Wa-zo-bia to Lagos!

I was in Lagos earlier this week for the third time this year. This time, I could clearly tell when I was on the 3rd mainland bridge, when I had gotten into VI versus Ikoyi, etc. Almost every single time I was going somewhere, I was not in heavy traffic. I planned it really well. NOT. It just happened. I didn't parade around as Ayooluwaato Eze but I was interested in the subjects I tweeted about and will talk through in this blog post.

The first night I had gone to Man of Steel in 3D which was a blog worthy experience. After spending some time at the Rancard office, I had to go to Ikeja for some meeting like that. After bargaining a price of 2000 Naira, we set off.

Enjoying the non-existent traffic on Oworoshoki highway in #Lagos to #Ikeja. We jos dey go. Now, the taxi driver is showing me bus stops.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 16, 2013

Did you hear about the Nigerian traffic app (Traffix) that's looking to get bought by Google? Got to love their vim. There's also GidiTraffic which retweeted my tweet above. Lagos traffic is legendary. Sometimes it looks like folks should just park and have roadside parties. Especially on the 3rd mainland bridge.

Trying to remember what radio stations I know in #Lagos. Beat, Cool? Not in the mood for old school juju & fuji music.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 16, 2013

The taxi driver n the Oando worker both don't know what the dial 4 Cool & Beat FM r. Settled on 95.1 Wazobia FM. AllIwantisUrwaist #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 16, 2013

Airtel data roaming not working too well. So am gonna play the Ayo Android game & others. Find info about it via the #vimtechlist.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 16, 2013

Since I couldn't get internet connection via my Airtel roaming not working, I had to resort to playing games with my phone. Since I was in Nigeria, I played the Nigerian game app on my Nexus 4. Ayo is a game like Oware. It's featured on the first #VimTechList post - 5 African Android game apps. 

I don't know too much about Nigerian radio and TV, whether it be the organizations or the people. Yeah, I expect to know much :-) Anyway, Cool and Beat FM have been on my radar for a bit. I am going to guess a lot of the top Naija media personalities online have made their way to radio at the very least. Different people from all walks of life like different radio stations. I was interested in listening to music but maybe I should have checked for talk shows. That would make me compare whether talk shows in Lagos are like those in Accra. After hearing Iyanya's "Ur Waist", I stuck with what was Wazobia FM.

It's interesting to see how Governor Fashola has successfully banned okada in #Lagos state. I hear you can see some okadas in Badagri.
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 17, 2013

Rumor has it that after Governor Fashola banned okadas, his wife imported a lot of bikes to start a dispatch rider business. Okada rides were a very important of the lifestyles of many Lagosians so the ban must be tough to swallow. I'm impressed with Fashola's work though. Okadas did cause some societal issues and the order that exists now without them is surely welcome.

Wazobia 95.1 FM's name comes from come. Come in #Yoruba is 'wa', in #Hausa is 'zo', & in #Igbo is 'bia'. #Pidgin don com. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 17, 2013

Love Wazobia 95.1 FM. They're focused on boradcasting in Pidgin. Their afternoon presenters keep on laughing. Lol. Funny folks. #lagos
— Mighty African (@mightyafrican) July 17, 2013

I listened to Wazobia 95.1 FM some more on Wednesday as I was going to the airport. I love this station. Their presenters speak mostly in Pidgin and they even deliver news in Pidgin as well. It's interesting, hilarious, creative and commendable. Apparently, Wazobia comes from the word come. As in com, not cum. Come in #Yoruba is 'wa', in #Hausa is 'zo', and in #Igbo is 'bia'. That's awesome naming in itself. Talking about come, Lagos is a great place to visit. Forget Boko and Haram and kidnappings for a moment. Lagos has many sights to see, many scenes to be in, and many experiences to enjoy.