Lagos, An Extraordinary And Unique City Within The Global South

In 1949, many African nations began their surge for independence, and the native people did not accept the social modifications forced upon them. The revelation of the setting comes through the name “Ndume Central School” which is a school located within the African nation of Nigeria (595). Later, the setting reveals the deep divisions that take place in Africa at the time and allows the reader to understand why the villagers resists change. The separation between the school and village symbolizes the division, and this separation captures a modern school fighting a traditional village. Obi enforces the separation with the moving of the path and states that this new path should “[skirt] our premises” (597). The setting enhances the conflict between the villagers and Obi because the Africans at the time resisted the change that Obi enforced within the school. The setting of the school and village enhances the conflict because the school represents the transformation of society, while the village captures the stubborn, old way of living.

In the documentary series, Welcome to Lagos, gives the audience a chance to observe the daily lives of the people living Makoko. Makoko is a city that was primarily established as a fishing village; eventually people began to form a society that was needed. As Makoko began to develop, it was seen as an informal city that was created in its separation from Lagos. Usually for a city to form, there are certain structures and belief systems that are put into place as organizing principles of society. Wherein, the first part of the film showcases the society of Makoko, as it began to build a small community and eventually expanding into a larger city. The informal city had begun to create formal social relations between individuals who shared a distinctive culture and political institutions within that society. One way to critique the informal city is through the popular culture. The mainstream form of popular culture is opposite to the counterculture of informal cities. The establishment of the Makoko community is embedded within, but outside of, the dominant society. The people of Makoko turned the slums, the undesirable by-products of popular culture (ecological problems from formal city production), into places of opportunities that held economic value and bonding social relations. By looking at the counterculture of Makoko, one can see that the foundations of the informal city develop into an informal, community based government.

How could a place be so ugly and violent yet beautiful at the same time? he wondered. He hadn't known about the poverty and violence of Lagos until he arrived. It was as if people conspired with the city to weave a web of silence around its unsavory parts. People who didn't live in Lagos only saw postcards of skyscrapers, sweeping flyovers, beaches and hotels.” (Abani 7)

4b) the entire setting of Nigeria brings out the theme of oppression especially political oppression. All of Nigeria is suffering as a result of the political oppression, including Abba Town, Enugu and Ifeoma’s village. The road setting also shows political oppression, especially when persons are stopped and searched by the military for no good reason.

If you were in Africa, what would be expected of you? What role would you play and how does it compare to the book Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe At the end of this essay, readers should know how they live African culture. What roles of do the mothers and fathers have. What is expected of the children? How do their traditions compare to those in Things Fall Apart?

Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart” tells the story of Okonkwo, an ambitious man from the Igbo village of Umuofia, in modern day Nigeria at the onset of the Colonial era. Okonkwo is a rising member of the society until he inadvertently kills a kinsman and must flee for seven years to his mother’s clan so as not to offend the earth goddess of the village. During this time, British Colonialism reaches the Igbo people and quickly alters their traditional way of life. Through this tale of the Igbo Achebe seeks to illustrate the complexities of African societies and how deeply

Corruption, negligence and irresponsibility of the civil management have contributed to the continued spread of the slum in the city of Lagos.

The following essay will compare and contrast two cultural productions that represent and depict Africa. The films “Coming to America” by John Landis and “The Gods Must Be Crazy” by Jamie Uys have similarities and differences according to the meaning of Africa. The similarities of these films are the use of the current English language, religion, comedy relief, traditions, and interpretation of Africans “single story”. The differences of these films are the time period, locations, clothing, articulation, and reputation. The cultural productions of “Coming to America” and “The Gods Must Be Crazy” can be compared and contrasted because both films exhibit a relationship that depicts how we think about Africa not as a place, but as people as a whole in the modern world.

