Walking Vlog Lagos Ikoyi Osburne Estates Nigeria

[@gaia1218]

You'll find it a much more satisfying experience to not compare Lagos to the US remembering the fact that Nigeria is STILL a 3rd world country. America is supposed to be the first world power. The main beauty of Nigeria is that black people are Kings and Queens in their own country and come second to no caucasian man. Nigeria is less than 70 years independent from cultural and religious slavery to the British Empire and it will take several generations to grow into the super nation it will become. People know this. Those people are returning to Nigeria and the rest of West Africa to build the future. #BLAXIT

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

Debbie Edwards hey Debbie. Do you still live in Nigeria. I know it’s a developing country but the poverty and divestment encourages corruption

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

It’s so difficult not to be ethnocentric. One of the only things I loved was not being a person of color there because everyone is black like me.

[@gaia1218]

@@MyWorld-xw6ic lovely comment and so true. No I moved back to the UK so my kids could go to Uni...but I did love my time in Nigeria. Yes it is raw and corrupt and people cam be really dishonest...but my overriding feeling was love. There is so much love among our own people. And I will always love the feeling of being a First Class citizen in a country which feeds my soul than being a Second class citizen in a country which feeds my pocket. AND now we have BREXIT...sigh.

[@incomerevealer-k7m]

@@MyWorld-xw6ic Lol Kat

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

Ella A ella what you laughing about now? What part of Naija you live in?

[@emnanuelbjokune8225]

Tonya is correct in her observational comments. It does not matter whether Nigeria is 10 or 70 yrs after independence. There is something lacking in town planning. You just can't have beautiful structures and looking quite expensive with filthy surroundings. It just does not add up. I stay in Europe and have observed the standards they have when it comes to environmental awareness. In the tropic, remember, we have these problems with mosquitos and other bugs and having such filthy surroundings will not help in easing the cases and health hazards arising from these. Take Tanya's critics as a point for a change in our attitude towards our environment.

[@atmpshere]

It’s the government who’s responsible for fixing roads and side walks.

[@diweriere5391]

America is 250 years old, and Nigeria is 60 years old, someday we will get there

[@MajorrBison]

As far as the running water and messed up gutters with tadpoles, nigeria don't have the laws like the United states to keep the neighborhood looking like the ones in the US, it's a shame. The only place I know that has some sanity is abuja it's like night and day compared to lagos as far as these types of neighborhoods.

[@kattwilliams6469]

As a Nigerian I appreciate your honest review. The government needs to take care of those mess but they won’t because people are so comfortable with the situation and open gutters. Don’t mind those salty,insecure people in the comment.

[@TonyaTko]

Thank you. People don't seem to understand that if you accept it, and don't speak up, it will continue.

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

I love you Tonya and I LOVE that you keep your exercise routine regardless of where you are

[@MajorrBison]

Reach out to tayo aina or Em etetim, I feel like you should have reached out to local vloggers before coming, it just makes it easier to navigate and explore. Day life night life, History , other cities. Etc; Hey it's not too late lol.

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

MajorrBison i love em etetim

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

Nope, I meant efik Zara

[@therealist2866]

That was darned INTERESTING! 👍 Try to get to Banana Island, that’s where the really rich folks live. Keep vlogging! 😘

[@TonyaTko]

Thank you. Keep watching

[@FERESE]

You're not a realist!!! So she has to get to the most expensive place in Lagos or Nigeria to see a proper community without stagnant water, rubbles and dirty kiosk litter around. Let me shock you, Banana Island has all that too. Just take a drive through Victoria Island and see for yourself unless you don't know what dirt means. If you ask me, we are naturally dirty and our environment speak for themselves.

[@gaia1218]

The sealed building means something illegal has happened and the home has been taken by the government or tax department.

[@cryptoseries3259]

I'm Nigerian from U.S. i have been living in U.S for 19 years now!. I like your video about Lagos by showing upper end, middle and lower end. Most people that built house and live in Ikoyi are old skool millionaire and billionaire. --- meaning they are not 21st century millionaire or billionaire... unlike Banana island, and Lekki and Eko Atlantic.. What we lack in Nigeria is maintenance! govt lack it and individual citizen also lack it..That's why iKoyi is like that with all these open gutter on the road and side walk. Ikoyi used to be top city to live at some point especially in 19th century!.. Also you need to visit Abuja to see beautiful houses...!! i'm sure you will be like WOW because there's a lot that in Abuja

[@TonyaTko]

I did visit Abuja..... keep watching the Playlist

[@cryptoseries3259]

@@TonyaTko Ah okay nice. I will watch it.. Thanks.

