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    Kosoko (died 1872) was a member of the Ologun Kutere Lagos Royal Family who reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1845 to 1851. His father was Oba Osinlokun and...
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    Prince Jide Kosoko was born in Lagos State, Nigeria on 12 January 1954, to the Kosoko royal family of Lagos Island. Prince Jide Kosoko studied business...
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  • Jide Kosoko. She was buried on 10 June 2016. "15 Things You May Not Know About Henrietta Kosoko". 6 June 2016. "Nollywood actress, wife of Jide Kosoko, Henrietta...
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  • Sola Kosoko, Listen otherwise known as Sola Kosoko-Abina (born 7 January 1980), is a Nigerian film actress and film director known for Láròdá òjò. She...
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    Following British victory in the Reduction of Lagos, the British removed Oba Kosoko from his throne and replaced him with Akitoye, who was backed by Tinubu...
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  • Kosoko is a Nigerian given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Kosoko (died 1872), a Nigerian monarch Jide Kosoko (born 1954), Nigerian...
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    suppressing the Atlantic slave trade and deposing the King (Oba) of Lagos, Kosoko, for refusing to end the slave trade. Many intersecting interests provided...
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  • salute from the Royal Navy. Dosunmu inherited the "Kosoko" problem from his father (Akitoye) in that Kosoko had established an independent base in Epe with...
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  • Kosoko to become Oba but his whereabouts were unknown. Further, a feud between Eletu Odibo and Kosoko prevented the Eletu from ensuring that Kosoko would...
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  • between the Eletu Odibo and the then prince Kosoko erupted in the earlier part of the 19th century. Kosoko offended the Eletu by marrying a woman that...
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    Simisola Bolatito Kosoko Listen (née Ogunleye; born April 19, 1988), better known by her stage name Simi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress...
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  • Chief Oshodi Landuji Tapa (c. 1800 – 1868) was Oba Kosoko's war captain and one of the most powerful chiefs in the Oba of Lagos' court.[citation needed]...
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  • commit ritual suicide, Idewu's brother prince Kosoko should have been made king but because of Kosoko's impetuous nature resulting in taking a woman betrothed...
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    King Kosoko of Lagos sought refuge in Epe Land with over 1,500 followers. That was in December 1851, during the reign of Oloja Olumade. Kosoko was denied...
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  • 1829 to about 1834/5. His father was Oba Osinlokun and his siblings were Kosoko (who was Oba from 1845 to 1851) and Opo Olu, a wealthy and powerful female...
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  • Campbell, Consul in Lagos and Thomas Miller Commander of HMS Crane) and Kosoko on 28 September 1854. On 26 December 1851, in what is now known as the Reduction...
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  • Ikedieze Hakeem Kae-Kazim Daniel Etim Effiong Rotimi Salami Tosin Igho Jide Kosoko Ayo Makun Zack Orji Ali Nuhu Dele Odule Dede One Day Clem Ohameze John Okafor...
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  • Ransome-Kuti Iremide Adeoye as Young Israel Earl Atta as Rev. Cole Jide Kosoko as Otun Dele Odule as Osi Adebayo Salami as Alake Keppy Ekpenyong as Josiah...
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    struggle by bombarding Lagos in 1851, deposing the slave-trade-friendly Oba Kosoko, helping to install the amenable Oba Akitoye and signing the Treaty between...
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  • the dominant one in Lagos. Among Osinlokun's children were Idewu Ojulari, Kosoko, and Opo Olu. Around 1820 or 1821, Osinlokun seized on the unpopularity...
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  • Jeroboam Yomi Fash Lanso as Restaurateur Funky Mallam as yam seller Bidemi Kosoko as Jumoke Stephen Odimgbe as Flash boy, Imeh Bishop as Etuk Mercy Johnson...
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  • of Nigerian actors of Yoruba descent. Femi Adebayo Odunlade Adekola Jide Kosoko Adebayo Salami Taiwo Hassan Ronke Ojo Mercy Aigbe Toyin Abraham Funke Akindele...
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    tribute, but rather, as an act of historical sentiment. The defeat of Oba Kosoko by British forces on 28 December 1851, in what is now known as the Bombardment...
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  • A Place for Wolves is a young adult novel by Kosoko Jackson. Although the novel was scheduled to be published by Sourcebooks in 2019, it was canceled by...
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  • by Darlington Abuda. It features Nollywood's Richard Mofe Damijo, Jide Kosoko, and Nancy Isime, Ayo Makun, Toyin Abraham, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Lasisi...
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  • Vaughan-Richards, starring Majid Michel, OC Ukeje, Desmond Elliot, Osas Ighodaro, Jide Kosoko, Seun Akindele, Somkele Iyamah, Funky Mallam and Kenneth Okolie The film...
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  • Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko (born 28 January 1987), known professionally as Adekunle Gold and AG Baby, is a Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter currently...
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  • state festival celebrated by the descendants of Oba Kosoko for the historical arrival of King Kosoko to Epe in the year 1851. Kayo-Kayo which literary means...
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    move, and deposed and exiled the king, and installed Akitoye's brother Kosoko as Oba. Exiled to Europe, Akitoye met with British authorities, who had...
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  • of Kosoko, Oba Osinlokun's son. Kosoko reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1845 to 1853 and, as can be expected, Taiwo leveraged his closeness to Kosoko for...
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