The demolition of parts of Makoko is not just a story about “illegal structures” or “public safety.” It is a familiar Lagos story, one that has unfolded repeatedly over decades: a city that modernises by erasing the poor, then calls the rubble progress. The recent demolitions are not a begin
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Bunmi Oyinsan
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