[@schellscott7979]

You need to invest in a Go pro camera

[@boldandcourageous4176]

It looks like some parts of Thailand

[@MajorrBison]

You might also go to banana island.

[@oluolatunde342]

This is your first video I have seen, but I think you're paying much attention to the luxuries or near-perfection sites you are used to in the Western world, which have been in existence and went through different stages of development. There was a time in England here that pit latrines/toilets were in use and bathrooms are built in the backyard or in the garden! When you're in Rome, you learn to do like the Romans! A lot of places, towns, cities, and states are still better than most of the sights you're talking about. Sometimes in life, you just have to do with what circumstances throw at you, nevertheless, you will need to keep an open mind and offer words of advice and not a total disappointment to your followers about your experience in Nigeria, otherwise, the main objectives of why you're there will be defeated! Pick on a subject that interests you, research it, find those knowledgeable in that area, get the local vibes and roll the camera! If your experience is full of negatives, you'll switch people off your channel. The tick for travel vlog is to make your video, as raw as possible, for others to prepare their own journeys much better than you anticipated and experienced. Enjoy your stay and look beyond sentiments or comparisons with the Western world! Good luck!

[@funmilayoaina2658]

stop emitting diarrhoea, pls

[@jimmyjimmy6315]

Oluyemi Olatunde Spot on.....I wrote the same thing....I think she purposely came to Nigeria to criticize and mock Nigeria as a country......Anyway!! I am not surprised that's a typical black American behavior towards Africa and Africans....Have you seen white people criticizing Africa during or after their visit?? The answer is No......

[@oluolatunde342]

@@jimmyjimmy6315 I think you should check out her subsequent videos, which were different from her first few days experiences! What happened was that she couldn't find the bearings in the first few days, to navigate so many areas of life in Lagos. That actually changed the moment she had some few friends to guide her, here and there! It's the same experience someone visiting the Western world for the first time will have, not knowing anyone in town, despite the advancement in the Western world. You only feel satisfied if you were on a holiday, just to relax but you'll feel left out as a travel vlogger in the first 3 to 5 days! Apart from that early outburst, she's a lovely person and our beautiful sister! We have to make her feel at home! She's energetic and very curious to know more and more day in, day out! I'm a subscriber to her channel now and she's lovable! So, let's all welcome our sister to motherland!

[@KyleHubb]

@@jimmyjimmy6315 Are you saying she isn't right?

[@DeZ007]

Well said, if you want America then you know what to do. If you want to enjoy Nigeria, then get off your high horse and participate.

[@gaia1218]

My office used to be in Osborne Foreshore Estate...the adjoining estate to this one.

[@cynthiacoles1173]

I believe the water you saw following through the pipes are draining the water from under the sidewalks to help keep the water from flooding the streets where the homes are. So when you saw dry under the side walk I think that was a good thing.

[@funmilayoaina2658]

yes, its dry season, all hell will come loose when the rainy season arrives

[@femibabs1310]

Ikoyi is very expensive and highbrow by Nigerian standards but you can't use to as an example for Tourism in Nigeria because Nigeria a big country and there are many other places tourists can visit apart from Lagos - its kind of like saying Tourist's would only visit New York in America

[@joycemwewa8744]

When r u going back to Nigeria take me.

[@tinawilliams919]

Hi there Ms T I'm up watching Mississippi Burning,I'm sorry for you look of dissApointed issues there in Nigeria however thank you for sharing your journey .Ms w

[@caniceonuoha]

People are not loitering, they are all going somewhere... always moving like in New York City

[@lovemuffin10101]

Tayoainafilms has a channel here on KZbin you may be interested in Tonya he vlogs around Lagos etc

[@hthtv3440]

@3:11 'subdivision'? @8:50 the only thing a tad off-putting with those "No Loitering" statues back in the U.S.? 'they' ONLY seemed to be aimed/enforced @ 1 particular *Race.* Others seemed to be able to go about and lingering in their neighborhood w/o being cattled to 'move along'. hm. thanks for this walking-share, T.

