Search Results for: Lagos
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Displacement & Migration
Life Under Bridge: The Hard Realities Of Displaced Nigerians In Lagos
Adedokun Olatundun, 65, lost her husband and three of six children to the age-long communal crisis between Offa and Erin-Ile…
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Analyses
Lagos Floods: Victims Face Homelessness, Loss Of Property, Death
It was a black weekend for many residents of Lagos state, as rainfall wreaked havoc. The rain, which lasted for…
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Armed Violence
Police, Commercial Motorcyclists Clash In Lagos Over Motorcycle Ban
Police officers fired tear gas on Tuesday, June 7, to disperse commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada at Idi Araba…
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Features
Lagos Bans Commercial Motorcycles To Reduce Crime. It Is Not The First Time
Effective from Wednesday, June 1, 2022, operations of commercial motorcycles in six local government areas of Lagos State government, Southwest,…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (3): ‘No Water, No Toilet Facilities,’ Lagos Monkey Village Evictees Cry Out
As the sun rose, three-year-old Taiwo ambled towards his parents’ shack in a slum at Odeniran, a community in Lagos,…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (2): “How We Ended Up In Lagos Monkey Village”
Ten years ago, shortly after her husband’s death, Sola Joseph, 49, popularly referred to as ‘Iya Sango’, left Ipokia in…
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Features
Displaced And Neglected (1): Lagos’ Monkey Village Evictees Have Nowhere Else To Go
The air around Odeniran slum in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, is dominated by a stinking smell from a mountainous refuse…
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Environment & Climate Change
Disappearing Wetlands Making Lagos More Vulnerable To Flood—A Geospatial Analysis
The rainy season in Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos state, has become synonymous with submerged cars, homes, and commuters wading through…
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The Crisis Room
Wetland Loss Increasing The Risk of Flood In Lagos State
Listen On: Apple | Google | Spotify | Buzzsprout | RSS Lagos State, which houses millions of people, faces risk…
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News
Police Yet To Arrest Lagos Despatch Rider Found With Toddler
A despatch rider was caught with a baby inside the courier box on his motorbike in the Sangotedo area of…
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