus stop- Along Mile 2
The name says it all, you can
already guess what inspired this
bus-stop located along Agboju Mile
2 (Badagry expressway).
[b]Coconut bus stop- Along Mile 2[
The presence of a long row of
coconut trees gave rise to the
name of this bus-stop located on
your way to Mile 2. Infact, you will
hear the conductors call out “Mile-2
Coconut!”, on their trips from
Oshodi through iyana-isolo and
down past Cele-bus stop.
Cele bus stop- Along Mile 2
Lagosians have an abbreviation for
the Celestial churches, and that is
“Cele” and that is the concept
behind naming this bus-stop after
some celestial church within.
Takuti Jesu- Ajah
It remains somewhat unclear to me
why this bus-stop was named
“Taku ti Jesu”, a name which
basically means never letting go of
Jesus. Perhaps some new form of
admonition, so don’t let go till you
get what you want. Somebody,
must have read Jacob’s story.
Mongoro- Along Oshodi- Egbeda
road
Now this is one very funny one.
Just like coconut, this is supposed
to be Mango bus-stop, but the
conductors never fail to call it
“mongoro”, I can’t forget how
much i laughed the first time I
deciphered it.
Ile-epo- Along Ejigbo-Ikotun road
Just along the Ejigbo-Ikotun road, is
this bus-stop whose name is
derived from the mere fact that a
“filling-station” ( fuel station) is
sited there. Ile-epo literally mean,
house-of-oil (a gas station).
7/8- Along Airport Road
For as long as I have known this
bus-stop, it has fascinated me, as I
have tried tirelessly to solve the
maths behind its name. Please if
you have a clue, then let us know.
Same goes for the bus-stop named
23-24.
Onigbongbo- Maryland
In all honesty, I can tell you for real
what the name entail. However, I
am more concerned with the way it
sounds when pronounced. Go on,
try it, O-ni-gbon-gbo. Don’t bite
your tongue.
Onipanu- Along Yaba-Ikorodu road
Unlike Onigbongo, I think Onipanu
means some one who trades in
aluminum and building materials.
So you can be sure that there is/
was a popular “onipanu” to earn it a
place as a popular bus-stop in
Lagos.
Alakara bus stop
If you understand yoruba well
enough, then you will understand
that this bus-stop was named after
someone, who most likely is a
woman that sells “bean-cakes”
locally called “akara”.
Ogolonto- Ikorodu area
Like O-ni-gbon-gbo, I know little of
O-go-lon-to, I can only say that it is
located along the famous Ikorodu
road. Ogolonto just has a peculiar
way it |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by drizslim(m): 10:58pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
Nice story Pray make ur article reach FP Otherwise all this copy copy na waste |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by jaymichael(m): 11:29pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
DUSTBIN bus-stop at Awodiora, oregie, Ajegunle-Apapa, Lagos. I know the origin of the name. There used to be a huge dustbin there where waste from Awodiora market was dumped and it usually over spill, covering much of the road. That was long ago, not anymore. Along the same oregie boundary road, three bus-stops from Dustin bus-stop is BANANA bustop. There is not a single banana plant there, not even a banana seller. The origin of the name, I don't know. still along the same road, three bus-stops from Banana is a bus-stop called (guess-what) BUS-STOP. the name of the bus-stop is actually called Bus-stop As kids growing up in Ajegunle, we used to fetch free water from the government tap situated there. Why that bus-stop is named BUS-STOP, I don't know and I haven't seen anyone that know. 1 Like |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by Lolaabokoku(f): 11:34am On Nov 15, 2015 |
The first time I hear 'Rosho Rosho' wole pelu 50n change e oo,, I was like wtf? Lol,, not until I asked a passerby.. They were actually saying "Oshodi Oshodi" funny conductors |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by jaymichael(m): 2:28pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Lolaabokoku:Hahahahahaha! you no hear 'Rosho Rosho salijesha' ? |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by yorex2011: 3:56pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Ogogoro bustop Pako bustop Cement bustop 1st and 2nd Rainbow |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by Lolaabokoku(f): 7:33pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
Mangoro
Cement
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Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by PHAYOL81: 8:46pm On Nov 15, 2015 |
There's OLOJOJO bus stop @ Oworo. AGRIC bus stop @ Ikorodu ALAKUKO @ ketu POST OFFICE @ Oyingbo etc |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by Greenbuoy(m): 12:06am On Nov 16, 2015 |
N o n s e n s e |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by flokii: 12:18am On Nov 16, 2015 |
Lolaabokoku: I like your monicker... fine girl like you.. why wan bokoku na? |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by Lolaabokoku(f): 10:44am On Nov 16, 2015 |
flokii:e no good ni? |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by flokii: 11:04am On Nov 16, 2015 |
Lolaabokoku:E good jare.. make me sef see one babe wey go bami ku |
Re: 15 Most Crazy Bus Stop Names In Lagos by Lolaabokoku(f): 12:05pm On Nov 16, 2015 |
flokii:iyen na nice |
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