Veteran entertainer and social activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has weighed in on the controversial debate over the ownership of Lagos, insisting that the city does not belong to any particular tribe.
Speaking in an interview with News Central TV, Charly Boy aligned himself with the popular view that Lagos is a “no man’s land,” drawing a parallel between the city and New York in the United States.
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“This is our first capital, so it has people from different ethnic groups who make Lagos really bubble,” he said.
He added:
“If you are looking at it from that perspective, yes it feels like America, the melting pot of lots of immigrant people, and look at how Donald Trump is messing the whole thing up, everything up. From that perspective, in terms of people coming together, it is really a no man’s land, it’s like New York. Lagos is like New York of Nigeria.”
Charly Boy’s comments come shortly after a bus stop in Bariga, which was previously named after him, was renamed “Olamide Baddo” by the Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in honour of Nigerian rapper Olamide Adedeji.
BBNaija’s Sir Dee Expecting First Child with Fiancée Chloe
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Sir Dee, is preparing to welcome his first child with his partner, Chloe.
The reality star made the announcement on Monday through a post on Instagram, where he shared a lighthearted video of the couple attempting to film a baby reveal. In his caption, Sir Dee disclosed that Chloe had said “Yes” to his proposal and was now giving him what he described as the greatest gift — a baby.
