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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Oyindidi(f): 8:11am On Jun 30, 2017
very funny
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by adewumiopeyemi(m): 8:12am On Jun 30, 2017
Lagos centre of excellence.. grin[color=#770077][/color]
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by ELKHALIFAISIS(m): 8:13am On Jun 30, 2017
according to Evans Lagos is not Yoruba land grin cheesy ; D

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by EvilMetahuman: 8:14am On Jun 30, 2017
alcmene:
Me settle down in Lagos the dirtiest city in the world

He's happy it's just the normal Flood.... some chaps are still looking for their heads and intestines.

Next time get a canoe and paddle your way out
aba is the dirtiest city in the world followed by mumbai.

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by BiggyBamBam: 8:15am On Jun 30, 2017
Next time, come with your canoe, Lagos is below sea level and very soon, the entire state will disappear because the government has no plan to curtail the Atlantic Ocean not to talk of common rain fall.

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Awoo88: 8:17am On Jun 30, 2017
CplusJason:
Try Uyo, Enugu, Asaba, Warri and Port Harcourt next time. cool



Especially my Delta state, The pride of the South, So vastly endowed with several magnificent edifices. wink
Port Harcourt has the worst traffic situation. Far worst than Lagos.
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Quality20(m): 8:24am On Jun 30, 2017
Honestly one of the things I fear abt Lagos is d rains and flooding..n traffic . Going for interview or work and u all stuck!

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Bimpe29: 8:27am On Jun 30, 2017
That's natural with Lagos considering its geographical characteristics. I however, don't like it as a place of residence as well.

Eko Onibaje
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by vicadex07(m): 8:27am On Jun 30, 2017
I swear I was laughing real hard. I felt tears trickling down my face grin
Giel:
This is too funny grin grin

"I started to laugh because I wanted to cry."

Op sorry, grin grin

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by mmsen: 8:28am On Jun 30, 2017
CplusJason:
Try Uyo, Enugu, Asaba, Warri and Port Harcourt next time. cool



Especially my Delta state, The pride of the South, So vastly endowed with several magnificent edifices. wink

How did you forget Calabar?

Calabar > all of those cities that you mentioned.

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by ziego(m): 8:28am On Jun 30, 2017
mormonslayer:
Lagos ? you can pay me all the money in this world, and I still will never go back to that filty Town.


Nna depends on where u see as Lagos.

Lagos is different from Lagos state
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Beejayx: 8:28am On Jun 30, 2017
Who told you to love Lagos
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Markikus: 8:35am On Jun 30, 2017
Only flood and you are complaining.. What about us that haven't been sleeping because of badoo . And we still have to find our way to the office before 7am

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Antina(f): 8:41am On Jun 30, 2017
rheether:
I'd rather back to my Enugu than stay in Lagos.

You are missing then!! grin grin
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Antina(f): 8:43am On Jun 30, 2017
mmsen:


How did you forget Calabar?

Calabar > all of those cities that you mentioned.

Akwa-Ibom is better in terms of good roads.
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Antina(f): 8:45am On Jun 30, 2017
adewumiopeyemi:
Lagos centre of excellence.. grin[color=#770077][/color]

Anytime!! Anyday!!
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by whitering: 8:52am On Jun 30, 2017
That area is Ikota bypass. Welcome to Lagos lover boy.

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 8:52am On Jun 30, 2017
I can't stay in Lagos o. No no no

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by bigtt76(f): 8:52am On Jun 30, 2017
Big Abuja lawyer like go de lodge for Ajah-Ilaje con de blame Lagos! You left all the hotels for Lekki Phase One go stay for yonder.... Sorrray o!

That road you got stuck in is no longer in use. It was alternative route when the bridge was being built.




CastedDude:
A Nigerian lawyer identified as Firsts Baba Isa, based in Abuja has narrated his "horrible" experience in Lagos after falling in love with the commercial city. The man and his Uber driver got stuck in a flood after deciding to take a short-cut to the airport. Read what he shared on his social media page yesterday.

Lagos does it to me again.

I remember sometime last year when I came to Lagos and had to literally swim through a flood to find my way to court. Since then I have been to Lagos several times and I thought those days are gone for good. I thought Lagos finally decided to be nice to the Ninja Lawyer.

On Tuesday I waited for 5 hours in the Abuja airport before getting to Lagos. A 6pm flight became 7:30pm and finally we took off by 9pm or thereabouts for Lagos. We landed way pass 10pm and by the time I got to Lekki where I will be lodging Wednesday was saying goodbye to Tuesday.

