₦airaland Forum

Bar1941:
My friend, the Ghana people read in the news is the real Ghana. The one you are talking about is not real but I pray you never see the real one.

Many Ghanians are unnecessarily bitter towards Nigerians and they are full of hypocrisy.

PulaPower:
All these Cho cho cho cuz of Ghana?

E don too much..

You could have summarize..

africaBlogworld:
One of the biggest lessons that hit me on this journey?
Even when you hurry, destiny has its own timing.

Despite our early departure, we got caught in the lockdown at Ojodu Berger.
We could see Lagos the city was right in front of us but the border was sealed.
Police had already locked it down because of the elections.
There were vehicles ahead of us, everyone restless.
Some were cussing.
Some tried to squeeze their way in.
Then a warning shot pierced the air.

At that moment, I knew it was serious.

But as a Port Harcourt guy man, hearing a gunshot didn’t faze me. I jumped down from the bus and started asking questions.
Went straight to the frontline to see with my own eyes whether it was Temu or Alibaba we were dealing with 😂.
Don’t mind me.

I quickly made arrangements with the bus boy to carry my box to a nearby park.
I believed if I could just cross the border on foot, I'd find a vehicle or bike to take me to Mile 2.
I’d heard those “last-minute Lagos bikes” in the news this was my chance to meet one.

So I began trekking into Lagos.

Omoh...
No vehicle.
No bike.
Only sun, dust, and aching legs.

I considered going back.
But when I looked behind me, I’d come too far.
And when I looked ahead, all I saw was more Lagos.
To make it worse, my phone went off Google Map gone.

But life has a way of sending angels in human form.
While heading towards Ikeja, I met a good Samaritan who offered not just his company, but a power bank too.
At that point, it felt surreal but it was exactly what I needed:
A moment of hope,
A little motivation,
A reason to keep going.

Just when I was ready to give up the trek, that last-minute Lagos bike appeared.
It had a passenger already, and the price wasn’t smiling but I didn’t have any options.
I hopped on.

And with the wind on my face and hope in my chest, we zoomed off...

Heading to Mile 2. On the road to Maza Maza.

Stay tuned.

Drop a like to motivate this real-life tale of grit, grace, and Godspeed.

chudez0147:
If you like believe all he wrote up there. Ghana is just like Nigeria, the only difference is the currency and people. The roads are like 9ja too. Nothing special about Ghana. Oh sorry, I love my Ghana girls.

chudez0147:
I can bet 200 cedis that his sister is in madina

africaBlogworld:
I booked a night bus ticket — the plan was simple: get to Lagos by morning.
YSG had already informed us that, due to the Local Government elections in Lagos on Saturday, the buses would leave early — around 5 PM — to beat the expected roadblocks and delays.

Our journey began from Port Harcourt, passing through Owerri, Onitsha, and Delta.
By God’s grace, the road was smooth.
A few moments of traffic tried to test our patience, but we kept moving.
Then came Edo State — the roads turned rough, the journey tested our endurance.
But we pushed through.
We weathered the eye of the storm.

Past the struggle, we entered Ore with the strength of overcomers.
And soon, we were cruising through Sagamu — hopeful, faithful, not knowing what lay ahead…
But still holding on to faith in God.

By 6:25 AM, we arrived at Ojodu Berger, Lagos.
And then...
It began.
The very thing we had tried to avoid.

But that’s a story for another page.

P.s: It was night bus so I took a night picture. Cheese!!!!

Stay tuned.

chudez0147:
If you like believe all he wrote up there. Ghana is just like Nigeria, the only difference is the currency and people. The roads are like 9ja too. Nothing special about Ghana. Oh sorry, I love my Ghana girls.

africaBlogworld:
One of the biggest lessons that hit me on this journey?
Even when you hurry, destiny has its own timing.

Despite our early departure, we got caught in the lockdown at Ojodu Berger.
We could see Lagos the city was right in front of us but the border was sealed.
Police had already locked it down because of the elections.
There were vehicles ahead of us, everyone restless.
Some were cussing.
Some tried to squeeze their way in.
Then a warning shot pierced the air.

At that moment, I knew it was serious.

But as a Port Harcourt guy man, hearing a gunshot didn’t faze me. I jumped down from the bus and started asking questions.
Went straight to the frontline to see with my own eyes whether it was Temu or Alibaba we were dealing with 😂.
Don’t mind me.

I quickly made arrangements with the bus boy to carry my box to a nearby park.
I believed if I could just cross the border on foot, I'd find a vehicle or bike to take me to Mile 2.
I’d heard those “last-minute Lagos bikes” in the news this was my chance to meet one.

So I began trekking into Lagos.

Omoh...
No vehicle.
No bike.
Only sun, dust, and aching legs.

