Akitoye (died September 2, 1853), sometimes wrongly referred to as Akintoye, reigned twice as Oba of Lagos; first, from 1841 to 1845, and a second time...

Lagos during the reigns of Obas (monarchs) Adele, Dosunmu, Oluwole, and Akitoye, helping the latter two Obas gain political power. She married Oba Adele...

Ibikunle Alfred Akitoye (1871–1928) was Oba of Lagos from 1925 to 1928 during what some historians refer to as the "Interregnum" years of the exiled Oba...

replaced him with Akitoye, who previously lost his throne to Kosoko and asked the British to help him return to power. In return, Akitoye promised to end...

captain. Oshodi Tapa explained Akitoye's escape to Kosoko by saying that Akitoye put his enemies in a trance. Akitoye thereafter arrived in Abeokuta where...

Docemo, reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1853, when he succeeded his father Oba Akitoye, until his own death in 1885. He was forced to run away to Britain under...

father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Osinlokun and Akitoye, thus the Ologun Kutere line has remained the dominant line in the Obaship...

Oba Oluwole died in an explosion at the Oba's palace in 1841, Akitoye became Oba. Akitoye naively tried to appease an embittered Kosoko by inviting him...

the slave-trade-friendly Oba Kosoko, helping to install the amenable Oba Akitoye and signing the Treaty between Great Britain and Lagos on 1 January 1852...

John Beecroft, British Consul in the Bights of Benin and Biafra) and Oba Akitoye, the newly installed Oba of Lagos. The treaty was signed following British...

many children, among whom were future Obas, Eshinlokun, Adele Ajosun, and Akitoye. Other children included Akiolu, Olukoya, and Olusi. All Obas of Lagos...

Oba Sanusi Olusi (died 1935) was a wealthy trader who succeeded Ibikunle Akitoye as Oba of Lagos from 1928 to 1931 during what some historians refer to...

His father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Adele and Akitoye, making the Ologun Kutere Obaship line the dominant one in Lagos. Among...

and deposed and exiled the king, and installed Akitoye's brother Kosoko as Oba. Exiled to Europe, Akitoye met with British authorities, who had banned slave...

John Beecroft to encourage the overthrow of King Kosoko. The new King Akitoye was a docile non-slave-trading puppet. The Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron...

in July 1845 on Oba Akitoye's palace resulting in Akitoye fleeing to Abeokuta. Tapa played a diplomatic role by granting Akitoye safe passage through...

Akitoye, and supporters of the deposed Kosoko led to fighting in August 1853. An attempt by Kosoko himself to take the town was defeated, but Akitoye...

Ibikunle, British Nigerian economist Christopher Ibikunle Alder Ibikunle Akitoye, Oba of Lagos (1925–1928) Tolani Ibikunle, American soccer player Fausat...

sentimental gifting from the people of Lagos to the Oba of Benin. Oba Akitoye, who was re-installed to the throne by the British, "seized the opportunity...

Royal Navy in 1851. The British thus replaced Kosoko with Akitoye again. In 1852, Akitoye and the British consul John Beecroft signed a treaty to free...

Lagos: The British capture the city of Lagos and replace King Kosoko with Akitoye because of the former's refusal to ban the slave trade. 1852 Hawaii 1852...

Oba Kosoko who was dethroned by British forces in 1851. Thereafter, Oba Akitoye and his successor, Oba Dosunmu, rebuffed payment of annual tributes to...

father of Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, Beko Ransome-Kuti, and Fela Kuti Ibikunle Akitoye (1871–1928), Oba of Lagos J. K. Randle (1909–1956), Businessman and Socialite...

leaders who refused to agree to British treaties to outlaw the trade. Akitoye, the 11th Oba of Lagos, is famous for having used British involvement to...

call the "interregnum years", and that saw the reigns of Oba Ibikunle Akitoye (from 1925 to 1928) and Oba Sanusi Olusi (from 1928 to 1931). Oba Eleko...

Oyekan was the second Christian Oba of Lagos, the first being Ibikunle Akitoye. He was considered a pacifist and bridge builder during his reign. Adeyinka...

Oluwole Oba of Lagos Reign 1837 - 1841 Predecessor Adele Successor Akitoye Born Oluwole Lagos Died 1841 Lagos Burial Lagos Father Adele Religion Ifá...

Successor Eshugbayi Eleko Born Oyekan 1871 Lagos, Nigeria Died September 30, 1900 Lagos Burial Iga Idunganran House Akitoye, Dosunmu Father Oba Dosunmu...

Idewu Ojulari, Oba (1829–1832) or until 1835 Oluwole, Oba (1837–1841) Akitoye, Oba (1841–1845, 1851–1853) Kosoko, Oba (1845–1851) Nembe Kingdom (complete...

and in which Oba Kosoko was ousted, resulting in the ascension of Oba Akitoye. During the bombardment the British Navy lost two officers and ten men...