Legends of Lagos

02/07/2025

" Every snack made carries a silent story—of strength, of struggle, and of a business woman trying to survive. The prices of things have increased, the profit did not increase."

Dorica Hunmenu takes us through the journey of how she started making snacks and challenges faced due to the in Nigeria which affects the increasing cost of ingredients for her business.

11/03/2025

The ruins left of our communities, as we continue to stay here on the ruins left by LASBCA as we have nowhere to go, living under the scorching hot sun like a refugee in our own country. how many more communities to be leveled?

This injustice needs to be attended to, the right of every citizens needs to protected at all cost.
We need to Shaun every form of bad governance, fake promises, and mislead information by our government.

11/03/2025

My name is Goodness Eze
I was at work on Friday when I got a call from my neighbour about the demolition happening in my community Ilaje Otumara on the 7th of March 2025 being Friday, before I could get home the bulldozer they use in demolition is already in my house, the only thing I could carry is the bag of my clothes and that of my baby since on Friday making four (4) days now we have been sleeping under the bridge, I don't know what to do because they came unaware we were not expecting them. We don't have the capacity to rent an apartment or have anywhere to go.

11/03/2025

11/03/2025

This is how the government has leveled our homes and properties, Lagos State Building Control Agency what happened to our right to housing and shelter?

11/03/2025

READ: Our joint press statement with Global Rights Lagos Urban Development Initiative EiENigeria Nigeria Slum/Informal Settlement Federation & CEE-Hope on the ongoing at & communities in — join us in demanding , immediate relief for evictees and rebuilding of the illegally demolished community.

11/03/2025

Demolition of our houses and destruction of our properties still continues.

At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced multiple threats and been targeted by luxury real estate developers.

11/03/2025

Can you live here?

Sleeping under the bridge and school premises is what is left of evictees.

Is this what the government wants?
Where do they want us to start from?
Why are our fundamental human rights not protected?
Why are our homes and properties not secure?

11/03/2025

Looking at how the government agency (LASBCA and LASURA) gave fake promises and assurance in order to forcefully evict us rendering us homeless with no means of resettlement and compensation.

Is home and properties of citizens not the responsibility of the government to secure and protect?