Pelumi Nubi arrives in Lagos after driving from London to Lagos

After more than two months on the road, Pelumi Nubi, the Nigerian travel vlogger who shocked everyone when she announced in January that she would travel from London to Lagos by road, was received with fanfare, a live band and the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture for Lagos, Toke Benson today, Sunday April 7, 2024 at the Lagos border.

In videos that quickly went viral on social media, Nubi walked hand in hand with top immigration officials to stamp her passport, solidifying what began as a social media stunt but in the past few weeks became a national affair.

Nubi commenced her trip on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, a move that has now catapulted her to the peak of social media stardom. An event was held in her honour at University of Lagos.

She travelled across 17 countries. Her path took her from England to France, Spain, Morocco, and through the huge West Sahara Desert, all by road.

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From there, she drove via Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin before arriving triumphantly in Lagos.

The journey wasn't always rosy for Nubi. She had different experiences, some good and some bad, and documented them all on social media. She faced quite a hassle with many immigration officers in Africa. She was denied entry to Sierre Leone at the border and her car was involved in an accident on the Ivory Coast.

She had to postpone her arrival twice. Despite the challenges, she overcame them and arrived today Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the University of Lagos.