Ok so thanks to Neel Dwala for pointing out that I got the last link wrong....hahahah
But here is the link for the articles I am writing for the socially conscious online magazine.
It is an account of my last trip to Las GiDi (LaGoS), So you click on the website, go to the magazine link, and chify will pop up.
Here is an excerpt of one the upcoming articles -
Fuel, Videos & a madman with a Hammer in his Hand.
I have been in Lagos for a couple of days now and think I am finally adjusting to the heat. The temperature is a healthy 32-36 most days and there are some times of day that you just never go outside in the blazing heat. Well if you can help it.
The weird thing as well about Lagos is that there is never a real opportunity for you to walk anywhere. I mean you can if you really have to or want to but there is no “just walking over to the shops” where I live and everything seems like a car trip. It is also seen as safer than just bopping about on road, and not just because of anything to do with getting robbed btu more about the mad little taxi scooters and general driving antics of most people on the roads.
So imagine my surprise when I saw more pedestrians than cars one day. There was a sea of cars all straining towards an already chained up petrol station with sun beaten occupants waiting to get served.
I had managed to get struck with the ‘petrol scarcity’ nightmare of Lagos. There seems to be a reoccurring theme with this trip and oil/gas/petrol, and in fact I think that Nigeria is one of those countries that is very apparent on how it makes it money. We as Nigerians know that our country runs and operates on oil, so when there is no fuel – Nobody move Nobody get ‘urt.
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