I considered going back.
But when I looked behind me, I’d come too far.
And when I looked ahead, all I saw was more Lagos.
To make it worse, my phone went off Google Map gone.

But life has a way of sending angels in human form.
While heading towards Ikeja, I met a good Samaritan who offered not just his company, but a power bank too.
At that point, it felt surreal but it was exactly what I needed:
A moment of hope,
A little motivation,
A reason to keep going.

Just when I was ready to give up the trek, that last-minute Lagos bike appeared.
It had a passenger already, and the price wasn’t smiling but I didn’t have any options.
I hopped on.

And with the wind on my face and hope in my chest, we zoomed off...

Heading to Mile 2. On the road to Maza Maza.

Stay tuned.

Drop a like to motivate this real-life tale of grit, grace, and Godspeed.

cookingsoul:
I swear if u get d chance to go to Ghana u will Neva come bac to naija. D place sweet die

chukswag:
I stayed glued

erai30:
I really enjoyed the whole story more than Tinubu's government

Nnamdipapa:
Nice story. You can always download your map on google so you have access to Google map offline. I do that when I go to a new location and not sure of connectivity.

DrTee1:
This is one of those times that Nairaland can mislead.

When I read the OP describe the treatment of Nigerians in Ghana, by Ghanaians as cozy, I was wondering if there was a different country from that which I was...

OllyDiamond:
Eiiiii, op so is it because of mere Ghana that you are this super excited and began the writeup by berating and denigrating Nigeria?

Sometimes, I honestly wonder the parts of Nigeria some of you stayed all your lives to find Ghana better than Nigeria.

Can you compare Accra whether the Abelenkpe, East Legon, Dzorwulu, Ridge and Cantonment or Transaco high-end areas to Ikoyi Lagos and Most City Parts of Abuja in any way apart from constant light, which is not constant as before in Accra anymore?

These days, there is light outs in Accra (though not as bad as in some areas in Nigeria). I had constant light in Wuse Zone 1 and some parts of Maitama when I stayed in Abuja and also in Gwarinpa (few weeks at Gwarinpa).

Road networks in Abuja is top notch unlike Accra that only one or two high ways without bye-passes is leading into Accra and out of Accra. In Abuja, you have bypasses in every 2-3 minutes drives with one of the best ornamental plants and lawns on culvets and at pedestrian sides unlike Accra that has grasses on the culvets in some parts.

Please, you Nigerian villagers should be ashamed a little whenever you want to berate Nigeria because it totally shows that most of you have been in ghettos simply by how excited they are about Ghana.
I have stayed in some best parts of Nigeria both in the North, Middle Belt, Abuja, East and in Lagos so I am yet to find anything in Ghana aside serenity that's so so fascinating.

davies:
A good thread you have created here..
May you reap the reward of your journey broda

Konquest:
Interesting insights.

africaBlogworld:
Ghana is Nigeria 2.0

Ghana there is constant light, what Nigeria light cannot do doesn't exist.

africaBlogworld:
True, when I was about to do that , That was when my phone went off like Nepa light in Nigeria

Nnamdipapa:
I hope to be in Ghana around December. Its a beautiful country and people are laid back

Warmaterial:
Ghana you hear on the news is different from the Ghana you will see when you land.

Ghana is a very peaceful country, nobody will harass you in Ghana they are not like Nigerians that look for trouble unless you start misbehaving.

I have lived there before precisely Accra for good 2 years plus. To be sincere with you if you live in Ghana for one month you won't like to live in Nigeria again.

A lot of Nigerians are doing well there, majority of them married Ghanaians.

Even the ones that are into Cyber games can never think of relocating back to 9ja, because you can't compare Ghana police or immigration with Nigerian police.

africaBlogworld:
Are you willing to risk 200 cedis?.

Because I may surprise you, but keep your 200 and use it to help the people around you who haven't eaten and you turned a blind eye to their needs just to do eye service here.

Nnamdipapa:
Op never said anything was special, he was only narrating his trip to Ghana.

chudez0147:
You are very good in writing bro that doesn’t mean you know what you’re saying. My wife is a Ghanaian, I’ve lived in Ghana for 16years. Been to almost all regions . I know what am saying bro.

Konquest:
He was definitely describing the Ghana BEFORE the "Nigeria Must Go" protests in several Ghanaian cities over the crimes committed by people largely from a specific part of Nigeria based on the full names of those publish by the Ghana Police.

cookingsoul:
I swear if u get d chance to go to Ghana u will Neva come bac to naija. D place sweet die

africaBlogworld:
Make it 1000 cedis and I know your serious and willing to gamble.

People who want him to increase the stake like, and people who dont want him to share.

I still repeat are you ready because my Momo is ready for you unless you’re not a man of your word.

chudez0147:
He said the roads are so good . Oga leave that thing. If you want to leave Nigeria to other African countries try Moroco , Egypt, South Africa or Mouricious