Sheuns:
The only time the mentioned areas were a bit safe was during Fashola period as governor. That man prioritized security. You see this one there now, he’s just gallivanting, roads are always dark at night cos no functioning street lights. The agberos now are so much it’s like what most young guys aspire to become. And na Yoruba boys plenty pass.

You are right. Adekunle section of the repaired third (3rd) mainland bridge has no functional street lights. I am always fearing each time I close from work and have to pass through that area from 7pm downwards. And there was a reason the place was fenced but some sections of been removed, no doubt, by hoodlums

money121:


Jubril A.Gawat

Adekunle section of the bridge is in complete darkness. The contractor should be sanctioned appropriately

This makes for great novel. The kind I used to read back then from my late father’s novels. Espionage and the likes.

pheelbert:


https://mediatalkafrica.com/140678/funke-akindeles-a-tribe-called-judah-makes-nollywood-history-surpasses-n1-billion-mark/

If converted to dollars, I am not so sure I would want to…. Let me not talk too much before haters pounce on me

It is a global thing. Do you know that in China, an unmarried woman of 27 years and above is called Sheng nu which means leftover women. It is a derogatory term just like what we call evening newspaper in Nigeria

Women should be careful. Relationships, be it FWB or situationships or On and Off, etc require serious prayers. I hope our young girls learn from this. And also guys as well. I digress but westernization is not even helping matters as we overdo as well. I could go on and on but I wish not to…

Try this fun places (I will advise you check their instagram pages to get more of the fill). Most are on the island

Upbeat Recreation Centre: 11 Admiralty Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos

LSP® Paintball, Paintball Center - 39 Kusenla Road, Chisco Bus Stop, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos

Belleza Beach Resort: Ilashe Luxury Beach, Epe, Lagos

Cove Beach Resort: Ilashe Luxury Beach, Epe, Lagos

The Good Beach: Plot 10B, Water Corporation Road, Trinity Ave, Victoria Island 106104, Lagos

Atlantic Mall (Atlantic Shopping & Entertainment Centre): Chevron Drive, Lekki Peninsula, Lekki, LGA, Lagos

Engulf Virtual Reality: 11 Admiralty Road, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos

EbonyLife Cinema: 1637 Adetokunboh Ademola Street Opposite Eko Hotel, VI, Lagos

Filmhouse cinemas: Oniru, Lekki, Landmark, Surulere, Circle Mall, Ikota

Wave Beach Lagos: Elegushi Royal Beach, Ikate, Lekki

Laygos Watercrafts Landmark Beach: Landmark Beach, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos

LA’VEE ROOFTOP LOUNGE: 6th Floor rooftop Polystar building Marwa 2nd round about opposite Pinnacle petrol station Lekki Lagos

Lekki Conservation Centre: Km 19, Lekki-Epe Expressway

Lufasi Nature Park: Majek 1st Gate Km 41, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Sangotedo

Laquatic Water Park: Landmark Village, 4 Water Corporation Dr, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Lagos Beach Club: Landmark Beach, Landmark Village, Plot 3 & 4 Water Corporation Road, V/I Lagos

The Truth Beach Club: Landmark Beach Lagos, 4 Water Corporation Road, V/I Lagos

Lagos Jet Ski Riders: No. 10/12 Ademola Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

Just Paint and Sip: 28 Fola Osibo Street, Lekki, Lagos

Coney Island Beach Resort: Okun-Ajah Rd, Eti-Osa, Lagos

Laguna Beach Lagos: Okun-Ajah Rd, Eti-Osa, Lagos

Epe Resort and Spa: Itoikin Road Epe Lagos

Barracuda Beach Resort, Lagos: Okun Ajah Road, Off Abraham Adesanya roundabout, Opposite White House, Okun-Mapo Village, Ajah, Lagos

Santa Cruz Beach: Abraham Adesanya Estate, Ogombo Road Okun-Ajah Rd, Eti-Osa, Lekki, Lagos

Avista Beach Resort: Raliatu Olorunfunmike St, Eti-Osa 106104, Lagos

Sip and Paint. NG : Maroko, Badagry, Sangotedo, Ajah, Lekki Phase 2, Oniru, Lekki Phase 1, Ikoyi, Ikeja, V/I (https://sipandpaint.ng/)

Moist Beach Club & Restaurant Lagos: Oniru private beach 1, Ligali Ayorinde, Victoria Island, Lagos

Lekki Leisure: Lekki Leisure Lake, Adekunle Animashaun Drive, Marwa, Off Lekki Phase 1, Lekki

