₦airaland Forum

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has rubbished claims by maverick singer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, that Lagos is not any man’s land.

Charly Boy had made the remark while frowning at the renaming of a bus stop in Lagos.

The Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State had renamed a popular bus stop from his name to ‘Olamide Baddo’ after renowned hip-hop artist, Olamide Adedeji.

Faulting the renaming of the bus stop, Charly Boy said ‘Lagos is a no man’s land,’ while likening the coastal city to New York City in the United States.

Responding, Lere Olayinka challenged Charly Boy to contest for the Oba of Lagos since the state is a no man’s land.

Posting on X, he wrote: “Ndi Lagos is no man’s land, when next the seat of Oba of Lagos becomes vacant after the present Oba must have lived long enough, go and contest for it.

“You can also contest the seats of Obas like Osolo of Isolo, Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Olu of Mushin, etc.

“You can even become Oniru, Ojora, Olumegbon, Aromire, Oluwa, Oloto, Olumegbon, Elegushi, Bajulaye, Ashogbon, etc.

“Sebi all these Traditional Titles are in your own language, not Yoruba.”

Sheuns:
The one who calls himself Oba of Lagos is from Ibadan.

Godfullsam:
where did you get that information from?

by the way, is ibadan in the south east?

Godfullsam:
lets be honest with ourselves, i dont see any sense in this street renaming of a thing.

me use to think that those who streets are named after them usually pay fees in form of royalty which is subject to renewal after an agreed period of time.

Pakute:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/30/no-mans-land-contest-for-oba-of-lagos-wikes-aide-rubbishes-charly-boy/

Sheuns:
Can someone from Ibadan go to Ogbomoso to become Soun and those in Ogbomoso will allow him because he is from the Southwest?

Sheuns:
The one who calls himself Oba of Lagos is from Ibadan.

Sheuns:
The one who calls himself Oba of Lagos is from Ibadan.

ShoeMarket:
As much I hate people saying Lagos is no man's land, we must ask Lere how many of these kings he mentioned are true lagosians?

agentNija:
Even Lere from Ekiti is claiming Lagosian! Same way one man from Iragbiji has enslaved the indigenous Lagosians for years.

LagosOrigin:
Then truly, Lagos is no man's land.

columbus007:
All this him talk na self entitlement., we all know how the word lagos came about.

agentNija:
Even Lere from Ekiti is claiming Lagosian! Same way one man from Iragbiji has enslaved the indigenous Lagosians for years.

Sheuns:
Can someone from Ibadan go to Ogbomoso to become Soun and those in Ogbomoso will allow him because he is from the Southwest?

Godfullsam:
lets be honest with ourselves, i dont see any sense in this street renaming of a thing.

me use to think that those who streets are named after them usually pay fees in form of royalty which is subject to renewal after an agreed period of time.