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But, there are places I’ve visited that women aren’t allowed in, like the queen of Sheba’s grave, she’s believed to have been buried in Ijebu-Ode, and apparently before dying she laid a curse that any female that sees her grave will die.
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The last time I wrote about Lagos it was a somewhat rebellious piece titled “This is not a love letter to Lagos” about the façade of the place, like how everyone is a big man, but right beside them you see really poor people or how you find a slum right beside a high-rise building. — Mariam Sule,
Hi Reader,
As promised, this week we’re taking you behind the scenes on the GatePass app. We want you to know the stories behind the features on GatePass, and today’s focus is the Notice Board.
Here’s what we learned about how many communities currently communicate:
We know that residents are typically in at least one WhatsApp group.
Hi there, we’re launching a new series where, each week, we’ll take you behind the scenes on the GatePass app. This week, our feature is the guest pass.
Did you know that GatePass first launched as a visitor management app? (That was how we got our name!). We noticed that getting access to gated communities and estates meant really long waiting hours for guests and poor security for residents,
Katako used to be a very peaceful place where Christians and Muslims lived together — that was before the riot in 2001.
Ebun Omeiza, Fadeyi.
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What’s your favourite memory about the street you grew up on?
I was born in
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Lagosians should actually leave Lagos before they turn 20. It’s BDSM city. E go dey tear you koboko and you go dey happy. Nonsense. — Fu’ad Lawal, Yaba.
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What’s your favourite memory about the street you grew up on?
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There is this buka on Ajoke Street in Iwaya. Iwaya is close to Makoko not far from the Unilag back gate. They sell one of the most amazing amala in Lagos. — Temiloluwa Osiyoye, Yaba
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We done walk all the walk, corner all the corner. From James Robertson to Masha, Aguda, Fountain to Census, Bode Thomas, Ogunlano, Adeniran Ogunsaya, Randle, Ojuelegba, you name it. — Eyitemi Atie, Lekki
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The insurgency changed the way people lived completely. When I say completely, I mean, people could no longer go to work, school or even the market. — Chioma Mmegwa, Egbeda
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What’s your favourite memory about the street you grew up on?
Lagos then was not as rowdy as it is now, although Lagos has been rowdy from the beginning. — Douglas Osunde, Surulere
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What’s your favourite memory about the first street you lived on,in Lagos?
I grew up in Benin City,