Hi-impact Planet Amusement Park Nigeria: KM 12 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Opposite MFM Prayer City, Ibafo, Ogun State

Jada Leisure: 21, Sanusi Fafunwa Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

The Play House Landmark Beach:

Tarkwa Bay Beach

Immersia Virtual Reality: Leisure Mall, Adeniran Ogunsanya St, Surulere

VR PLACE NIGERIA: 14b Karimu Kotun Victoria Island, Lagos

Crusifix Games and Lounge: 96 Adeniran Ogunsanya Street, Surulere

Unravel Gaming Lounge & Virtual Experience: Summit Plaza, Akowonjo Road, beside Club Rubies, Alimosho, Lagos

Insta VR Gamecafe: Shoprite, Surulere Lagos State

Pasha Beach House: Ilashe beach

Omu Resort: Bogije Town, Almost Opp. Lakowe Lakes Golf Course, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos.

Whispering Palms Hotel & Resort: Whispering Palms-Iwore Road (Ajido Road), Off Lagos Badagary Expressway (Aradagan Bus Stop)

La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort: Ikegun, Ibeju-Lekki Area Off, Lekki - Epe Expressway, Area, Lagos

Grantham Beach Resort: Museyo Beach, Eleko, Lamina Street, Off Lekki Free Trade Zone Road

Honeyland Beach Resort: 3/15 Queens Avenue Museyo Town Eleko, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos

Lighthouse Beach House: Ilashe Island

WAVECREST BEACH RESORT: Eleko Beach, Off Lamina Street, Lekki Free Trade Zone Rd

Lakowe Lakes Golf and Country Estate: KM 35, Lekki-Epe Expressway Lakowe, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos

Escape Room 33: Silverbird Galleria (1st Floor), 133 Amadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos

Kamp Ikare Beach Resort: Ikaare Village Island, Badagry, Lagos

Waves Sports Lounge & Grill: Lekki Leisure Beach, Adekunle Animashaun Drive, Lekki, Lagos

Good Life N-tyce: 1310 Karimu Kotun Str. Victoria Island Lagos

SHADOW RAGE ROOM: The Indigo Place, Ogba, Lagos

Elegushi Royal Beach: Elegushi Private Beach Resort, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos

Villa Rica Resort is located in the Debojo Idado area of the unique Eleko Beach, ibeju lekki

La Manga Luxury Beach Villas: Ilashe Island, Lagos

the traffic bar And Restaurant. lagos: 1. Polo Club Road South West Ikoyi

Baádùn Beach Resort: Okun Ajah Road, Off Abraham Adesanya roundabout, Ajah, Lagos

Inagbe Grand Resorts & Leisure: Snake Island, Opposite Niger Dock, Amuwo-Odofin LGA, Lagos

Paint and Buzz: R23, Saka Tinubu Street, VI, Lagos

Rufus and Bee: Twinwaters Entertainment Center, Okunde Bluewater Scheme, Off Remi Olowude Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos

Nautical Beach Lounge, Lekki, Lagos

Redline Leisure: Abraham Adesanya Off Ogombo Road Okun-Ajah Community, Okun-Mopo, AjahLagos

The love just died on its own naturally

May the soul of the departed rest in peace. Amen

Hi. Are you a relationship expert? If so, do you have social media handles I can follow?

Don't our naija girls sleep with teddy bears already?

Wish you success on your getting the job

Princevirus:


I think this is a great idea. I'm going to create a group and put the link here



Here's the link:https:///DFD1p2H6dL0IvnCLhKZYt3

Nairaland can't allow it. Just add "chat dot whatsapp dot com " before the DFD

Please let's join, share ideas and job adverts to people that may need it.

0806 702 2784. Please add

We have them as okada riders in Lagos which clearly Sanwo-Olu has refused to tackle

If this is possible, how then do we know that the Americans or Brits or Iranians did not already have this data/info a long time ago?

So the SUV was a liability or what? I guess it was a good deal gone bad after looking at the cost implications

Please, for sake if sanity, move on. He doesn't deserve you as he is toying with your emotions.

Spying and Eavesdropping. This goes to show how one should be careful with utterances including social media

a funny looking nose . is it plastic surgery?

Network: MTN
Browser: Chrome, Firefox and Edge

Very slow during evenings.

Seems a bit better now

The new service chiefs are sleeping on duty

That looks like a nipple

mrhighcliff:
Descending from the prayer mountain and advancing towards Zuma Rock, which is already visible from here. It took another 25 mins to actually get to the ground.