Well, this wasn't entirely Lagos fault, so I didn't allow it affect our relationship. I started questioning my decision to fall in love with Lagos when on my way to court on Wednesday morning I got caught up in a nasty traffic.

I knew it. This traffic will not allow my relationship with Lagos to flourish. I gnashed my teeth throughout the uber ride to court and by the time I got there court was already sitting. Hay God!

Luckily I wasn't late for my matter.

After court, I and Lagos made up. I hooked up with some friends and proteges. We sat out for lunch and a beautiful discussion. Yeah, Lasgidi, this is how to be romantic in a relationship.

Then Lagos...

This morning I booked an uber ride, heads to the airport to catch my 11am flight, then Lagos started happening to me.

My oversabi driver started looking for short cuts to beat traffic. Me, what and where do I know na? I sat down there giving tacit approval: go guy, go; by all means dodge the gaddem traffic!

We negotiated a bend and a massive body of water appeared before us in the middle of a dilapidated street. My driver drove to what he considered the side of the body of water and roared in.

Right in the middle of that big dirty body of water, the engine died without even giving us the respect of coughing the traditional last cough cars cough before they die.

Before you can say Juliet, the car was already flooding. The driver got out and swam to safety leaving me in the car. I was shouting for him to come open the door for me before that bastard realized that he has mistakenly locked me in.

I swam out too. Shoe, trousers and all. We got my laptop bag and suit case out before water could get to it but my other bag in the boot wasn't that lucky. It was dripping water when we brought it out. My court files, my diary, my books are in this bag.

I started to laugh because I wanted to cry.

We paid some guys to push the car out of the water and another uber came to pick me up to the airport. The race to catch my flight began in the wicked Lagos traffic. God even saved me from a terrible accident.

My driver nearly ran into a parked car, thinking it was a moving car. He missed it by the whiskers. Hay God. I begged him to take it easy. It was clear I will miss my flight anyways.

Then I prayed to God for the flight to be delayed. Just as I said "Amen", I got a text: the 11am flight has been shifted to 2pm. If you see the way I celebrated God in that car ehn, the driver just weak.

You may call this coincidence. You might have a scientific or whatever explanation for this occurrence, that one is your own. All I know is that I prayed for that flight to be shifted and it was shifted immediately. Praise God.

But, seriously, those of you who love Lagos, how do you survive in such an abusive relationship?


Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/06/i-fell-i-love-lagos-city-abuja-based-lawyer-photos.html
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 8:54am On Jun 30, 2017
For those talking trash up there....
Nobody needs u guys in Lagos...
Right now there are hundred of Buses from The East heading to Lagos .. hundreds from The North have probably arrived Lasgidi..

People keep trooping in in their millions everyday Into the city of Lagos...

Artists and investors from everywhere just wanna reside and work in Lagos.. have u asked ursef why.. ? it is simply because there is no city in Nigeria that is as great as Lagos A Yoruba cosmopolitan State.

I don't get Y ppl take to social media to rant all cuz of a particular area is floody... why not report to d right authorities so that something drastic can b done...

No matter the hateful spite.. the truth remains no place in Nigeria as beautiful, crazy, lively and fun as Lagos state.

Just like Banky w said "No party as the Lagos party"

Olamide couldn't hide his feeling for Lagos when he said "If I carry u go banana island you go love Lagos o"

Humblesmith an Igbo guy was so happy to have found a life in Lagos, when the East couldn't give him such good life, he said "Beautiful Lagos o, Land of mercy land of success o, for Lagos everything too sweet o" He even advised okon to come to Lagos to succeed

I LOVE LAGOS SO MUCH

GOD BLESS LAGOS
GOD BLESS SOUTHWEST
GOD BLESS YORUBAS
GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD BLESS AFRICA

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 8:55am On Jun 30, 2017
mormonslayer:
Lagos ? you can pay me all the money in this world, and I still will never go back to that filty Town.

How about Ibadan?
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 8:55am On Jun 30, 2017
This is just one place in Lagos out of thousands of places and some people are already ranting that they'll never come to Lagos.. Well we'll be glad if you don't
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by mbhs139(m): 8:57am On Jun 30, 2017
CastedDude:



Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/06/i-fell-i-love-lagos-city-abuja-based-lawyer-photos.html

OP, when next you visit Lagos, make OKADA your first choice means of Transportation.
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 9:01am On Jun 30, 2017
samyomz:
This is just one place in Lagos out of thousands of places and some people are already ranting that they'll never come to Lagos.. Well we'll be glad if you don't
They are very ignorant set of people.

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Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by rachels: 9:10am On Jun 30, 2017
Hahahahah �, Lagos don't want you, try to fell in love with other state like ekiti, taraba etc
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 9:14am On Jun 30, 2017
Very nice sense of humour.

