I moved to Lagos for love and found so much more, Zimbabwean lady, Ngamira, shares her experience
Instead of returning to either Zimbabwe or her second home in Zambia, she decided to follow her heart to be with her partner in Lagos, Nigeria.
In the early 2000s, Patience Ngamira developed a fondness for Lagos, Nigeria during her childhood in Zimbabwe. She was captivated by Nollywood movies, which she watched with her mother and aunties.
These Nigerian blockbusters, featuring actresses like Genevieve Nnaji and Patience Ozorkwor (who was her late mother’s favourite), piqued her curiosity about life in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos.
In those movies, Lagos is often depicted as the place where individuals would leave their villages to pursue success. It was portrayed as a city where dreams could come true, a bustling place for those aspiring for wealth and fame. As an adventurous girl residing in Harare, Lagos topped Ngarima’s list of African cities to visit someday.
Two decades later, the opportunity arose when she fell in love with a Nigerian man from Edo State while studying at a university in India. Instead of returning to either Zimbabwe or her second home in Zambia, she decided to follow her heart to be with her partner in…
