EXPERIENCE LAGOS IN 3D

1st January 2018
It was 2.45 am in the early hour of 2018, and I had a flat tyre somewhere in Oshodi. A wheel spinner was in my

Round & Round The Town
Sometime in 2017, late morning glow, somewhere between 11 am and 12pm, I pulled up around Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, for one of those lowkey, high-potential

Nigeria vs. Naija – Two Souls, One Passport
Nigeria is the stress, the saga, the struggle. Naija is the steeze. Nigeria is the place where corruption wears agbada, goes to church and waves

Mr. Senator
A thought of Dele today was like cracking open a time capsule. Boom! A flood of nostalgic memoirs rushed in, unfiltered and vivid. I caught

Eko On My Mind
I miss Lagos and its glory. I miss the corporate madness and the energy of the city. I miss the headquarters of the happiest people

A Night Shift With Olosho
It was a red-light district in Ilorin. But not the type with neon lights and sleazy jazz music. This one? A little darker. Grittier. Wetter.

1st January 2018
It was 2.45 am in the early hour of 2018, and I had a flat tyre somewhere in Oshodi. A wheel spinner was in my

Round & Round The Town
Sometime in 2017, late morning glow, somewhere between 11 am and 12pm, I pulled up around Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, for one of those lowkey, high-potential

Nigeria vs. Naija – Two Souls, One Passport
Nigeria is the stress, the saga, the struggle. Naija is the steeze. Nigeria is the place where corruption wears agbada, goes to church and waves

Mr. Senator
A thought of Dele today was like cracking open a time capsule. Boom! A flood of nostalgic memoirs rushed in, unfiltered and vivid. I caught

Eko On My Mind
I miss Lagos and its glory. I miss the corporate madness and the energy of the city. I miss the headquarters of the happiest people

A Night Shift With Olosho
It was a red-light district in Ilorin. But not the type with neon lights and sleazy jazz music. This one? A little darker. Grittier. Wetter.

The Empire That Doesn’t Rush
While you were tweeting, China was plotting the next century. We watched TikToks, cracked fortune cookies, laughed at ‘Made in China.’ Meanwhile, Beijing was conjuring

The Cloud Of Reason
Some objects decorate a man, and then some objects define him. Like a cigarette in the hands of a man of power. It is not

When It Rains, It Pours
Somewhere between the chaotic glow of Eko Hotel and the whispers of innovation in Lagos’ most premium business district, something unexpected clicks.A bus stop, once

The Pot Where Lagos Eats
As you draw closer, the noise doesn’t just hit you, it swallows you.And yet, it is here that Lagos eats.It is Lagos’ belly—the lungs, liver,

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