One can't help but laugh though it was a very serious case but the narration was so funny
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by iamord(m): 9:16am On Jun 30, 2017
CastedDude:
A Nigerian lawyer identified as Firsts Baba Isa, based in Abuja has narrated his "horrible" experience in Lagos after falling in love with the commercial city. The man and his Uber driver got stuck in a flood after deciding to take a short-cut to the airport. Read what he shared on his social media page yesterday.

Lagos does it to me again.

I remember sometime last year when I came to Lagos and had to literally swim through a flood to find my way to court. Since then I have been to Lagos several times and I thought those days are gone for good. I thought Lagos finally decided to be nice to the Ninja Lawyer.

On Tuesday I waited for 5 hours in the Abuja airport before getting to Lagos. A 6pm flight became 7:30pm and finally we took off by 9pm or thereabouts for Lagos. We landed way pass 10pm and by the time I got to Lekki where I will be lodging Wednesday was saying goodbye to Tuesday.

Well, this wasn't entirely Lagos fault, so I didn't allow it affect our relationship. I started questioning my decision to fall in love with Lagos when on my way to court on Wednesday morning I got caught up in a nasty traffic.

I knew it. This traffic will not allow my relationship with Lagos to flourish. I gnashed my teeth throughout the uber ride to court and by the time I got there court was already sitting. Hay God!

Luckily I wasn't late for my matter.

After court, I and Lagos made up. I hooked up with some friends and proteges. We sat out for lunch and a beautiful discussion. Yeah, Lasgidi, this is how to be romantic in a relationship.

Then Lagos...

This morning I booked an uber ride, heads to the airport to catch my 11am flight, then Lagos started happening to me.

My oversabi driver started looking for short cuts to beat traffic. Me, what and where do I know na? I sat down there giving tacit approval: go guy, go; by all means dodge the gaddem traffic!

We negotiated a bend and a massive body of water appeared before us in the middle of a dilapidated street. My driver drove to what he considered the side of the body of water and roared in.

Right in the middle of that big dirty body of water, the engine died without even giving us the respect of coughing the traditional last cough cars cough before they die.

Before you can say Juliet, the car was already flooding. The driver got out and swam to safety leaving me in the car. I was shouting for him to come open the door for me before that bastard realized that he has mistakenly locked me in.

I swam out too. Shoe, trousers and all. We got my laptop bag and suit case out before water could get to it but my other bag in the boot wasn't that lucky. It was dripping water when we brought it out. My court files, my diary, my books are in this bag.

I started to laugh because I wanted to cry.

We paid some guys to push the car out of the water and another uber came to pick me up to the airport. The race to catch my flight began in the wicked Lagos traffic. God even saved me from a terrible accident.

My driver nearly ran into a parked car, thinking it was a moving car. He missed it by the whiskers. Hay God. I begged him to take it easy. It was clear I will miss my flight anyways.

Then I prayed to God for the flight to be delayed. Just as I said "Amen", I got a text: the 11am flight has been shifted to 2pm. If you see the way I celebrated God in that car ehn, the driver just weak.

You may call this coincidence. You might have a scientific or whatever explanation for this occurrence, that one is your own. All I know is that I prayed for that flight to be shifted and it was shifted immediately. Praise God.

But, seriously, those of you who love Lagos, how do you survive in such an abusive relationship?


Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/06/i-fell-i-love-lagos-city-abuja-based-lawyer-photos.html
user everywhere grin
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by MicroSweet(m): 9:17am On Jun 30, 2017
"If I carry you go Banana Inland, you go love Lagos ooo" In Badoo's voice
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by ehissi(m): 9:20am On Jun 30, 2017
alcmene:




Lol are you a Lagosian or even residing in Lagos

Even Ogbomosho chaps dey claim Lagosian

I jor taya for all these "omo eko" them.....
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by MicroSweet(m): 9:21am On Jun 30, 2017
Markikus:
Only flood and you are complaining.. What about us that haven't been sleeping because of badoo . And we still have to find our way to the office before 7am
Would you be kind enough to tell me about this 'Badoo'? Been hearing that name...
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by ArcFresky(m): 9:22am On Jun 30, 2017
CplusJason:
Try Uyo, Enugu, Asaba, Warri and Port Harcourt next time. cool



Especially my Delta state, The pride of the South, So vastly endowed with several magnificent edifices. wink

And people beheading people
Re: Lawyer & His Uber Driver Stuck In Lagos Flood (Photos) by Nobody: 9:32am On Jun 30, 2017
grin grin cheesy

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