Megacities, from Baghdad to Seoul

www.theguardian.com/cities/series/next-15-megacities  

The next 15 megacities

is a fifteen-part feature that includes:

How an emerging African megacity cut commutes by two hours a day

The next 15 megacities #2: Could Dar es Salaam’s experiment with Africa’s first ‘gold standard’ bus rapid transit system offer an alternative to a future dependent on private cars?

After the oil boom: Luanda faces stark inequality – photo essay

The next 15 megacities #8: Photographer Sean Smith captures the extremes of life in the Angolan capital.

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Elections coming up.

Does Nigeria's 'generation democracy' want to vote? https://t.co/R8MsWCodiO pic.twitter.com/jtZivqmwVO

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) February 10, 2019

Can you blame them?

Nigeria's 180 million population is divided among numerous ethno-linguistic groups.
Both main candidates @MBuhari and @atiku are Fulanis, with running mates from the south. President Buhari's deputy is Yoruba pastor @ProfOsinbajo; Mr Abubakar has chosen Igbo politician @PeterObi. pic.twitter.com/gtAIr4acQ1

— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) February 11, 2019

Click to study the candidates and electoral landscape in "Will Nigerians choose the devil, the deep blue sea, or the open road, for President" in Pulse.NG.   Photographed are the major THIRD WAY candidates for the presidency.

Remember: It's not only presidential elections coming up.
Don't forget to use your voice and vote your choice in your state and local government area:

If you're voting in Eti Osa Local Government area of Lagos State, under House of Representatives, kindly press your hand on umblerra broom, lion, that is, vote for Ferdinand Adimefe, ANN candidate.
Eti Osa covers Ajah, Lekki, Ikoyi, V.I. and so on.
Also on the ballot running for the same position is Bankole Wellington (entertainment-entrepreneur, singer-songwriter Banky W) with MDP.  Modern Democratic Party is one of our youth parties, as per #NotTooYoungToRun is becoming a reality, so please support MDP also.
There are candidates from the two major parties also, and at least one female candidate - Tessy Owolabi of SDP, Social Democratic Party.  We need more women reps, so when you vote, please support women in all the open positions. 

Click for details of how candidates for Eti-Osa constituency of Lagos State performed at the House of Reps debate

Please don't just vote mindlessly, this is an opportunity to elect OUR OWN PERSON to the House of Reps.

WATCH: Eti-Osa House of Representatives debate

All the candidates are OK, but if you vote for Ferdy/ANN/Lion, I will give you tom-tom 😄😁😜.  Also, I feel you will be very proud of your vote if that's who you choose.

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She Leads Africa with all the #wisdom

"It doesn't matter who you used to be. All that matters is who you are willing to become." - Carol Motolo. pic.twitter.com/EiJOapvIlD

— She Leads Africa (@SheLeadsAfrica) December 28, 2018

"Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life." pic.twitter.com/vb3i3LWLyu

— She Leads Africa (@SheLeadsAfrica) February 11, 2019

Play Music: High-Life by Jesse Jagz ft. Rexx
from the 2014 album Royal Niger Company (Jagz Nation Volume II)

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
― Mahatma Gandhi pic.twitter.com/j95cyDcTqo

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