{"id":95615,"date":"2025-12-26T08:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=95615"},"modified":"2025-12-26T08:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:39:03","slug":"over-100-years-in-darkness-the-forgotten-community-near-lagos-without-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/over-100-years-in-darkness-the-forgotten-community-near-lagos-without-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 Years in darkness: The forgotten community near Lagos without electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"x9wfvmm\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nJust a few minutes\u2019 drive from the buzzing heart of Lagos \u2014 Nigeria\u2019s commercial capital, a city powered by endless energy \u2014 lies a community, Seriki Kajola Community in Ifo Local Government, that has lived in darkness for more than a century. 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