..."I started to laugh because I wanted to cry"...

Mr Lawyer u visited lagos at a very bad time when it's cheating on u with rain. Visit lagos again after it has broken up with the rains and u will love her more.

But that driver daft sha...he see dis kind water wey go even stop some suvs, and him enter with ordinary corolla. He needs to be bitten on the left niple by soldier ants.

I wonder who forced him to visit? The same person will still go again for something else next time

Smelly_smelly Lagos... From Lekki to Ajah to Victoria Island to Ikoyi to Obalende to Third Mainland Bridge to Iyana-Oworo to Anthony to Oshodi to etc... Smelling women here and there.. Smelling Afonjas...

Swampy and unwanted pools here and there...

Awoo88:

Port Harcourt has the worst traffic situation. Far worst than Lagos.

You are the worst liar I have ever seen. Stop saying what you don't know.

The driver was definitely silly, why would he think of driving in such a river.

welcome to eko

So mowi clap abi
Jus to sho us pix of u eating ba
Abegi.
Get lost

he should have known that the body of water will be deep.

its interesting that you found reasons to laugh in such a situation cos if you had seen it from a bad light, the bad situation would have drain your energy n thank God that the God whose name is Jehovah took charge of the situation

CastedDude:
A Nigerian lawyer identified as Firsts Baba Isa, based in Abuja has narrated his "horrible" experience in Lagos after falling in love with the commercial city. The man and his Uber driver got stuck in a flood after deciding to take a short-cut to the airport. Read what he shared on his social media page yesterday.

Lagos does it to me again.

I remember sometime last year when I came to Lagos and had to literally swim through a flood to find my way to court. Since then I have been to Lagos several times and I thought those days are gone for good. I thought Lagos finally decided to be nice to the Ninja Lawyer.

On Tuesday I waited for 5 hours in the Abuja airport before getting to Lagos. A 6pm flight became 7:30pm and finally we took off by 9pm or thereabouts for Lagos. We landed way pass 10pm and by the time I got to Lekki where I will be lodging Wednesday was saying goodbye to Tuesday.

Well, this wasn't entirely Lagos fault, so I didn't allow it affect our relationship. I started questioning my decision to fall in love with Lagos when on my way to court on Wednesday morning I got caught up in a nasty traffic.

I knew it. This traffic will not allow my relationship with Lagos to flourish. I gnashed my teeth throughout the uber ride to court and by the time I got there court was already sitting. Hay God!

Luckily I wasn't late for my matter.

After court, I and Lagos made up. I hooked up with some friends and proteges. We sat out for lunch and a beautiful discussion. Yeah, Lasgidi, this is how to be romantic in a relationship.

Then Lagos...

This morning I booked an uber ride, heads to the airport to catch my 11am flight, then Lagos started happening to me.

My oversabi driver started looking for short cuts to beat traffic. Me, what and where do I know na? I sat down there giving tacit approval: go guy, go; by all means dodge the gaddem traffic!

We negotiated a bend and a massive body of water appeared before us in the middle of a dilapidated street. My driver drove to what he considered the side of the body of water and roared in.

Right in the middle of that big dirty body of water, the engine died without even giving us the respect of coughing the traditional last cough cars cough before they die.

Before you can say Juliet, the car was already flooding. The driver got out and swam to safety leaving me in the car. I was shouting for him to come open the door for me before that bastard realized that he has mistakenly locked me in.

I swam out too. Shoe, trousers and all. We got my laptop bag and suit case out before water could get to it but my other bag in the boot wasn't that lucky. It was dripping water when we brought it out. My court files, my diary, my books are in this bag.

I started to laugh because I wanted to cry.

We paid some guys to push the car out of the water and another uber came to pick me up to the airport. The race to catch my flight began in the wicked Lagos traffic. God even saved me from a terrible accident.

My driver nearly ran into a parked car, thinking it was a moving car. He missed it by the whiskers. Hay God. I begged him to take it easy. It was clear I will miss my flight anyways.

Then I prayed to God for the flight to be delayed. Just as I said "Amen", I got a text: the 11am flight has been shifted to 2pm. If you see the way I celebrated God in that car ehn, the driver just weak.

You may call this coincidence. You might have a scientific or whatever explanation for this occurrence, that one is your own. All I know is that I prayed for that flight to be shifted and it was shifted immediately. Praise God.

But, seriously, those of you who love Lagos, how do you survive in such an abusive relationship?

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/06/i-fell-i-love-lagos-city-abuja-based-lawyer-photos.html

I love the word pun. Nice. Its a real heartache in that mega city, though it has its ups though. I am comfy with my dame Abuja.

Antina:


Akwa-Ibom is better in terms of good roads.

I agree AKS as a state has better roads but as things currently stand Calabar is still a better place to be than Uyo.

The gulf is definitely closing between the two cities but Calabar is still better.

zxcvb:
For those talking trash up there....
Nobody needs u guys in Lagos...
Right now there are hundred of Buses from The East heading to Lagos .. hundreds from The North have probably arrived Lasgidi..

People keep trooping in in their millions everyday Into the city of Lagos...

Artists and investors from everywhere just wanna reside and work in Lagos.. have u asked ursef why.. ? it is simply because there is no city in Nigeria that is as great as Lagos A Yoruba cosmopolitan State.

I don't get Y ppl take to social media to rant all cuz of a particular area is floody... why not report to d right authorities so that something drastic can b done...

No matter the hateful spite.. the truth remains no place in Nigeria as beautiful, crazy, lively and fun as Lagos state.