This paper reflects the novel “Things Fall Apart” written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. Achebe gives an overview of pre-colonialism and post-colonialism on Igbo, detailing how local traditions and cultural practices can “fall apart” in some scenarios through some introduced, externally created hassles elevated because of colonization. The protagonist named Okonkwo mentioned in the story is a proof showing the lifestyle of the tribe. My main objective and focus is to lay emphasis on Africa specifically the Igbo society, before and after the arrival of the Europeans in Umuofia community; the results of their arrival concerning Igbo culture, thus leading to the clash of cultures between the two categories. I will also draw on post-colonialism with respect to globalization.

The book takes place in the Umuofia and Mbanta villages around the 1900s. During the 1900s the rise of European Imperialism in Africa becomes very much prevalent between 1881 and 1914.

An expensive and modern city of Nigeria that sparkles like an ornament in the heart of the country is none other the alluring Abuja. It’s the capital of the country and is speckled with a large variety of many mind blowing and eye-catchy attractions that force tourists from all parts of the world to take a trip to Abuja and have the most memorable time of the life. The modern and latest Nigerian architecture, beautiful rolling terrain and the excellent system of roads leave plenty of people in awe. It is a developing city of Africa that is achieving its milestones with every passing day.

In the story, “Cell One” by Chimamanda Ngozi talked about a family that lived in Enugu, Nigeria. The story was about this boy named, Nnamabia who was a rambunctious individual that stole his mother’s jewelry. Nnamabia also was a hardheaded and suborn kid, when ever he did anything bad his parents would cover his back and give him money in order to repay or repair the damageous. This was based on a realistic event called, “The Nigerian Cult”. The story by Ngozi took place around the mid 1900’s. Knowing this knowledge of the Nigerian Cult helps the reader better analyze the story, understand characters’ behavior and purpose of this story. Without this extra source it would have been difficult to understand this short because, it

Have you ever desired to return back to your childhood neighborhood? Might you wonder how much it’s changed since you were last there? If your answer is somewhere in the state of Kansas, it could possibly be argued. Might you perhaps change your mind if the place you grew up in was the country of Nigeria? Though it might sound exotic; a rowdy airport, littered streets, malfunctioning transportation and a possibility of access to water are just some of the matters you might come to expect on your vacation get-a-way. For some, it’s deemed to be the last tourist spot on many if any travelers bucket list.

The Niger Delta Region of Nigeria produces a significant portion of the combined oil wealth of Nigeria. Since 1956 when oil was first struck in Oloibiri in Southern Nigeria, the Niger Delta region has accounted for over 90 per cent of Nigeria’s oil income; however, the region has continually suffered from environmental neglect, disintegrating infrastructures, high rate of unemployment, social deprivation, abject poverty and widespread conflict. There have been incessant calls for the multi- national corporations(“MNCs”) operating in the area to demonstrate the value of their investments to Nigeria by undertaking increased corporate social responsibility(“CSR”) initiatives that provide for environmental friendly practices as well as direct social benefits such as local employment, new infrastructure, schools and improved health care delivery. In addition, the Nigerian regulatory measures enforcing the adoption of codes and conduct of CSR policies by these companies, their reporting practices and interaction with leading CSR institutions have either been non-existent or inadequately formulated and have therefore failed the entire population. The existing legal frame work needs to be reformulated into one which is fit for purpose. The is a dire need for an effective, independent management and enforcement of the host state’s regulatory exercise to alleviate the current perilous state of the region in particular and the country in general.

Also interesting to explore is the introduction by the author of the detail that concerned the love affair between Ogugua and the Portuguese merchant. This little detail stamps our claim that Obanua’s society, Ozala, had begun to experience change through modernity. Through historical books, we come to know that Nigeria (which is undoubtedly the secondary setting of the novel) first begun its journey to modernity when the Portuguese came into the country for trade purposes and, at this point, as is surely with any instance of human interaction, ideas and societal patterns were exchanged, more so as the language, Portuguese, infiltrated its way into the system. That minute detail therefore becomes something like a deliberate attempt by the author to show us the modern change that was enveloping the town and Nigeria, by extension, hoping that we would grasp that bit of detail.