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Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Favy93(f): 8:31pm On Jan 11, 2020
please between Lagos and Portharcourt,which is the best place for an unemployed graduate.
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by mcyemite(m): 8:33pm On Jan 11, 2020
chinavs9ja:
There is doubt, Lagos is beautiful and it is a place where you can meet successful people. It is a place where everyone will like to site their business. However, easily you can get sold out on some of the negative news about Lagos. But it doesn't mean everything is glooming, there is still some negative side of Lagos. Believe me, it is a place you will love to settle down for business. That is why am taking my time to write out some tips you must know before you travel down to Lagos. Below are the things you must know:

You must have a bearing
Trust me you will be frustrated for the first time visiting Lagos without knowing where you are going. You have to plan what you are going there for and which part of Lagos you are going. This should be the first thing on your agenda before travelling to Lagos.

You must know how to mind your business
Unlike other cities where foreigners and tourists usually look different and odd. But Lagosians hardly give so much attention to foreigners or visitors, this is because they are used to seeing them. Lagos is where people mind their business, don't expect them to start asking you questions about where you are coming from or you are going either. So, mind your business and stay focus on what brings you to Lagos.

Traffic Jam is inevitable
You should know that you are going to Lagos to face traffic jams. It will be stressful if you have a private car. A friend visited me with his car last year, he never knew what came over him to abandon his car for public transport.

Lagos nightlife is always fun
Don't be surprised when you can't even explain how you spent your January salary. You must have the self-discipline to overcome the pleasure that comes around you when you receive your salary.

Written By Chinawapz;
and most importantly, everybody is a thief....
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by xcelentattitude(m): 8:38pm On Jan 11, 2020
Abuja any day any time..

After spending 17years of my life in Lagos, when I came into Abuja, I instantly saw the difference.

In Lagos, even if you're not mad, you have to act mad to make it through the day, but here in Abuja, nobody needs your madness grin
If you have it, Just drop it at the border (Sheda or kwali) when coming in grin
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by mcyemite(m): 8:41pm On Jan 11, 2020
Ogaonos:
wat about security tips.because I hear stories of one chance ritualist posing as commercial riders.wat d security tips on dt
that one ehn,na your head you go beg make u no jam them...because even one chance ritualist sef dey enter one chance for lagos...talkless of ordinary person...

The Best tip on that is to not go out on odd hours and always take your bus from park but even at that when u get to Lagos u would understand that ,it practically impossible to always go to park for bus..
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Samofamo: 8:42pm On Jan 11, 2020
hisexcellency34:
The first rule is that once you are in Lagos, you will automatically have a new daddy and mummy. See them here
u funny die, meanwhile na so
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Nobody: 8:43pm On Jan 11, 2020
LZAA:
O jibijibijibi
Immhotep and GMBuharii must hear this
So afamed is married to a fellow APC minion grin

What has been seen, cannot be unseen.

Cc ebenezar2020
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Gandollar(f): 8:48pm On Jan 11, 2020
Jewessgratitude:
Why is everything about you guys hustling? Please I don't fall in that category.

I was born and brought up in Ikoyi. Awolowo to be precise.
Then the other places I mentioned are either where i worked or go to catch fun. Yeah.
I go to Eko hotel restaurant for their buffet, of course with ma girls.
Then kuramoh beach Is fun while silver bird gallery for the cinemas. Ok?
Change your mentality. I'm a cool Lag babe not those local hustlers like what you have in your state.
Like seriously? My state? What is my state?

I wasn't even thinking along the lines of your dirty mind so why the gragra madam cool Lagos babe? grin
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Gandollar(f): 8:51pm On Jan 11, 2020
LZAA:
O jibijibijibi
Immhotep and GMBuharii must hear this
I'm watching them closely
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Gandollar(f): 8:53pm On Jan 11, 2020
itsme01:
orisirisi, now you are even conducting marriage for me without my consent..

just let Amotekun becomes opreational, una go hear am for our hand for this lagos.. even Habokkii go pity una,.. awon land grabbers
Both monikers are one angry
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by LZAA: 8:54pm On Jan 11, 2020
Afamed:
God bless Glo borrow data and pay later
So na man u marry grin
Sai mama
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by frozen70(f): 8:55pm On Jan 11, 2020
If one us born and breed in lagos, you will understand the concept of being a Lagosian

But if you come to settle in Lagos it will take a little while to settle down

You need not be in a hurry to see the good side of Lagos

It's a gradual thing but you will be confronted with the rough life immediately you drop from the vehicle that brought you to the park
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Nobody: 8:59pm On Jan 11, 2020
Gandollar:
Like seriously? My state? What is my state?

I wasn't even thinking along the lines of your dirty mind so why the gragra madam cool Lagos babe? grin
Story for the gods.
Please this is already stale. So move on already.
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by praz001(m): 9:00pm On Jan 11, 2020
Here in Lagos, you will find every other state activity there.

He calmness and beauty in Abuja....


The farming and cattle rearing in Kano


The fishing farming in ijaws....


The business trading Of the Aba boys...

plus jara

@ 1:30am you can still be at the cinema....


You no get T fare you can hang to your destination..


l wonder y dangote left the whole north only to come for is investment....



Once your business survive Lagos market, you are made...
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Cantonese: 9:00pm On Jan 11, 2020
Can one actually mind his business in Lagos? Ok if you live in face me I face you in Ajegunle, Amukoko, Ijesha, Lawanson, Idi-oro, Ijora Badia, Orile, Mushin, Agege, Okoko, Idi araba, Jibowu/Fadeyi, how can you mind your business there?
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by praz001(m): 9:04pm On Jan 11, 2020
Cantonese:
Can one actually mind his business in Lagos? Ok if you live in face me I face you in Ajegunle, Amukoko, Ijesha, Lawanson, Idi-oro, Ijora Badia, Orile, Mushin, Agege, Okoko, Idi araba, Jibowu/Fadeyi, how can you mind your business there?
in jenefer's voice, mindeding your business is important oo...