Just like Banky w said "No party as the Lagos party"

Olamide couldn't hide his feeling for Lagos when he said "If I carry u go banana island you go love Lagos o"

Humblesmith an Igbo guy was so happy to have found a life in Lagos, when the East couldn't give him such good life, he said "Beautiful Lagos o, Land of mercy land of success o, for Lagos everything too sweet o" He even advised okon to come to Lagos to succeed

I LOVE LAGOS SO MUCH

GOD BLESS LAGOS
GOD BLESS SOUTHWEST
GOD BLESS YORUBAS
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD BLESS AFRICA

The guy's beautiful write up is not hating on Lagos, but simply saying why he cannot fall in love with Lagos even after giving the city a couple of chances to warm up to his heart. Lagos is a popular destination for us Nigerians no doubt, but you cannot hide the fact that it drains you faster than an android battery. Sigh!

CplusJason:
Try Uyo, Enugu, Asaba, Warri and Port Harcourt next time.



Especially my Delta state, The pride of the South, So vastly endowed with several magnificent edifices.

m loving Uyo

man, i cant live in Lag

thank God i am self employed
helps me decide where i wanna live

Hahahhahaa walahi, I don't pray to encounter this. I go just dey cry there!

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[quote author=CastedDude post=57973340]A Nigerian lawyer identified as Firsts Baba Isa, based in Abuja has narrated his "horrible" experience in Lagos after falling in love with the commercial city. The man and his Uber driver got stuck in a flood after deciding to take a short-cut to the airport. Read what he shared on his social media page yesterday.
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Lagos does it to me again.

I remember sometime last year when I came to Lagos and had to literally swim through a flood to find my way to court. Since then I have been to Lagos several times and I thought those days are gone for good. I thought Lagos finally decided to be nice to the Ninja Lawyer.

On Tuesday I waited for 5 hours in the Abuja airport before getting to Lagos. A 6pm flight became 7:30pm and finally we took off by 9pm or thereabouts for Lagos. We landed way pass 10pm and by the time I got to Lekki where I will be lodging Wednesday was saying goodbye to Tuesday.

Well, this wasn't entirely Lagos fault, so I didn't allow it affect our relationship. I started questioning my decision to fall in love with Lagos when on my way to court on Wednesday morning I got caught up in a nasty traffic.

I knew it. This traffic will not allow my relationship with Lagos to flourish. I gnashed my teeth throughout the uber ride to court and by the time I got there court was already sitting. Hay God!

Luckily I wasn't late for my matter.

After court, I and Lagos made up. I hooked up with some friends and proteges. We sat out for lunch and a beautiful discussion. Yeah, Lasgidi, this is how to be romantic in a relationship.

Then Lagos...

This morning I booked an uber ride, heads to the airport to catch my 11am flight, then Lagos started happening to me.
Very romantic story, anyway the twist and turn make a relationship very interesting,, just try to keep up with the whirlwind

and that is why we love our lasgidi...Nice story.. advice..always have a pair slippers n water proof with you when in Lagos especially this season

oxonek:


The guy's beautiful write up is not hating on Lagos, but simply saying why he cannot fall in love with Lagos even after giving the city a couple of chances to warm up to his heart. Lagos is a popular destination for us Nigerians no doubt, but you cannot hide the fact that it drains you faster than an android battery. Sigh!

sure.. I got no problem with the guy's writeup but with those dudes here on nairaland who like to "masturbate" on any thread that has to do with Lagos.. like their opinions really matter

good for u

in short ehn, lagos no longer appeals to me. the stress is too much.

the only thing that can take me down to Lagos is vacations and very urgent matters.

enugu ke... that zone is as boring as fucck

rheether:
I'd rather back to my Enugu than stay in Lagos.

Yuji:

You are the worst liar I have ever seen. Stop saying what you don't know.

This period of the year is usually worst. One minute the road is clear and the next, there will be no movement with cars blocking every inch of the both side f the road from kyc to artillery. If you experience that, Lagos traffic will not be too bad

tooltip:
Enugu is cool.....did you by chance grow up in nsk?

Yeah

It was the Uber driver's fault.
Why should he decided to go through such massive water
He should have waited for a car to pass through it before attempting such
He seems to be so inexperienced about Lagos/Lekki roads
Thank God that there was no much damages done.

When you hear the word Lagos coined out from the word "Lagoon" what do you expect during the rains that can last as much as 15hrs non-stop.

Well we love our city like this, let him go back to his Abuja.

PH gets flooded as well during the rains,it's a normal occurrence with coastal cities because of the magnitude of Rainfall.

I don't know if lack of common sense is synonymous with Uber drivers, last year around August the uber cab I took with my sisters also got stuck in water and I had to come down to push the car because as you know women go sit-down there dey look.

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Lol thats Eko for u

tooltip:
oh okay!I'm sending you a pm right away

I can't access my mail

Whao, Nairaland was once a site to behold sometimes ago. The site has been hijacked by the jackals

This is nice and commendable. A sweet memory when the learned were holding sway.

R.I.P Niraland, just a matter of time.

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profhezekiah:
Waoooooh U mean U av taken ur nuisance away frm lagos? With d like of U leaving lagos, lagos will experience sanity soon

You are a Lagosian and a bad one indeed. You were not only born in an abusive environment but you are already used to it. And it's obvious you have been over abused again and again. If the likes of Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode and other good and legitimate Lagosians dwell in the kind of backward mentality of yours Lagos won't be the pride of the nation. You are a disappointment to other good Lagosians!