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Lagos Accomodation Blues – no more kole kole in Lagos state
The above came to my attention over the weekend. One of my neighbors called me aside to ask me how I have been disposing my refuse. I looked at him like, duh! “what kind of a question is that?”, only for him to ask me the last time I saw Kole-Kole Mallams on our street. […]
Lagos Accomodation Blues: of Nneka and Uche
June 27, 2010
Anytime I hear tales of a broken heart, I never fail to wonder how deceitful human beings could be, or perhaps how stupid. Tales from both men and women, the stories all boiling around temperaments of the heart – one heart is love-beating and the other is hard as stone; some people are on the […]
Lagos Accomodation Blues – what if your neighbors all came from hell
April 5, 2010
Forgive my title, but living in Lagos has been one great experience. In fact, its usually said that if you leave your house in the morning and come back safe in the evening, you better thank God for journey mercies – especially if your’re in Lagos state. I am enjoying my stay, no complaints, and […]
question: why are Chinese Nationals doing manual labor in Lagos state Nigeria, in 2010
March 31, 2010
If you read this and you know any contact of the Lagos state government, kindly help inform them that Lagosians, Nigerians need an explanation for why Chinese bricklayers should be employed to construct roads in Lagos state and engage in extreme Manual labor. The site is around Iyana Isolo: the road linking Matori to Iyana […]
question: why is Electricity stable in Lagos all of a sudden, why do we have light everywhere?
March 23, 2010
question: why is Electricity stable in Lagos all of a sudden, why do we have light everywhere? This is a very serious matter. If you are a Lagos resident, reading this, I would like to tell you that Electricity has been stable, constant, consistent in my house for the past 5-days. I dont know the […]
Lagos State is rated World’s Fifth worst city to live in the world
February 19, 2010
Sad news: true or false. Lagos ranks number 5 from the bottom – worst cities to live in the World? Its even better to live in Cameroon and Senegal at least? picture source: click here While Canada and Australia fill the top posts, its unfortunate to see Africa right in the last. Can we say […]
Lagos Accomodation Blues – what is wrong with Landlord’s kids
August 21, 2009
The above is the question I woke up with this mornng o. Since I moved into my new pad, my landlord’s kids haven’t ceased trying all possible avenues, opportunities, etc; to get on my nerves, make me feel uncomfortable and somehow unwelcome. I try to be very professional, and not attract undue familiarity. Whether these […]
Lagos State – Flood Business is Big Business
July 2, 2009
Everybody show your handwork o, Plenty plenty work dey for Naija ….. Don’t give food to a Lazy man
Lagos Accomodation Blues – I Moved
June 6, 2009
Eyin people(y’all people), I mentioned that I was moving to a new akomoday(accommodation) sometime ago. I moved two days ago, and mehn, it wasn’t easy. First, after informing my rented bus-driver of the my new location/destination in Lagos, he had to do a mental calculation of the possible route to take in order to avoid […]
Lagos Accomodation Blues – there is no Free Local Government in Lagos state
May 28, 2009
I got these pictures from the Photo Gallery section, online version of PM News sometime ago. The word ‘kosofe’ in the Nigerian Yoruba language literarily means: “there is no free”. The complete word is: ko si ofe; shortened to be kosofe. For example, should you ask a trader if he/she had any free giveaways, […]
Lagos Accomodation Blues: Trash Flu – Mama Ify Oloorun
May 18, 2009
While the world is battling swine flu, Nigeria is battling corruption flu, and Lagos-state like all others is battling fuel scarcity flu. What I am battling with my neighbor is Trash Flu. My relationship with Mama Ify and her family up till this time hasn’t gone past the hi-hello, good-morning and good-bye territory, which I […]
Lagos Accommodation Blues – New MypenMypaper series
May 12, 2009
I hereby announce the launch of a new series of posts on this blog. After racking my brain here and there, I have settled for the title: Lagos Accommodation Blues, or rather, Lagos State Accomodation Blues. In these series of posts, I’ll share experiences, good and bad – all about keeping my head up as […]
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