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Chinese Couple’s Lagos Roadside Argument Goes Viral

A video showing a Chinese man and woman engaged in a heated argument on a Lagos roadside has gone viral, attracting humorous reactions from Nigerians online after it was shared by popular Instagram account Instablog9ja on Friday, September 4, 2026.

Couple Seen Arguing By Roadside

The roughly 28-second video shows the man and woman standing on a busy paved road with vehicles, streetlights, buildings and billboards visible around them.

The man, dressed in a pink short-sleeved shirt, dark trousers and a black crossbody bag, is seen facing the woman, who wears a light-coloured short dress and holds what appears to be papers or documents.

Both individuals gesture repeatedly and point at each other as the argument continues, while traffic moves around them. A street hawker carrying goods on his head also passes by during the exchange.

Nigerians Joke About The Argument

The video appears to capture a conversation in Chinese, but there is no clear translation of what the pair were saying.

Text overlaid on the video reads: “Who go help me translate abeg? Sey na cost of living in this Tinubu era dy make dem argue?”

The caption was presented humorously, suggesting that Nigeria’s rising cost of living under President Bola Tinubu could be responsible for the disagreement.

Cause Of Dispute Remains Unknown

Instablog9ja captioned the video as showing the pair engaging in a heated argument at a Lagos roadside. The post quickly attracted thousands of views and numerous comments, with users offering their own humorous interpretations of the encounter.

Some commenters speculated about what the woman might have been telling the man, while others focused on the street hawker who appeared to continue his business without being distracted by the argument.