[@zion-pikin5968]

Thanks for making videos. There is a clear lack of communal and facilities management. The roadside drainage is mainly for show and not properly managed or linked to super highway drainage system. But hey this Africa and many things need sorting out. Too much corruption in the land.

[@kingmayor2983]

Nice voice!

[@cynthiacoles1173]

I disagree on the fines issue because everyone doesn't have a lot of extra money to fix up as they want and the city putting fines on you and your property doesn't help. People lose their homes and then the houses are abandoned then what do you have?

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

Cynthia Coles girl bye. What you have without regulations is Nigeria. Have you traveled to a country that is not well regulated? Just look at the refuse on the street. Go to Nigeria then let me see you complain about fines.

[@therealist2866]

Btw, the Nigerian Supreme Court held loitering laws illegal and unconstitutional, that’s why there are presently no loitering laws in Lagos (or elsewhere in Nigeria).

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

OMG I talked about that: people always around.

[@musherr6535]

Hey tonya, girl I didn't know u r in lagos right now, I live in lagos, I dont know where to contact you privately but I really really want us to meet.

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

musharrifa isah kano I hope you can meet her. A local will help her avoid many of the trials she’s facing

[@musherr6535]

@@MyWorld-xw6ic am still waiting for a reply from her, I hope she sees my comment. I don't have her email or where I can contact her privately.

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

musharrifa isah kano [e-mail]

[@DexLamar]

Thank You for sharing

[@musherr6535]

@@MyWorld-xw6ic thank u so much girl.

[@oluolatunde342]

And don't forget that the entire areas you are, were reclaimed and sand-filled land, whenever it rains you naturally have backflow of water, like when the seafronts in the US, get flooded and you have just had to flow with it!

[@Kee_Is_Blessed143]

There are lots of places like that here in the U.S. ....much construction and unpleasantness. Anyway, I understand what you're saying...but I could still see the beauty in the area you shown. Prayerfully, I will get to travel there one day. Hope you have a great and safe trip.

[@labambou]

I know this video is more than half a year old but I thought a foldable or mountain bike with a GoPro might be a good investment for your morning tours.

[@denaralove23]

The thumbnail pic. I see little Tonya smiling , that big say "cheese" smile. Then you smile and say "let me see" .

[@emmanuel162]

Tonya this is a great vlog you just did. Such an environment with such exquisite properties and yet with unmanaged sewer system. It's very disappointing.

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

Tonya I love the way you pronounce mosquitoes

[@LGnLA]

1 and 2, ENJOY!!

[@osobahumfrey1346]

You come to Nigeria with your American mindset

[@4evacleva]

1.5 million naira converts to $4,125 US dollars

[@TonyaTko]

Let me convert that on Google. Brb

[@TonyaTko]

Let me convert that on Google. Brb

[@TonyaTko]

Omg! You're right!! Wtffff

[@LadyBug-sd9sk]

Wow! Those huge homes are less than what we spend on rent in 1 year in California.

[@funmilayoaina2658]

@@TonyaTko i am sure, that 1.5million naira will only rent you a room in that estate. to rent a mansion or a flat there, costs about 3 -20 million annually

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

Pablo Escobar is a great comparison because the officials / rich bureaucrats live in estates like that, don’t reinvest in the country, and send their children to US or England instead of fixing Naija.

[@Biobele]

Lol "and there is life in there" lol!!!! Ofcourse there's life in its Africa there's life everywhere life started in Africa

[@schoolshow94]

But tonya remember what you said a couple a videos ago about the airport when no men were helping the woman with their luggage. Only two older men helped. That is what happened sometimes when you think men or anybody will help us they won’t. Many times as women sadly we have to fight for our own self ! 😞this comment is pertaining to the video of you being accosted in the restaurant.

[@dorissmith6800]

Are any the community you are showing finish.

[@Hoxsports]

They sell houses in that neighborhood for millions of dollars...lol.

[@katnickles9943]

can u record your interactions with the beautiful people of Lagos, no matter how insignificant

[@MyWorld-xw6ic]

noceddkat k they don’t like being recorded. You have to do it surreptitiously

[@isadore9793]

@@MyWorld-xw6ic you are right

[@Mgog101]

Too much of a western mindset. You'll never be satisfied. Remember, you are the visitor!! Nigeria does not have to become like the U.S. just so you can feel "comfortable".

[@TheBasil2011]

In areas where there's housing for foreigners, the areas are clean, but for themselves, it's filthy.

