Thursday, August 26, 2010

A BEAN CAKE HAWKER IN OGBA .

A young lady assisting a bean cake hawker at Ogba Lagos Nigeria.Bean cakes are also known as moin moin in South-West  Nigeria.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Tired Beggars in Ketu Lagos Nigeria

These two people are not dead.They are beggars who decided to sleep in front of a man`s house in Ketu area of Lagos Nigeria obviously due to tiredness.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Photo Essay: Bad state of Lagos National stadium

                                   
This is the current state of Nigeria`s national stadium situated in Surulere Lagos.This stadium used to be one of the best in Africa but now I really don`t know how best to describe it but the pictures can.



This is one of the entrances to the once adorned pitch.It has since been turned to a urine bank.
The bad state of the pitch itself.
This is the dressing room tunnel..

Shows the cut grass on the side of the track.
 Seats where the coach and the reserved players sat when the match was on.They are all in a bad state
An athlete training on a bad track.



A sports journalist taking the photograph of the garbage dump outside the main bowl of the national stadium in Surulere Lagos Nigeria.


The bad roof of the V.I.P stand and the dilapilated track

Monday, August 23, 2010

Mile 12 market romance.

A man playfully forces himself upon a young woman at Mile 12 market Lagos Nigeria.

An overloaded bus

This bus was overloaded with perishable items from Mile 12 market Lagos Nigeria,and this photograph was taken in Ketu Lagos.

Friday, August 20, 2010

Law breaker

This road is basically for Lagos State government`s commercial vehicles called Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) and no other vehicle is allowed to use this road except (BRT) buses.This  vehicle is breaking the law by using the (BRT) road at Maryland Lagos Nigeria.

Street trading


A street trader selling his product at the Ikorodu express way in Ojota Lagos to a passenger who is travelling outside Lagos.

Unhygenic way of washing


These commercial motorcyclists are using stranded rain water to was their motorcycles at Obafemi Awolowo way Ikeja Lagos Nigeria.

Motorcycle accident

This accident was taken at Kudirat Abiola way oregun Ikeja Lagos Nigeria and it was caused by an oil leakage that was spilled on the road by a vehicle that was not known.Though the cyclist and the passenger were  injured but it was not severe.

A burning taxi


This is a Lagos state taxi.It caught fire at Ketu Lagos Nigeria. The taxi driver was confused but passersby had to help him put out the fire using sand.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

A tired wheel barrow pusher

A young wheel barrow pusher sleeping by the  road side at Ketu Lagos Nigeria obviously as a result of no clients. where he is sleeping is actually dangerous for anybody because there is usually a lot of accident been recorded in that area.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Young fish seller

Young fish seller on Allen Avenue, Lagos Nigeria. Cat fish vendors are a common sight in Lagos because they supply a niche peppersoup market.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

This man`s Photograph was taken at Oregun area of Lagos South West Nigeria. It was taken in a filling station named   Oando. The man was actually sleeping on his bike out of frustration of not getting fuel to buy due to the artificial fuel scarcity.

Young Nigerians making a living through hard work in Mile 12 Market, Lagos







These are young Nigerians making ends meet through hard work in Mile 12 market in Lagos South-west Nigeria, the largest market in West Africa. It is often believed  that Nigerians are fraudulent, but this is a typical example that Nigerians are hard working people.