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Oladunni Toheebat For residents of Odongunyan and Ibeche communities in Ikorodu, Lagos State, what should ordinarily be a simple journey to work, school, market, or home has become a daily struggle. The abandoned reconstruction of the road has left residents battling erosion, flooding, traffic congestion, damaged businesses and serious discomfort,…

    Abdulqayyum Bashorun     For residents of Agura/Gberigbe, a grassroots community in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, everyday life is a struggle against problems that appear to have become part of their existence. From muddy and neglected internal roads to indiscriminate dumping of refuse, prolonged power…

By Adesina Jeremiah, Photojournalist & Climate Communicator As climate change intensifies rainfall across Nigeria, the country’s rapid urban expansion continues to push homes, roads, and public infrastructure into flood-prone landscapes. This feature examines how architecture, environmental science, governance, and planning decisions are shaping a cycle of recurring floods in Lagos…

Jeremiah Adeshina When rain falls in Lagos, it rarely arrives quietly anymore. Roads disappear beneath muddy water. Traffic freezes for hours. Homes flood from the ground upward. Drains overflow into streets already crowded with vehicles, traders and pedestrians struggling to move. Then, when the storm finally passes, another discomfort settles…

Jeremiah Adesina By noon, the heat had already pushed some commercial drivers off the road.Under the concrete shadows of Oshodi’s sprawling bridges in Lagos, several drivers sat quietly beside their buses, shirts drenched with sweat, faces weary from hours under a punishing sun. Nearby, a vegetable seller repeatedly wiped her…

The Okun Alfa Community Once a thriving tourist hub and residential community, Okun Alfa (Alpha Beach) was devastated by a 2009 ocean surge that destroyed homes and claimed lives. Juliana Francis reports that the Eko Atlantic City project and unbridled sand dredging activities pose new threats to its continued existence.…

Juliana Francis A woman, claiming to be Okoye’s sister, answered the call and disclosed the latest developments in the case. Hear her words: “Nobody is helping Okoye. Nobody is giving her money. She’s exhausted. The situation in the country is tough; there’s no money. Whether she went to court or…

By Juliana Francis In a country like Nigeria, grappling with brain drain as the “japa syndrome” continues to surge, and where cases of wrongful surgeries occur with little accountability, no one can blame 75-year-old Pastor Folusho Koku for becoming like a praying mantis, spending more time on his knees than…

Michael Olumide Parents of students at St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu, Lagos, have raised serious concerns over what they describe as an outrageous and unexplained fee of N390,000 for the annual Sea School Leadership Program for SS1 students. According to a report made available to The Mirror, the program,…

Camillus Nnaji Few weeks ago, on February 28, the Middle East was thrown into what many initially expected to be a manageable crisis—but quickly escalated into a full-scale conflict. The United States and Israel carried out a high-stakes operation against Iran, resulting in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah…