Lagos

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Boris Herrmann (Berliner Zeitung) reported about Lagos in the Nigerian daily newspaper This Day from 17 November to 14 December 2008.

His college Okechukwu Uwaezuoke from This Day reported from Berlin.

    Lagos, 22.12.2008: Greetings from the prophet

    In Nigeria pastors are multimillionaires and churches are as large as football stadiums. A report from the most religious country in the world more ...

    Lagos, 20.12.2008:
    “Yes, there is life after football”

    Jay Jay Okocha about his engagement in nightlife, the state of the art of African football and the everlasting anger of Oliver Kahn. more ...

    Lagos, 13.12.2008: Lagos in 48 hours

    Some days ago a big German popular newspaper described Lagos as being „hell on earth”. Now, I do not want to paint a romantic picture of the poverty, the dirt and the violence in this city, but as far as I am aware, I have neither been robbed nor murdered since my arrival well over three weeks ago. more ...

    Lagos, 13.12.2008: The Earth Strikes Back!

    Lightning strikes, trees crash down, dams collapse, savannas burn, humans get charred. Already the one minute intro to the documentary Global Warming – Nigeria Under Attack reveals that the audience is not to be convinced by subtle means. more ...

    Lagos, 12.12.2008:
    A merry Christmas with pygmy goats

    My plan to escape from the annual Christmas madness by spending December in Lagos turned out to have some flaws. Compared with Nigeria, the Advent season in Germany virtually feels subtle and relaxed. more ...

    Lagos, 7.12.2008: Photographs do not lie

    The photographer Abraham Oghobase Lagos lies on a square manhole cover, throws his head backwards, stretches his legs through and takes off. Exactly in this fraction of a second, as he seems to be suspended the in air, he brings out his camera. Click! more ...

    Lagos, 7.12.2008: God and Money in Germany

    While in Nigeria a spiritual market emanating from privately organized places of worship, denominations and religious persuasion flourishes, the situation in Germany is somewhat more clearly defined. more ...

    Lagos, 30.11.2008: Nothing for tender creatures

    No kind of sport fits the nature of the Nigerian megacity Lagos better than Rugball - the combination of Rugby and football more ...

    Lagos, 23.11.2008: A puzzle of realities

    One of the most valuable experiences one can have during journeys to far places is the refreshed awareness that there is not only one truth, but many. Let’s use as an example that wonderfully chaotic formation of multiple realities that the people more simply call Lagos. more ...

    Lagos, 23.11.2008: A first-timer's impression

    When an average German is asked what he knows about Nigeria , the guessing game revolves most of the time around the key words: petroleum, religious conflicts and malaria. more ...

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