“President Jonathan came from a village. President Buhari came from a village. They too can also become the President or governors of states.” Similarly, one of the leaders of APC in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and incidentally a resident of the community, Hon. Yamawo Tanko was full of praises for the organisers of the Programme.

Lagos has been variously described as ‘no man’s land’, ‘mini-Nigeria’ or the ‘commercial nerve centre’ of the country. Many pundits, however, believe that these descriptions are immaterial; what matters is the spirit behind the name and how residents of the city relate with one another. Created on May 27, 1967, Lagos which prides itself as the “Centre of Excellence and economic capital of Nigeria”, is home to millions of Nigerians from all the ethnic nationalities.

The death of famous musician, Dagrin following a head-on collision with a stationary vehicle sometime at Idi Oro, Mushin, Lagos is perhaps one of the memorable recollections of the dangers of abandoned vehicles on the road.

It is a parallel that would amuse some, but the comparison of Makoko and its shanties on Lagos lagoon with Venice, the idyllic European love zone is not totally out of place.Both Makoko and Venice share the physical description of people living on top of water and move around using canoes. But that is about where it stops given the dilapidation and reeking odour that is the lot of the people in Makoko.

LAST Friday, while thousands of Lagosians came out en masse at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos to celebrate the inauguration of Akinwunmi Ambode as the 14th Governor of Lagos State, it was tears for youths of Gbaji-Seme, a border community in Badagry West Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, as they lamented lack of electricity for 16 years.