“Toye Gbade”

To satisfy God

Lagos -  This old man is rolling on the afternoon-beach-sand in a bid to appease his god. Some faithfuls believe that environments such as the beach-side or the mountain top are places…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

This car is for sale.

Lagos -  It is the tradition here to place a keg (a small barrel of about 30 gallons) on a vehicle to show that it is for sale. Such a keg would…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

The Quiet

Lagos -  This community is where Okada men (commercial bike riders), water sellers and all come to cool off at night after a hard days work. There’s a lot of noise here…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

Public pray ground

Lagos -  Ramadan and it’s prayer time. These devout people have carved out a little road-side space near their place of business to pray. Note they have a clock to remind them…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

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

The Promise of Hope

Lagos -  The story of our daily survival is an interesting one. Its Sallah Day celebration tomorrow, this marks the end of the several days of fasting by the muslim faithfuls. There’s…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

Newcomers

Lagos -  The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Northerners, newcomers, exhausted from the many days journey southward, onboard goods and livestock supply truck, can always…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

Commuters restaurant

Lagos -  Here is a local restaurant running from under a bridge in Obalende, one of the busiest motor parks in lagos. It basically caters for the traffic of commuters daily plying…
Toye Gbade – Flyoverpapa

Squatters mosk

Lagos -  Before the government could take a stand, the spaces have been occupied according to the squatters’ principles by public bus operators, thugs and the homeless. It was kind of a…
Toye Gbade – Flyoverpapa

Mayonaise is cheaper then butter

Lagos -  Bread hawkers in Lagos used to go around with butter or margarine; some people who buy the bread would like to have it cut in half with butter richly spread…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab

Beehive overpass

Lagos -  The Obalende Flyover busstation, mosques, several small kiosks, mobile phone shops, petrol station etc. At the end of the day it is a very large market. Lagos Nigeria Toye Gbade…
Toye Gbade – Flyoverpapa

Rapid Response

Lagos -  Obalende Flyover. This is another space recovered from the previous users and converted to an emergency police post. Kind of like a rapid response/intelligence squad spot. Lagos Nigeria Toye Gbade…
Toye Gbade – Flyoverpapa

Intercontinental Football Supporter

Lagos -  Nearly every Nigerian man supports at least one international club and hardly any of them support Nigerian teams. Every now and then they argue about whose club is better. Wearing…
Toye Gbade – Lagos Lab