SmellySperm and dollytino4real should both get a room. Kilode?

I will take leave of absence for this

Borini Prono constructed 3MB up to Adekunle side and Pres. Babangida had to be begged for Julius Berger to finish the bridge to Iyana Oworo.

More of Borini Prono equipment is located under the bridge at Adeniji side

No curves ... Leaves thread

It only goes to show that people that are in our midst are sick-minded people.

It is hard to imagine that a nextdoor neighbor will always have evil in his/her heart and lack conscience....

What am I even saying. Abeg, make I leave

One of the reasons I try to distance myself wherever I see them and also if I see disturbance.

I remember back when I was staying at Shomolu, Lagos, police picked a co-tenant when she was escorting a visitor just down the street. She was accused of wandering. Then GSMs were just fairly introduced. In fact they were randomly picking people on the streets.

Luckily neighbors saw this and quickly came to inform. We had to go grease some palms.

In this era we are in now, police would seize your phone, lie that the innocent victim is not in their custody and likely do away with that person.

Any update on the Ibom Multi-Specialist hospital that was built during Akpabio's time?

Please get us pictures of the other parts of Lagos like Epe, Ikorodu, Badagry, Ojo, Abule Egba, Alimosho, Eleko, Shomolu, Apapa, Surulere, Mile 2 etc...

Crispels:
I have gone through this thread https://www.nairaland.com/5782313/chai-nigerian-girls-canada-lonely/5 , its comments and the response it got from a Nigerian -Canadian lady. I was able to relate to so many of them - being a Nigerian student in the United States. Hence, the need to give my perspective.


(1). ALMOST ALL “FRESH OFF THE BOAT” IMMIGRANTS ARE LONELY

Contrary to the perception that was created on the other thread that Nigerian ladies in Canada are lonely, loneliness knows no sex. It hits both men and women - particularly those who are fresh immigrants.


(2). MANY NIGERIAN GIRLS ABROAD SET UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS(THE KIND OF GUY THEY WANT)AT A YOUNG AGE.

I have met with several Nigerian - American girls here and even international students who came from Nigeria. In the course of my interactions with them, I noticed a pattern of behavior, most of the Nigerian girls(both Nigerian - Americans and Nigerian foreign students) who are below the age of 24 always have an ‘image’ of the guy they want. Many(do take note that my choice of words are MANY/MOST and not ALL) of them will always tell you that “he has to be very handsome, rich, tall, sociable (which could also mean a party freak/a guy who loves binge drinking). They will also tell you that he has to be responsible, and many more, according to them”. When you however delineate all of these requirements, you will realize that they are unrealistic. It is hard to find a guy who possesses all of these qualities at the same time - and even when you luckily get to meet one of such- the reality could be: he is already in a relationship, he does not like you or there is no connection between the two of you.

More so, expecting a Nigerian guy(particularly a foreign student) to have it all figured out( be rich, handsome, sociable, this and that) at the age of 22 is insane.

Many of these girls continue to view guys from this prism of expectations until when they clock 25years plus and reality begins to set in. They will now start realizing that their initial expectations are not logical. They will discover that the rich, tall, sociable and handsome guy they wanted at the age of 20 could be a cheater while the struggling guy who they looked down on during their Junior year in college could now be earning 7figures - just three years after they looked down on him. Life is a process and we all are still growing. It is better to look out for potentials, hunger for success, drive and discipline instead of creating unrealistic checklists at a young age. Many of these girls(and even guys) set their expectations based on what they see on social media - ignoring the fact that the reality of Davido and Chioma or Beyoncé and Jay Z is unlikely to be your own reality. By the time many people realize life does not work according to certain checklists, they would have lost some years and funny enough - the guy or girl they probably looked down on earlier could now be their dream partner albeit too late.

