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Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Divinefay: 2:34pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
The 90s for me had a better sense of safety Like I remember living in compound without gate for years yet no robbery incident the thieves started coming when it was fenced up and gate fixed Meanwhile affordable Land available with installment payment plan for 12 months max Whatsapp only zero seven zero three seven eight four eight three eight two 1 Like
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Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by PrincessofDSS(f): 2:34pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Then, its until 4:00 PM before TV stations resume broadcast and they begin with the National Anthem I concur With black and white TV reigning Modified Then TV stations like (NTA, IBC) resumed broadcasting by 4:00 pm and close by 12:00 AM There’s this program that my dad usually watch, it’s called the 700 club 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Exmilitant(m): 2:34pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
This one Na indoor Lagos you dey talk. You no play ball outside ![]() You no fight with the toughest boy on the turf ![]() You no gather with children watch TV from person window ![]() You no go swim for river ![]() You no put garri for water proof mixed with sugar go school ![]() You no go help person wey get ball for street wash plate so that him go bring out ball ![]() You no play canterball ![]() You no do pursue pursue ![]() You no mimicking Michael Jackson latest music then; beat me kill me everybody knows that watamata tell you Na. ![]() 20 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Shal0mmy(f): 2:34pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Chno:lol. But to be honest, what if ur dad didnt/failed to get ur mum, would u be existing? |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Shal0mmy(f): 2:35pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
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Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Shal0mmy(f): 2:37pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
PrincessofDSS:"reigning" would be the better word ma. |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Successlane: 2:38pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Then, early eighties, during any festival, Sallah, Easter, Xmas, the whole community would be in festive mood, irrespective of whether you are Muslim, Christian, or non-believer in either religion. Don't just know where all these madness descended from, that made all the love disappear 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Muhylonaire007: 2:38pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
BigBlackPreek: The boy was named Tom. The granny can perform dark magic and the very last episode I watched was when the granny turned Tom into a Teddy bear and then she turned many black sticks into snakes. Lol.... I'm in my early 30s incase you are wondering how I still remember this ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by SkyFi: 2:39pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Danger mouse, bird man, voltron, sesame street..where my favourite 1 Like |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by OmoOgunOriginal(f): 2:42pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Has anyone talked about the rampant armed robbery and burning of thieves? Or the mountains of waste like what is normal in Abia state right now? 2 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by sonnie10: 2:44pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Fela shrine, Allen Avenue, street food opposite ikeja hotels. Palm wine under bridge at alagbole, Tantalizer, swimming at Rita lori at Bode Thomas. Friday nights at eko bar beach or marina beach. You were the biggest boy if you could afford a tokumbo VCR. at alaba. 2 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by mradonis(m): 2:45pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Men those days were memorable. -You could ride your bicycle on the street without worry . - there were open fields for playing soccer and yearly tournaments. - we go treck from school without fear and use out t fare lick local jumbo or balewa. - no agbero ,Omo onile and touts. Buy ur land , build in peace and share food d day u move in. - there was love and people help each other, not now that u act for simple direction or help me push car ,u must settle. - you own a TV and VCR,u are the don Dada in your hood. - less churches shouting everytime and opening like business centres. Lagos was clean every last Saturday of the month after environmental sanitation exercise. Men Lagos has changed from what it was in the past to something else. 10 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by judedwriter(m): 2:47pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Growing up in the 80's reminds me of those days when: 1. NTA and FRCN dominated and had no competition. 2. No email, so we had to post our letters and wait patiently for a reply. 3. Teachers were more dedicated and education had more value. 4. Christmas and birthdays were so enjoyable! 5. We relished the visit of uncles and aunties because of the tip they give us. 6. Musical lyrics made sense. 7. Idolized Maradona, Pele, Brazil, Argentina, etc. 8. Pentecostal churches were few. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Racoon(m): 2:47pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
![]() He was a strict disciplinarian as a soldier. Remember when the coup era was a scary experience for us in the Barracks. You better behave well in Barracks or MP or Intelligence will treat your fuckups. Abacha was strict but ruthless. Babangida was a shy General when passing through the Dodan Barracks presidential driveway( gonna do a thread on life in the army Barracks one day). Soldiers jubilate like mad the day he died. The super eagles winning the Nation cups in 1980( @ the National stadium) and 1994(Tinusia) and Olympic Gold Medal in Atlanta Georgia USA will forever be itched in my memory 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by nairalanda1(m): 2:47pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
ruffDiamond: Actually, I disagree 1980's started off well, then the oil price crashed, and the economy went down. Then prices of food went up under Buhari, and then SAP came with IBB. Times were hard then, and Nigerians complained well well. It's easy to look back and think it was all well, but that was the era of things like O-1-0, Kabu-kabu, and Andrew checking out (yes people started japa then). The era when the naira started falling down. The more things change, the more they remain the same. 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by PrincessofDSS(f): 2:49pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Chno: How do you know lmao Gosh 1 Like |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by GboyegaD(m): 2:50pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Life was beautiful. Children played around in the neighborhood without fear or discrimination. We went to school in droves and would check on each other all the time. 2 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by PrincessofDSS(f): 2:50pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
