While Lagos races toward a futuristic skyline, these stubborn holdouts still live in the golden era of Windows 98, VHS tapes, and ₦10 canteen meals. Ready to time-warp?” Eyes Of Lagos reports,

1. Ikeja Computer Village Back Alleys – The Museum of Obsolete Tech

📍 Behind the flashy phone shops
What’s Frozen in Time:

• Windows 98 CDs still sold as “latest software”

• CRT monitors stacked like ancient artifacts

• Nokia 3310 repair specialists doing brisk business
  Time Capsule Moment: The same bootleg software vendor has been promising “I’ll burn it for you now” since 1997.

Why It Survives: Lagos’ stubborn love for “if it works, don’t upgrade it.”

2. Obalende Barbershop – Where Fades Never Changed

📍 Next to the military barracks
90s Relics On Display:

• The ‘Tucker’ haircut still trending

• Same rusty clippers that touched young Wizkid’s head

• 1992 Daily Times newspapers as waiting room decor
  Soundtrack: Unchanged Baba Fryo mixtape on endless loop

Time Warp Test: Ask for a “Yankee fade” and watch confusion unfold.

3. Surulere Video Club – Last VHS Standing

📍 Adeniran Ogunsanya hidden basement
Straight From 1995:

• Jim Iyke & Genevieve Nnaji classics on tape

• “Be Kind, Rewind” signs (no one does)

• Monday Night Wrestling screenings with 10₦ entry
  Bonus: The projector still overheats at dramatic movie moments.

Why It’s Magic: Regulars still debate if Jack Bauer died in *24* Season 2.

4. Marina ‘Cyber Café’ – Where the Internet Still Dials Up

📍 Behind CMS Bookshop
Ancient Tech Still Working:

• CRT monitors with permanent mouse trails

• Hourly internet cards with scratch-off pins

• Yahoo Yahoo tutors teaching “advanced email”
  Time-Locked Feature: The one computer that still runs Encarta ’95.

Heartbreak Moment: When you realize your childhood MSN password won’t log in.

5. Festac ‘Disco House’ – Mirror Ball Never Stopped

📍 *7th Avenue, House 47*
Party Like It’s 1999:

• Original mirror ball now powered by generator

• Shaku Shaku before it was called Shaku Shaku

• “No DSTV” rule – only Hiplife videos allowed
  Signature Drink: “Super” (Chapman + God-knows-what)

Why Old School Wins: They still play “Who Let the Dogs Out?” unironically.

6. Apapa Port Canteen – Where ₦10 Still Buys Lunch

📍 Inside Dockyard Staff Quarters
1980s Price List Intact:

• Meat pies actually containing meat

• “Mineral” drinks in glass bottles

• Steel plates that burn fingers since 1985
  Time Defier: The jukebox only plays “Sweet Mother” by Prince Nico Mbarga.

Shock Factor: Workers still pay with physical naira notes (no POS).

7. Yaba Tech ‘Game House’ – FIFA ‘94 Championships Never Ended

📍 Behind Mechanical Engineering Block
Where Legends Are Made:

• Original PlayStation 1 controllers with chewing gum repairs

• “No Pro Evolution” policy – pure FIFA 94 supremacy

• Betting stakes: Pure water sachets & gala
  Eternal Debate: Nigeria ’94 squad vs modern Super Eagles

Time Travel Proof: The same “Game Over” screen since Olusegun Obasanjo was military ruler.

Why These Time Warps Matter

🔹 Living History – Better than any museum
🔹 Nostalgia Therapy – Instant childhood flashbacks
🔹 Resistance – Against Lagos’ ruthless “progress”

“Which spot gives you the strongest 90s flashback? COMMENT your era! (Or tag someone who still uses a VCR!)”