“Lagos”

Hidden Forces Lagos

Lagos -  To finalize our research we made news about the forces in Public Space which pop up when you go slightly out of the script. In a positive and a negative way.
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

Hidden forces in Afrika

Lagos -  It is very uncommon to see a human being climbing in a bamboo like this. You need to have spiritual forces hidden in your body to do this. The tribe…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

Hidden Forces at the Barbera€™s

Lagos -  A local barber shaving a customer’s hair with unsterilized sharp objects. Chances are that he may contract a HIV virus from the blood of several customers who have also had…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

Hidden Forces - Street Economics

Lagos -  At about 8 in the evening at Tafawa Balewa Square, a worker is still able to make a call or buy units for his phone at one of the thousands…
Folarin Shasanya – Lagos Lab

Guns for celebration

Lagos -  People dont dress up with guns like this often, infact it only happens once a year, there is obviously something responsible for this and that is the hidden force. In…
Adolphus Opara – Lagos Lab

God is Alive

Lagos -  A lady taking care of her bowl of local liqour a.k.a Ogogoro at the Iddo terminus market. The market is popular for transtional trading. The bowl are words…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

FRAN

Lagos -  FRAN (Free Readers Association of Nigeria) These ‘members’ gather around the newspaper and magazine stands they can find. Sometimes just to catch a glimpse of the news making the headline…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

Financial opportunities

Lagos -  Mr Lawal from Katsina on his commercial motor bikes also known as Okada awaiting passenger in Onike, another migrant community in Lagos. He left his family after hearing many stories…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Dusty windows

Lagos -  A young migrant from northern Nigeria hanging around in heavy traffic in Lagos to clean dirty windows for cash. In less than one hour he earns as much a 50…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Hidden Forces - Rapid Response

Lagos -  The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad uses these huge armored vehicles to stand guard over petrol stations and other locations that require extra security. This is probably due to the…
Folarin Shasanya – Lagos Lab

GSM mania 001

Lagos -  Since the introduction of GSM in Nigeria almost everyone has a phone and you would find people making calls almost every where and almost all the time. Some at work…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Gestures

Lagos -  On the streets you often see people gesticulating while on their mobile phones. GSM – Global System for Mobile communications also known as ‘General Street Madness’…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

FRAN

Lagos -  FRAN – Free Readers Association of Nigeria The image shows people who read the dailies but do not buy the papers.…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Family Affairs.

Lagos -  How many people fit on one motorcycle? Count it for yourself…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

Herbal medicine

Lagos -  A mobile herbal medicine products at Obalende, Lagos- a migrant community area of Lagos. For those who cannot afford going to the orthodox medical care herbal medince is fast becoming…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

GSM mania

Lagos -  Since the introduction of GSM in Nigeria almost everyone has several mobile phones, one for each of their four or five businesses. As they cannot be physically present at all…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Games people play.

Lagos -  In every tourist guide about Lagos you read about the Area boys. Gang of men and boys who ‘own’ the place (unofficially). They supply services you have not asked for…
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

Food and drinks

Lagos -  A vivid street economy in the traffic jam…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Faith as strategy for survival

Lagos -  Multitude of people during the prayers session of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle church (MFM) , in their annual spiritual deliverance and miracle service. In Nigeria, means for daily living…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa

Halleluyah.

Lagos -  Praise the lord is what you need in this mad traffic. Lino told us cars in Holland can have a sign of a fish on the back, meaning these people…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

GSM

Lagos -  GSM – Global System for Mobile communications also known as ‘General Street Madness’ in Nigeria. The image shows some people engrossed in their mobiles.…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Free access to health care

Lagos -  Unauthorised mobile pharmacy. It is cheaper and less restricted. The articles range from vitamins and painkillers to viagra and condoms. The seller carries the basket on his or her head…
Andrew Esiebo – Lagos Lab

Fish seller

Lagos -  Smoked fish seller in Obalende , Lagos , Nigeria …
Andrew Esiebo – VKMobileLifeNigeria

Every disappointment can be a blessing

Lagos -  This young man runs a phone battery recharging service. There is the saying ‘every disappointment can be a blessing’. This certainly applies to the battery recharging services dotted across the…
Andrew Esiebo – Migrationpapa