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Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by nairalanda1(m): 2:54pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
OmoOgunOriginal: 1.Lawrence Anini on my mind...among many others. 2.Refuse is a Nigerian problem...that's what the environmental sanitation was for. 1 Like |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Nobody: 2:59pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
absoluteSuccess: Na my childhood you summarized so. Now we don old finish! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by arsenal33: 2:59pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
And there were less than 5 million people in lagos |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by olawonder(m): 3:01pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Apart from Oshodi and Idumota, Lagos is much quieter in the suburbs. In the 80s there were plenty of trees and shrubs all over the city and flooding is a less common disaster in those days… but armed robberies is almost everyday news! The news channels were less than 10 and were mostly dominated by Babangida and his military regime palaver. There were very few millionaires (MKO, Muftau Olanihun, Dangote and Eze Ego) and everyone knew them because they were constantly mentioned by musicians and radio hosts… everyone wears ‘aswani’ or ‘katangowa’ even office workers and civil servants, schools are often shut down due to strikes and protests. the main transport in Lagos were run by few private businessmen, the most popular of them is Alhaji Ise Oluwa who first came up with converting 911 trucks to ‘moluę s’. You see those women sweeping sides of express roads, they hv tail o! Yam and egg were the Sunday breakfast (if you are well-to-do) The most popular tv host in Lagos: Sony Iraboh, Bisi Olatilo, Baba Gboin , etc. most popular musicians were the older fuji musicians like Late Ayinde Barrister, Kollington, K1, Sunny T, Obesere and Pasuma… and then the juju stars like King Sunny Ade, Eb Obe, Shina Peters and Dayo Kujore. Later in the mid 90s came the afro pop stars like the Plantation boyz, them Idrees Abdulkrm and others… not much Igbo or Hausa singers in those eras (if we are talking about Lagos) 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by kponkedenge(m): 3:03pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
UrennaNkoli: Really good memories I must say, growing up in the late 90s in Surulere. I really did miss my childhood. |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Fafesot: 3:03pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
eepeepook:Whom do you want to rule us then? Mention the young person. |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by airsaylongcome: 3:03pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
SangoOlukosoOba: Was there no Leventis Superstores in Lagos? No Dominos? 2 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by airsaylongcome: 3:05pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
ruffDiamond: Bassey and Company. Behind the clouds. I don’t know if it trended in Lagos, but we had Willie-Willie in Benin/PH 4 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by SangoOlukosoOba(m): 3:07pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
airsaylongcome: There was one Leventis in Maryland then, I don’t think I remember that of Dominos. Chicken George was my favorite then. That chicken sauce 😋😋😋 1 Like |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Fembleez1(m): 3:08pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Lagos was not as overpopulated then. We knew which Household and the people living on each street then. When Nigeria was playing football, we watched as a community and we had Fanti Carnival that was only populated by true Lagosians, Lafiaji, Campos, Epetedo, Obalende, Olowongbowo, etc then, and people from Mainland will come to the Island. Nothing like Lekki then (it was all like a swamp and it took 3 to 4 days before you can get to Epe), and we had just a few houses at Maroko, Sandfill. Those were the days of Goldspot, Fruity, Tandi, and the big bottled Coke, was it 150 cl or 100 Cl? Then the limited people that were not Lagosians were Egun people, Togolese, Ghanaians, and Edo people. And Lagos was very clean then. Gosh!!! Fun places then apart from Mr. Biggs, you go to Bar Beach or Kuramo Beach. Life was really beautiful then. Enough discipline. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Mummyimbecile(m): 3:08pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Back then was when Miitary men were ruling Nigeria. It was better in their time. Now, rogue politicians have turned the country upside down. Growing up in those days was fun! I was about 8years old when former President, Buhari staged a coup, I remember we were listening to a radio program on Radio Nigeria when Military marshal songs took over the airwaves, it stroke us that the Army had taken over. 6 Likes |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by Abiliboi: 3:09pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Molue early morning commutation hustle and bustle was bitter sweet ![]() You must learn to drag seat or stand 1 Like |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by airsaylongcome: 3:10pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
SangoOlukosoOba: I was in Ibadan then. Kingsway Rendezvous. leventis. Ibadan zoo with the legendary gorilla called Haruna. The 80s was “fun” for me. I remember the regular student uprisings against the nation’s leaders. Student riots were risqué fun. Shutdown entire universities and towns. Withstood soldier violence. I was a kid but I was enthralled by their bravery. I remember Buhari’s soldiers flogging shege from Nigerians during the era of EssenCo (essential commodities). My mum was flogged silly because of milk (which is why I can never and will never be a Buhari fan). Days of mothercare and brand new clothes aka ready-made 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Was It Like Growing Up In The 80s And 90s In Lagos by ceejay80s(m): 3:10pm On Jun 26, 2023 |
Super fun in the 70s 3 bedroom hous rent was 30kobo per year Petrol was 30kobo per litre Education was free Brand new car then was 1000 naira Agege bread 10kobo Tribalism was 5%, now it's 100% Cartina shoe reigned back then Three top was our juice then A bottle of cocoa cola was 10kobo 3 Likes 1 Share |
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