(3). THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN ABROAD PREFERS TO MARRY A FELLOW NIGERIAN BUT THINGS SOMETIMES CHANGE DUE TO HURTFUL EXPERIENCES


When I first arrived in the United States, it was easier for me to interact with Oyinbo girls than most Nigerian-American/Nigerian girls. Most(not all) of the Nigerian girls I met here were so evasive and arrogant then. This was a time I needed a lot of help - in terms of settling down, making new friends, staying connected to my roots and stuff like that. I never even thought of dating anyone then - I just wanted good friends in a foreign land but many of the feedback I got made it seem as if I was trying to “shoot a shot” and I should stay off them. In fact, on many occasions, it’s either my messages(some as innocent as: “Hello, please, which of these stores is the most reliable grocery store in this neighborhood)”? or my greetings were ignored or I was completely ghosted. Some of them even described me as a “FRESH OFF THE BOAT” guy who they don’t want to be friends with.
I found it somewhat sad because many of these privileged Nigerian kids are children of Nigerian immigrants who were also once foreign students that even worked as cleaners, drivers and the likes when they first arrived in the US before they eventually settled down to become Doctors, Engineers, Businessmen, etc. So, watching some of their kids act cocky towards a ”newly arrived Nigerian” was sad - because the struggles he/she is facing now were what their parents faced 20-30 years ago. While I was struggling to settle down, I got more support from foreigners - there were Americans who took me to different stores, taught me how to use the city transportation system, how to save cost and adjust to the American society and system. These were some of the forms of support I needed from my Nigerian sisters(NOTE : over 98% of the Nigerians I saw upon resumption are females).

On the other hand, there were girls from North African countries and other parts of the world who love Nigerian guys die. Kudos to our music industry: many foreigners love/rate Nigerian guys due to our afro beat artistes and our love for dance/faajii, big weddings and surprisingly - the way we treat our women. These foreign babes bought me unsolicited gifts and offered to pay for my food(which I stubbornly refused) on numerous occasions. In fact, there was an American friend that unsolicitedly cooked for me during Thanksgiving period - she cooked it in her family house, drove down to my apartment and gave it to me. Thus, if I was so desperate to date anyone at that time, it would definitely have been a foreigner.

Yet, I continued to love and support my Nigerian sisters and the Nigerian community. In fact, deep inside of me, I continued to convince myself that when the time is right - I would rather date and marry a Nigerian girl as opposed to any other nationality. This was despite the fact that I was friends with just only one Nigerian(she’s Nigerian - American) girl at that time - who was already dating a Caribbean guy and I was equally not even searching for a girlfriend at that time.

The reality here is: most guys are not that patient to wait for a Nigerian babe or tolerate such hurtful experiences. Many would have gone for the Oyinbo girls or any other foreigner who treated them nicely even if they had planned to date a Nigerian ab initio.

(4). WE SHOULD ALL BE REALISTIC AND STAY TRUE TO OURSELVES.

Looking for ready made girls or guys at a young age is one of the major reasons behind loneliness among Nigerians in the diaspora. The fact that a guy or a girl just arrived the US/Canada(to study) from Lagos or Onitsha today - with a heavy accent, awkward dressing, low bank account balance, etc... does not mean he cannot be as smart, sociable, and successful as Obama in a few years. If there is one thing I know about we Nigerians, it’s that: virtually all of us have great potentials and we desire greatness in life. We are very ambitious and we are willing to give all it takes to achieve our dreams - howbeit the stifling environment in Naija is usually a great hindrance to our successes. Nevertheless, we are all in the process of becoming who we hope to be. Thus, while we endure this process: why can’t we all just be realistic, support each other to be better individuals, achieve phenomenal successes together and serve as a beacon of hope to those who look up to us back home in Nigeria?
[/b]Why must we make major life decisions like relationships based on mostly unrealistic checklists when we both can evolve together to meet the desires of our heart and soul? [b]
We should not focus on what only pleases our eyes but what satisfies our heart and soul - that is what makes long lasting relationships. Beauty will fade. Money will fail at some point but what will make it last, forever is: character, strength, discipline and love of God.

[/b]Eventually, most of the girls who treated me badly when I first arrived here later wanted us to be friends after they read, saw or heard some things about me. While I will forever love my Nigerian sisters, coalescing around guys only when they look like what you want should not be so. Life does not work that way. Anybody could rise! There are potentials in every corner of the world. What people need are opportunities and when these opportunities meet potentials, preparations, hard work and the grace of God - greatness is inevitable.[b]

As Nigerian men abroad, we must love and respect our women. We must treat them as priorities - come what may! We must also support and cherish them because they embody our beauty, greatness and strength. Our Nigerian sisters must also realize that Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge was not built in a day - it took years of efforts, investments and transformation for it to become the darling of our Nollywood movies. In other words, that a guy does not entirely look like it today does not mean he will never get there. So far he has the potentials, he can even be more - with time and hard work, he can be way more than your unrealistic checklist. Can we now start looking at the heart and not the checklist?

This O.P writes from +1412, United States of America.

A brilliant piece