Else the hunter will be the hunted....

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Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Temptee101(m): 9:05pm On Jan 11, 2020
Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Abuja anyday anytime twice on Saturday

Lagos is one over rated place

Went there as a Bini boy last two years. In fact it was the day that tanker explosion happened
And i must tell you Lagos is overrated. Too dirty and noisy.

When i entered Abuja same last two years November because i wanted an instant passport because there was no booklet in Edo state and moreover i wanted Abuja on it because i want use am go dope countries like Oman and Bahrain go run my dope shit that was when i knew the difference between Abuja and Lagos

It was even more obvious to me that Edo was actually bigger than Lagos. It took like forever to leave Edo land when you are going to Abuja. All those Edo north was like forever. So Lagos is just one small shiiit hole place that is overcrowded.
Abuja was just organised. Every body just dey organised. Big boys
No noise. I come down from motor na one gentle man approach me ask me say if i need a car drop

But in Lagos i was hearing rubbish like owo da. The conductors and drivers were speaking Yoruba non stop. No body even approach me for car drop. I was looking for where to hide my head and make call because the whole area was noisy



Abuja is too good to be compared with that shiiit hole called lagos
God bless you my brother

So aptly put, Lagos is so overrated. You can't live in Lagos and still keep your sanity

Lagosians are all raving mad, noise everywhere, dirt, pollution, fight everywhere as if an explosive device was detonated

Lagos is just hell on earth


Spits
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Afamed: 9:08pm On Jan 11, 2020
LZAA:
So na man u marry grin
Sai mama
Stop asking silly question.confused element on social media

Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Temptee101(m): 9:10pm On Jan 11, 2020
itsme01:
grin


[s]Lagos sweet no be small, na why some people hardly return to their village, and when they do for december they run back before January 3[/s]


..
I sincerely feel something is wrong with your head
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by GMbuharii: 9:15pm On Jan 11, 2020
Ile Ogbon Lagos the great city,No man's land cool grin
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Nobody: 9:15pm On Jan 11, 2020
rentAcock:
Lagos is a hustler's city, no food for lazy man. But if you make it in lagos, you can make it anywhere on this planet.
Wrong. Other cities of the world are better organised and no room for short cuts or lies. If you live lagos life in any other cities, you are not far from jail
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Temptee101(m): 9:16pm On Jan 11, 2020
bjsteve:
[s]Lagos is different from other part of the country in so many way and is the most developed but some places on the mainland is can be very dirty and some places on the island can look like a foreign land[/s]
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by HowDareU(m):
let me explain this in pidgin english: when you reach Oshodi especially under bridge, abeg shine your eye wellu wellu oh. 1. One dirty agbero go do as if he dey stroll for ur front. Before you u look left and right, ur phone, moni and purge don jakpa. 2. When u dey Mushin Olosha, abeg mind the way u talk becos one igbo and paraga looking boy go tear bottle for ur head oh. 3. When u dey Isale Eko (Idumota), ejo oh; mo beh eh oh! I take God beg u, na there u go see lotto thieves, eroh (load thieves) and pick pokets; dem yakpa there! 4. When u dey Ikeja, na there u go see white, blue collar beggers: 'Good morning sir, I am going to VI and I am stranded, please can I get at least 500 naira from you?' Let me share a story that happened when I was still hustling a long time ago . . .
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by GMbuharii: 9:18pm On Jan 11, 2020
Afamed:
God bless Glo borrow data and pay later
Says the number one on the queue and list of BMC chop-money mentals

Lolsssssss

grin grin grin
Lzaa immhotep
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by GMbuharii: 9:20pm On Jan 11, 2020
HoDareU:
let me explain this in pidgin english: when you reach oshodi, abeg shine your eye wellu wellu oh. 1. One dirty agbero like helinues afamed yorubahero12 statusquoante go do as if he dey stroll for ur front. Before you u look left and right, ur phone, moni and purge don jakpa . . .
grin grin lzaa immhotep
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Gandollar(f): 9:22pm On Jan 11, 2020
Jewessgratitude:
Story for the gods.
Please this is already stale. So move on already.
Hahaha.. grin


Only the guilty are afraid.

Get a life babe.
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Gandollar(f): 9:23pm On Jan 11, 2020
Afamed:
Confused coward mofo
Keep talking... Elenu gbigbe grin
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Afamed: 9:25pm On Jan 11, 2020
Gandollar:
Keep talking... Elenu gbigbe grin
I thought you are grown enough
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by Ogaonos: 9:26pm On Jan 11, 2020
mcyemite:
that one ehn,na your head you go beg make u no jam them...because even one chance ritualist sef dey enter one chance for lagos...talkless of ordinary person...

The Best tip on that is to not go out on odd hours and always take your bus from park but even at that when u get to Lagos u would understand that ,it practically impossible to always go to park for bus..
na wa o.God is in control.is DT aspect i dey fear
Re: Things You Must Know Before Traveling To Lagos by TommyAnthem(m): 9:28pm On Jan 11, 2020
Lagos is a very dirty city, apart from the island, other places looking like one big village, their roads are never free of potholes, roads are poorly constructed: uneven asphalt layers, you hardly see nylon tarred roads, every junction is a market, the Ogun communities adjoining Lagos is worse off, neglected by Ogun state because of their proximity to Lagos, earth roads seen in every part of the city. I keep hearing facilities are overstretched in Lagos, but most of the facilities are substandard, they wear down even with minimal usage, Lagos should sit up, other cities in Nigeria are catching up and may overtake it in no distant time.
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