Beneath the shadow of a grand stadium, the beautiful game is played in its purest form. Barefoot on a pitch of rain-slicked concrete, these boys embody the unbridled passion for football that runs deep in Nigeria's veins. Their joyous energy, reflected in the puddles at their feet, tells a story of big dreams nurtured in the simplest of moments.

The Concrete Pitch

 ‎ ‎Naija in Motion envisions a future where good transport system connects people, opportunities, and dreams. Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial heartbeat, stands at the forefront of this transformation through its new urban rail system. ‎ ‎The history of rail transport in Lagos dates back to 1983, during the administration of Lateef Jakande in the Second Republic, when the idea of a modern rail-based transit system was first conceived. Today, that vision has evolved into the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT). It consists of six major lines and one monorail route, designed to serve areas of high commuter demand across Lagos and even into Ogun State. ‎ ‎As one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities, with over 22 million residents and an annual growth rate of nearly 6%, Lagos urgently needs efficient mobility. The LRMT has a projected capacity of 750,000 passengers daily, expected to rise to 1.1 million when fully operational. ‎ ‎This system is more than infrastructure, it is a symbol of hope, progress, and connection. It sets the pace of development towards a Nigeria that embraces ultramodern transport systems, fostering economic growth and moving us closer to the future we imagine.

Naija in Motion 

A detail many would ignore, a sprout tucked into a sock, now part of the body. It captures a local intimacy, youth culture, and the quiet poetry hidden in play. The title speaks to how the things we repeat, like Sunday football, slowly become sacred without us realizing it.  This was taken during Sunday football, fondly called Gattuso in the south, at Kolapo Ishola Estate in Ibadan. Every week, people from nearby areas gather to play, laugh, and reconnect. It reminded me of Ede, where Sunday football was never just a game but a reunion. We looked forward to it all week, knowing we’d see old friends home for the weekend from school or work.  It’s funny how something so ordinary can hold so much memory, the laughter, the dust, the sunset, and the feeling of being exactly where you belong.

Almost a Ritual

Children at an Internally Displaced Persons camp pose for a photograph

Pose

Purple Bay is a sunrise view of Tarkwa Bay from 2022. It inspired my first ever short story of the same name, in which two old friends reconnect over a sun-set picnic in a re-named Tarkwa Bay. It depicts a subtle vision of what it feels like to be free.

Purple Bay

This is the future in its final uniform, ready to take on the world

The Future in Uniform 5

Took this image at the Abuja photo walk, what i love about this picture is the detailing,  Aesthetic jewelry.

Black & white

The earliest settlers in Lagos were primarily fishermen as fishing is one of Lagos’s oldest means of subsistence. Long before the city’s skyline rose, fishermen cast their nets along its shores, sustaining families and feeding communities. ‎ ‎Today, that tradition faces new tides: polluted waters, dwindling fish stocks, and the shifting patterns of climate change.

The Fisher  ‎ ‎

 Chongoni rock art expresses spiritual life, ancestral relationships, initiation teachings, and the worldview of both early hunter-gatherers (Batwa/Twa) and later Chewa communities of Malawi.

Rock art

As the sun shines through the leaves so shall we shine through all our problems 

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