NIGERIA: EVICTION OF MAKOKO RESIDENTS IN LAGOS

Makoko is a slum neighborhood located in Lagos, Nigeria. At present its population is considered to be 85,840; however, the area was not officially counted as part of the 2007 census and the population today is considered to be much higher. Established in the 18th century primarily as a fishing village, much of Makoko rests in structures constructed on stilts above Lagos Lagoon. Today the area is essentially self-governing with a very limited government presence in the community and local security being provided by area boys. The government of Lagos State commenced the demolition of the shanty settlement on Monday , 16th July 2012 after giving the residents a 72 hour eviction notice. Thousands of the settlers were affected by this government action. This is the end of over 100 years of settlement by this community. (SOURCE: WIKI)

Female hawker paddling canoe and selling garri in the Makoko slums of Lagos which is being demolished by the Lagos State Government after a 72-hour eviction notice to vacate the area.

.Two underage children paddling canoe hawking. The government of Lagos State commenced the demolition of the shanty settlement on Monday , July 16, 2012 after giving the residents a 72 hour eviction notice. Thousands of the settlers were affected by this government action. This is the end of over 100 years of settlement by this community

Lagos-Nigeria: Female hawker paddling canoe and selling garri in the Makoko slums of Lagos which is being demolished by the Lagos State Government after a 72-hour eviction notice to vacate the area.

PHOTO CREDITS: IDOWU ASUMAH/DEMOTIX

Images: Nigerian Jungle Blues

This one here beats me...Getting high on his own supply


10 Dec 2008, LAGOS, Nigeria --- A child washes clothes in Iwaya, one of the poorest areas of Lagos --- Image by Friday Zannu/Handout/Reuters


01 Feb 1999, Finima, Nigeria --- Flooding in the Niger Delta --- Image by George Steinmetz


2005, Lagos, Nigeria --- Cars Passing Checkpoint in Nigeria --- Image by James Marshall


28 Jul 2004, Afiesere town, Delta, Nigeria --- Urohobos Bake Tapioca in the Heat of a Shell Gas Flare Site --- Image by Ed Kashi/Corbis Images

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Garbage lines the street in this Ajegunle slum in Lagos where an estimated 3 million people live. Photo by Stephanie Giry/Boston Globe


How far is Ajegunle from Ikoyi? Apparently not that far if there are good, accessible roads, It is obvious the political elite is breathtakingly rich, and very small. Remarkably little of it trickles down. Part of this is because the super rich keep their money and spend it overseas. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times


Holy Cow! A nation that is rich in oil reserves? Photo by Punch


"Home for all"? They must be kiddying me! A Punch photo


Afternoon jump in the Ajegunle jungle as the DJ spins. Photo courtesy of Out There.


Nosamu Street in the crime-ridden, densely populated Ajegunle of Lagos. Photo courtesy of Vanguard.


What a life! Photo courtesy of Punch


Yes oo! Na real rumble in the jungle. Image courtesy of African Photos.

Nigerian Jungle Blues and Sunday Cartoons

The ailment is acute pericarditis. This is not the first time the president will be going to that country of late. Last October when the president was being expected in New York to address the United Nations’ General Assembly, he headed for Saudi Arabia ostensibly to attend the commissioning of a new university. That excuse later turned out to be a smokescreen. He actually went to the holy land to keep an appointment with his doctors. Two months earlier, he had equally kept a date with them. Thankfully, this time around, the nation did not resort to grapevine sources to learn the real reason for his latest visit. MORE @ TELL MAGAZINE


Nigeria’s oil production and revenue might nosedive again following the resumption of attack on oil pipelines in the Niger Delta. The main militia group in the region, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday, claimed responsibility for the attack on a Shell/Chevron crude oil pipeline in Abonnema, Rivers State.
The military Joint Task Force (JTF), however, denied knowledge of MEND’s claim, saying it was yet to be verified. MORE @ SUN NEWS ONLINE


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Okada Wagonia "What's his business with overload"? Afterall, man must wack! Source: PUNCH


Is the world really a ghetto? I guess! "Where did she learn that from" though? Source: PUNCH


I like this one which says it loud and clear to hell with westernization and modernity. Seriously they are saying Westernization my ass, "defying the socio-economic problems" of a troubled nation. Source: PUNCH


This one beats me and it's beyond me. Source: The News


Life hard o according to the struggling Calabar man. Typical hard times in a nation that has lost its sense of purpose. Source: The News


Nigerian police and security detail. Na real wah! Source: The News

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What a life!


Na real wah! A nation that boasts of abundant natural resources and human capital.


Makes Compton and South Central Los Angeles look like heaven. Of course, Compton and South Central LA is heaven compared to anywhere in Naija.


Who cares? That's what it's all about.


Apparently it all means the world is a ghetto. Scenes from Aba Township. Images courtesy of KEVIN ANI/NSIBIDI PRESS


"Day of Hell in Lagos after downpour": From Ogba to Ikeja, Oshodi to Mile Two, Festac, Apapa, CMS, the story was the same. For those going to Tin-Can and Apapa, it was hell. Commuters who were able to board commercial buses could not get to their destinations eventually as most of them had to disembark on the way to begin the homeward journey early enough. According to them, it was no use continuing the journey since it was obvious they might not get to their offices before close of work time. VANGUARD


Erosion-ridden Anambra, Courtesy of Wazobaa


Abatete: Improper dumping of refuse in Anambra state has heightened the impact of erosion. Photo by Hilary Uguru/IRIN


Around Onitsha Market. Image courtesy of AFRIPOL

Nigerian Jungle Blues: Ghetto Life Images

Njemanze Waterfront, Port Harcourt


Njemanze Waterfront, Port Harcourt, captured by Candace Feit, New York Times


Kirikiri Road, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos by Onuchi, Panoramio, a Google Earth photo selection


Traffic stretching from the Cele Bus Stop to Mile 2 on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. Photo by Diran Oshe, Vanguard


Police men, of the Mobile variety(MOPOL) at some check-points, according to the driver, demand more than N100 since they consider themselves special. Indeed the vehicle was flagged down at two of such checkpoints and the driver “settled” accordingly. By Fredrick Okopie, Vanguard


Nigeria's boxer in 1964 Olympic in Tokyo, Japan Siki Panter points to his Toyota Camry car burnt by the explosion in Lagos on July 24, 2008. A petrol tanker burst into flames at the Orile Iganmu district of Lagos, killing dozens of people in a public transport heading to their offices early this morning and leaving several others with severe burns, including vehicles, shops and houses. GETTY IMAGES


A Nairaland exclusive. The palmy man is getting high on his own supply. Na real wah!


I found this at Nairaland. That's the notorious death trap Lagos-Benin Express Road. According to the commentator at Nairaland: "Odikwa risky!"


Gov. Fashola hasn't checked out these slums yet in his bid to clean up Eko?


Ghetto blaster around Amukoko, Orile-Iganmu area captured by John Njoku, Vanguard