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Nollywood actor Kunle Remi has criticised the representation of Lagos State during the recent visit of American streamer IShowSpeed to Nigeria, describing it as poorly executed and lacking cultural depth.

IShowSpeed arrived in Lagos last Wednesday as part of his ongoing project, “Speed Does Africa,” a 28-day livestream tour across multiple African countries aimed at showcasing the continent’s culture, people, and landscapes to a global audience. Nigeria marked the 15th stop on the streamer’s continent-wide journey, which began on December 29, 2025. Eyes Of Lagos reports,

Reacting via his Instagram Story after following the tour so far, Kunle Remi expressed disappointment over how Lagos was presented to millions of global viewers.

The actor described Nigeria as the “worst” destination on his personal assessment of the tour, arguing that the Lagos experience failed to reflect the country’s cultural richness and identity.

“After watching IShowSpeed’s journey so far, Nigeria is the worst on my own list,” Kunle Remi wrote.
“We just really stripped Lagos naked. No be say anything dey under the clothes before sha.”

Kunle Remi further lamented what he described as a reduction of Nigeria’s identity to nightlife and superficial attractions, suggesting that the portrayal lacked authenticity and meaningful cultural storytelling.

“Seems like we have lost the essence of culture, our truth,” he added.
“All we have is fake drinks, club and beggy beggy skills.”

The actor’s remarks have sparked mixed reactions online, with some Nigerians agreeing that Lagos was not adequately represented, while others defended the experience, arguing that the city’s nightlife is also part of its reality.

As of the time of filing this report, neither IShowSpeed nor the organisers of the Nigerian leg of the tour have responded to the criticism.

helinues:
You people should stop being petty. Those who brought ishowspeed to Nigeria had their choice of destination. His visit wasn't in collaboration with Lagos ministry of tourism.

That should rather be a challenge to the Lagos state governor to pay attention to what people have been saying. A thread about some hooligans arrested in Lagos state, come and see as how Lagosians are praising the governor hoping for more as those miscreants are menace

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/2026/01/28/kunle-remi-slams-lagos-portrayal-during-ishowspeeds-african-tour/

Ojagun:
The most anti-Nigerian people on planet earth are Nigerians.



Ishowspeed organized a "marriage" ceremony between "angry men of Nigeria" and "angry women of Nigeria" and the event was widely enjoyed by his global audience even the strongest man in Africa clip from Nigeria went viral but it is the beggars Nigerians are focused on because we do not like ourselves.

PlasmaTV:
The tour presented a very true picture of Lagos.

Fashola was the last governor Lagos had. Sanwo is more interested in optics than he is in governance.

I wouldn't touch Lagos with a 10 foot pole. A glorified slum. It's insane that Makoko and Banana Island coexist in the same Lagos. Unbelievable!

Lest I forget, thuggery and agberoism is the order of the day. An agbero has more rights than an upstanding citizen. That's how insane it has become.

Let Lagos leaders continue hyping detty December instead of making the state a reasonable one. More disgraces to come!

Thewrath:
Citizens of other countries were busy showcasing their beautiful cultures and talents,and one lunatic is busy waiting for ministry of tourism to show him beautiful things..

They even attempted to make him accept he is of yoruba origin due to tribalism, but dude say na lie.

Tribalism made him not see the beautiful parts of Nigeria.

IbileIfe:
Lagos in Motion: Sights and Sounds of Africa's Largest Megacity" is a documentary film and accompanying photo book that captures the vibrant, hectic, and ever-changing life in Lagos, Nigeria. It acts as a tourist documentary showcasing the city's, busy, bustling environment,, covering daily scenes and the energetic atmosphere of the urban landscape.
Key details:
Focus: The film highlights the bustling, high-energy, and often crowded nature of Lagos, emphasizing its role as a major African megacity.
Multimedia: In addition to the film, it includes a photo book with selected images from the production, available on Amazon.com.
Theme: The core theme revolves around the constant motion and the diverse sights and sounds that define daily life in Lagos.
Context: It serves as a visual, documentary-style exploration of Lagos, rather than a narrative fiction film like many productions from the Nollywood industry.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnwFk8SVBaY?si=nrZ5uX9JENTQExO_

Sonnobax15:

Those who took the dude to Lagos slums are supposed to be stripped nakedd and flogged.

The painful part was the video of where those wereys were running after his entourage and begging him for money .

Chaiiii .

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.”

While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it.

He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’

https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w

razzydoo:
Who even gave him permission to stream?

Just came to catch cruise, see Peller too.
Yeye People.

Sonnobax15:

Those who took the dude to Lagos slums are supposed to be stripped nakedd and flogged.

The painful part was the video of where those wereys were running after his entourage and begging him for money .

Chaiiii .

PlasmaTV:
The tour presented a very true picture of Lagos.

Fashola was the last governor Lagos had. Sanwo is more interested in optics than he is in governance.

I wouldn't touch Lagos with a 10 foot pole. A glorified slum. It's insane that Makoko and Banana Island coexist in the same Lagos. Unbelievable!

Lest I forget, thuggery and agberoism is the order of the day. An agbero has more rights than an upstanding citizen. That's how insane it has become.

Let Lagos leaders continue hyping detty December instead of making the state a reasonable one. More disgraces to come!

PlasmaTV:
The tour presented a very true picture of Lagos.

Fashola was the last governor Lagos had.

Let Lagos leaders continue hyping detty December instead of making the state a reasonable one. More disgraces to come!