[@TonyaTko]

Sad

[@f6876]

If that’s for the rich I can only imagine the poor areas

[@ms.fortune2957]

I know that's right! Let them walk in front of you. I don't play that either! I see a lot of men out walking but where are the women? This is strange for the men to be out and not the women. Maybe they put the word out that there is an American woman walking around with a camera. LOL

[@FuturePsychNurse]

1&2

[@katnickles9943]

water water water

[@LGnLA]

100 years, nah... I'd give them 10-20yrs...

[@TheBasil2011]

$629

[@MajorrBison]

400 thousand for one of those houses? Sister that will never happen. The people who live there got money money no way their house is that cheap.

[@MajorrBison]

@Glamorous Taee I am Nigerian I know, the environment don't mean anything. They houses still cost a pretty penny dont even ask the prices on Abuja houses which is the capital of Nigeria by the way.

[@MajorrBison]

@Glamorous Taee I know, they cost a lot of money but they don't plan it properly, no building codes or nothing....open sewer is a no no especially if your house cost a lot of money.

[@funmilayoaina2658]

it cost an average of 10 million per year to live in osborne estate

[@beautyforashestv5959]

I heard there is a whole wealthy community with whites that live and prosper there...... Is it Banana Island?

[@999oj]

Nigeria don’t have a white community like South Africa. The white in Nigeria live with the Nigerian citizens no special place for them. Banana island is just for the super rich blacks and anybody who can afford to live there.

[@jimmyjimmy6315]

You came to Nigeria just to criticized and compare Nigeria to Western Countries???? But remember to also show us the slums and ghettos of America...Thanks

[@TonyaTko]

Ikoyi is the 2nd wealthiest area of Lagos. This is NOT the "slums"...

[@jimmyjimmy6315]

@@TonyaTko But that should not be the reason to criticize and show the negative side of the Estate...I watched a few of your videos,it was nothing but criticisms and comparisons to America..Your America is more than 400 Years old while Nigeria is not up to 60 years...Nigeria is still trying to recover from the damage/effect of colonialism.Nigeria would surely get there in future...BTW Rome wasn't built in a day....What you are doing to Nigeria is what CNN and BBC have done to Nigeria in the past.... People come to Nigeria to experience Nigerian cultures and interact with the people not to show open drainage and bad roads in the country...I think your behavior is a typical superiority mentality of an average black American towards Africans...Why can't you show your viewers the cultures and lifestyles of Nigerians??? I am offended by the way you portrayed Nigeria to the world..Thanks

[@johnblogs6248]

Her agenda is very clear. Compare US to Nigeria. Dumbest comparison ever.

[@guacgirl]

Im glad she is showing the reality of it. She is Just keeping it real. This is supposed to be a highbrow area??? I would hate to see how an average person lives. I hope Nigeria improves because based on this video the average person would have even worse conditions than these!

[@jyde50]

lol, do not listen to this nigerians claiming you are showing the bad parts, am nigerian an i love your criticism, you are black and have no bad intentions against africans or nigerians so it ok to show the worst of it, but about the regulation, yes regulations are good but i think american regulation is way too much. lol

[@TonyaTko]

Thanks for your feedback

[@lenaj5629]

2 orphanage

[@ableman2108]

You look scared while walking, especially when someone is behind you. You are in an estate it’s almost impossible for someone to attack you in naija estate. Your body language might even make someone walking by uncomfortable.

[@sonomapeabody2850]

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[@gaia1218]

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[@tweeniess]

Sounds like this video is done mainly to portray the negativity in Nigeria I havent visited Nigeria in 18yrs but I doubt I’ll visit just to find the negativity in it. You keep comparing Nigeria to the US, Nigeria is not a western world. You see people behind you and automatically you have to be mindful of them why because you think they’ll rob you or what? that’s wrong. Every country has their own faults. Even UK, yes they have better government but I won’t be comparing and almost tearing Nigerian down because it’s nothing like you are used to. I wonder why you visited 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@patrickizekor6463]

My bro take this video as a positive so that it will galvanise you to know that people in government and the civil services are wasting our time and doing nothing. Please let us pass our anger at the relevant places and ensure these government people stop deceiving us.

[@patrickizekor6463]

As they say the truth is bitter. It's time to speak truth to power.

[@TheBasil2011]

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