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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Austema(m): 11:19pm On Oct 03, 2018
Gf
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by seuncyber(m): 11:20pm On Oct 03, 2018
Nice write up

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Techlisa(f): 11:20pm On Oct 03, 2018
Ook
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Boyooosa(m): 11:21pm On Oct 03, 2018
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You guys should stop using this meme, its fvcking real, and humiliating. I feel it here!
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by brian91(m): 11:21pm On Oct 03, 2018
Lazyreporta:
On the Island of the affluent in Lagos, I rarely hear aircraft buzzing in the sky, except the posh helicopters of the busy rich. The airport and flight noise don’t affect the airspace, it only devalues the land.

The rich pretend to pray, but God is on the Mainland, land on the island is too expensive to build many worship centers.

The Island was not built for Beer. It is the hub of champagne, spirits, and wines. Beer is for the road, an appetizer bottled on the Mainland.

The Mainland is crowded with families. Life on the island has no friends. Everything is cash or ‘waka’. The roads are expensively tolled, the schools are US ‘Dollard’, and a smile might cost some ‘Nairas’.

The Island expands while the Mainland remains the same. Under neon lights, millions of Mainland ‘ants’ trample on the Third Mainland Bridge into the Island of their dreams. Many die on the bridge, many earn a kobo, and many rob the others.
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The Island goes to the Mainland, only to fly. Life on the mainland has many tribes. Bad roads and traffic jamborees in Enugu suburbs like Ago and Okota would eventually pursue ‘Omo Igbo’ to the East. The smart ones live in Yoruba neighborhoods, like itire, with Chinese constructed drainages. Sharp guys have moved into Surulere, the Governor’s neighborhood and the best place to drink. The number of youths in Festac makes one wonder if they ate their parents for dinner.

Ketu is a gang of Yoruba women hustling to breathe. Ikorodu can be great if it gets a bridge into the island. Yaba is the link between books, Aristos, ‘White House’ and an infamous Psyche ward (Yaba-left).yaba

Sex is on Allen, tax is a joyride at Alausa. Obanikoro is the name of a man on the Island and a place in the Mainland. Everything on the Mainland is made in Ilupeju, Ogba, Isolo, Agidingbi, and Oregun. Agbara is not on the Mainland, it’s in Ogun state, like Mowe and Ibafo.

Everything on the Island is imported from the Mainland ports of Apapa and Tin Can. The sound of Mazamaza and Okokomaiko can cure madness. Homes in Idi-Araba are waiting to collapse, thank God for LUTH; Igbobi’s Orthopedics is not too far away.

There is a Lagos state University campus in every Mainland corner; the main campus and a military cantonment are at Ojo. Musicians from Mushin and Ajegunle have monopolized the sympathy of poverty, while Egbeda and Ikotun get no pity.
If eyes are closed in Agege and Iddo when a train passes, one can pretend to be in Grand Central Station. 3Gbagadans usually pretend to be on the Island, but Oworonshoki can’t get away with such lies. Ogudu GRA insists on being distinct from a conjoined Ojota, while Amuwo-Odofin calls itself Festac Extension.

Iju and Ojodu villages are hyped by estate agents. Ebute-Metta is an old Yoruba phrase: “A place of three shores.” It is a decaying dream of British colonialism and Brazilian architecture.

Most of the residents of Magodo and Omole are Landlords. Maryland is not a saint and Anthony is not a Village. Igando and Ipaja are playing catching up with the state government.

Ikeja is the official capital of Lagos. The State House is on the Island, where the real capital is. Lagos deserves a special status in the constitution.index

On the Island, money has relatives. Ikoyi and Victoria Island are twin sisters, posh from birth and wrinkled with age. Lekki is a distant cousin, taxing and full of fraudulent schemes. VGC and Eleko are wealthy uncles, isolated from others and always overseas. Nicon and Parkview are the pretty nieces with feigned American and British accents. Oniru and Elegushi are the nephews from the village, who recently found wealth and arrogance. Ajah is the Step-sister, giving birth to children she can’t feed. Jakande and Igbo-Efon are broke In-laws, hardworking but always in need. Ibeju-Lekki and Epe are the Jilted aunts, feeding on promises and searching for suitors. Obalende is the lost brother without a mind, thought to be dead. Eko, Idumota, and Marina are Triplets of Royal descents, with trade on their minds, and power between their legs. Maroko is the baby that was aborted at Midterm. Makoko is the dirty bastard that wouldn’t disappear. Eko Atlantic City has recently left the incubator, hoping to survive. Many other siblings are just occupying space and causing traffic jams on the Island of the rich.

