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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,
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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