This is how I know I’m not on the Island: service attendants begging for money; Lastma officials lurking behind traffic lights; Dunghill switch is everywhere, and I can’t get an Iota of decency.

Source... Lazyreporta


Well articulated. Thumbs up wink

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by chillychill(f): 11:21pm On Oct 03, 2018
Now this is beautiful, but u didn't put badagry na

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by 360great(m): 11:21pm On Oct 03, 2018
Interesting.... Nice one
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by jumpandpas(m): 11:22pm On Oct 03, 2018
A no man's land

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by livelymatilda22: 11:22pm On Oct 03, 2018
Nice one

Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by oshe11: 11:23pm On Oct 03, 2018
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Food111: 11:23pm On Oct 03, 2018
gbaskiboy:
op send me your 10 digits na at all at all na him bad

Bros make I send my own too. Hunger wan finish person for school

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by TheTourist: 11:23pm On Oct 03, 2018
TOOK MY TIME TO read every word AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE HAVING LIVED ALL MY LIFE IN LAGOS.
GREAT WRITE UP. NEEDS TO BE SAVED FOR FUTURE REFERENCING. KEEP IT UP

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Magnumproperty: 11:26pm On Oct 03, 2018
U try no be small.
Are U in need of Office Space or Apartments.
Contact Magnum Properties on 0.8.1.2.3.1.5.9.9.2.4
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by teepha: 11:27pm On Oct 03, 2018
where is the jagaban of lagos island... Banana island
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Nobody: 11:27pm On Oct 03, 2018
BabaJideAFONJA:
Op this is the only place i know in the Afonjaistic land of Lagos.
ok
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Dycaptain(m): 11:28pm On Oct 03, 2018
thumps up�best write up have seen in a while

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by CJIDEX(m): 11:28pm On Oct 03, 2018
Nice write up op but you failed to recognize almighty banana island

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by fawaz22(m): 11:31pm On Oct 03, 2018
where is ajegunle
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by ollybosieb: 11:31pm On Oct 03, 2018
Thumb up
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Parablesonmarble: 11:32pm On Oct 03, 2018
I've been a nairalander for long but I'm an avowed member of the wakapass crew. I read, I smile, I leave. But this is a master class that deserves my response. I doff my hat bro. Great write up.

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Treasure17(m): 11:32pm On Oct 03, 2018
Fascinating write-up. Really love the comparison.

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Hollamie007: 11:32pm On Oct 03, 2018
Lazyreporta:
On the Island of the affluent in Lagos, I rarely hear aircraft buzzing in the sky, except the posh helicopters of the busy rich. The airport and flight noise don’t affect the airspace, it only devalues the land.

The rich pretend to pray, but God is on the Mainland, land on the island is too expensive to build many worship centers.

The Island was not built for Beer. It is the hub of champagne, spirits, and wines. Beer is for the road, an appetizer bottled on the Mainland.

The Mainland is crowded with families. Life on the island has no friends. Everything is cash or ‘waka’. The roads are expensively tolled, the schools are US ‘Dollard’, and a smile might cost some ‘Nairas’.

The Island expands while the Mainland remains the same. Under neon lights, millions of Mainland ‘ants’ trample on the Third Mainland Bridge into the Island of their dreams. Many die on the bridge, many earn a kobo, and many rob the others.
1

The Island goes to the Mainland, only to fly. Life on the mainland has many tribes. Bad roads and traffic jamborees in Enugu suburbs like Ago and Okota would eventually pursue ‘Omo Igbo’ to the East. The smart ones live in Yoruba neighborhoods, like itire, with Chinese constructed drainages. Sharp guys have moved into Surulere, the Governor’s neighborhood and the best place to drink. The number of youths in Festac makes one wonder if they ate their parents for dinner.

Ketu is a gang of Yoruba women hustling to breathe. Ikorodu can be great if it gets a bridge into the island. Yaba is the link between books, Aristos, ‘White House’ and an infamous Psyche ward (Yaba-left).yaba

Sex is on Allen, tax is a joyride at Alausa. Obanikoro is the name of a man on the Island and a place in the Mainland. Everything on the Mainland is made in Ilupeju, Ogba, Isolo, Agidingbi, and Oregun. Agbara is not on the Mainland, it’s in Ogun state, like Mowe and Ibafo.

Everything on the Island is imported from the Mainland ports of Apapa and Tin Can. The sound of Mazamaza and Okokomaiko can cure madness. Homes in Idi-Araba are waiting to collapse, thank God for LUTH; Igbobi’s Orthopedics is not too far away.

There is a Lagos state University campus in every Mainland corner; the main campus and a military cantonment are at Ojo. Musicians from Mushin and Ajegunle have monopolized the sympathy of poverty, while Egbeda and Ikotun get no pity.
If eyes are closed in Agege and Iddo when a train passes, one can pretend to be in Grand Central Station. 3Gbagadans usually pretend to be on the Island, but Oworonshoki can’t get away with such lies. Ogudu GRA insists on being distinct from a conjoined Ojota, while Amuwo-Odofin calls itself Festac Extension.

Iju and Ojodu villages are hyped by estate agents. Ebute-Metta is an old Yoruba phrase: “A place of three shores.” It is a decaying dream of British colonialism and Brazilian architecture.

Most of the residents of Magodo and Omole are Landlords. Maryland is not a saint and Anthony is not a Village. Igando and Ipaja are playing catching up with the state government.

Ikeja is the official capital of Lagos. The State House is on the Island, where the real capital is. Lagos deserves a special status in the constitution.index

On the Island, money has relatives. Ikoyi and Victoria Island are twin sisters, posh from birth and wrinkled with age. Lekki is a distant cousin, taxing and full of fraudulent schemes. VGC and Eleko are wealthy uncles, isolated from others and always overseas. Nicon and Parkview are the pretty nieces with feigned American and British accents. Oniru and Elegushi are the nephews from the village, who recently found wealth and arrogance. Ajah is the Step-sister, giving birth to children she can’t feed. Jakande and Igbo-Efon are broke In-laws, hardworking but always in need. Ibeju-Lekki and Epe are the Jilted aunts, feeding on promises and searching for suitors. Obalende is the lost brother without a mind, thought to be dead. Eko, Idumota, and Marina are Triplets of Royal descents, with trade on their minds, and power between their legs. Maroko is the baby that was aborted at Midterm. Makoko is the dirty bastard that wouldn’t disappear. Eko Atlantic City has recently left the incubator, hoping to survive. Many other siblings are just occupying space and causing traffic jams on the Island of the rich.

This is how I know I’m not on the Island: service attendants begging for money; Lastma officials lurking behind traffic lights; Dunghill switch is everywhere, and I can’t get an Iota of decency.

Source... Lazyreporta


And I read it all without getting Bored.... nice and neat wink

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by dimeji877(m): 11:33pm On Oct 03, 2018
Thanks for excluding Shomolu undecided undecided

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by chubbygal(f): 11:33pm On Oct 03, 2018
Oba how far the latest development. Lifeless oba

Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Lazyreporta(m): 11:35pm On Oct 03, 2018
Parablesonmarble:
I've been a nairalander for long but I'm an avowed member of the wakapass crew. I read, I smile, I leave. But this is a master class that deserves my response. I doff my hat bro. Great write up.

Thanks
Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by GavelSlam: 11:36pm On Oct 03, 2018
Brilliant.

You need to etch this somewhere iconic .

Something like Banksy might.

Appreciate it.

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by sokera: 11:39pm On Oct 03, 2018
The writer is awesome

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Aston02(m): 11:43pm On Oct 03, 2018
I soooooo much love this. Thumbs up OP.
This is the type of content that should make fp not all the irrelevant topics the mods force down our throat.

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Nobody: 11:46pm On Oct 03, 2018
Nice narrative. You really got talent.

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by Hundredfold4lif(m): 11:47pm On Oct 03, 2018
Beautifully entertaining!!!!

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Re: Think You Know Lagos well Enough? (photos) by daveP(m): 11:48pm On Oct 03, 2018
Totally on point. CMS, Oshodi weren't involved sha.

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