The Oba of Lagos, also known as the Eleko of Eko, is the traditional ruler (Oba) of Lagos. The Oba is a ceremonial Yoruba sovereign with no political power...

(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 his siblings...

traditional rite of passage for Obas, revered Chiefs and eminent Lagosians." The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, condemned the film Gangs of Lagos, calling...

Lagos Island (Yoruba: Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó) is the principal and central Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos, Nigeria. It was the capital of Lagos State until...

selected by the kingmakers of the Lagos traditional kingdom and confirmed by the Lagos State government as the 21st Oba of Lagos; he was capped the next...

(1932–1949) Oba Adeniji Adele (1949–1964) Oba Adeyinka Oyekan II (1965–2003) Oba Rilwan Akiolu (2003–present) Timeline of Lagos Oba of Lagos "Lagos, Nigeria...

thereafter confirmed by the oba) or single-handedly chosen by the oba himself. In rare situations, like the case of the Iyaloja of Lagos in 2013, the deceased...

Oba Ado (original Bini name was Edo) who reigned from 1630-1669 was the second Oba of Lagos. He was son of Ashipa an Awori-Isheri Chieftain appointed as...

Residence of the Oba of Lagos, situated on Lagos Island. It is also a tourist attraction.[citation needed] Dating back to the 15th century, the Lagos Island...

Subsequently she became the consort of one of Lagos' chiefs, then thereafter a chief in her own right. She finally became Lagos' first queen mother. Her life...

twice as Oba of Lagos; first, from 1841 to 1845, and a second time, from 1851 to 1853. His father was Oba Ologun Kutere and his siblings were Obas Osinlokun...

Nigeria List of state governors of Nigeria Timeline of Lagos city Oba of Lagos "Past Governors". Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11...

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

Oba Sir Musendiku Buraimoh Adeniji Adele II, KBE (13 November 1893 – 12 July 1964) was the Oba (King) of Lagos from 1 October 1949 to 12 July 1964. Adele...

The Reduction of Lagos or Bombardment of Lagos was a British naval operation in late 1851 that involved the Royal Navy bombarding Lagos (in present-day...

of Benin and Biafra) and Oba Akitoye, the newly installed Oba of Lagos. The treaty was signed following British victory during the Reduction of Lagos...

Oba Akinsemoyin reigned as Oba of Lagos from around 1704 to 1749. His father was Oba Ado and his siblings were Erelu Kuti and Oba Gabaro, whom he succeeded...

Lagos Colony was a British colonial possession centred on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria. Lagos was annexed on 6 August 1861 under the...

of Yoruba bearers include Oba Ogunwusi of Ile-Ife, Oba Aladelusi of Akure, and Oba Akiolu of Lagos. An example of a Bini bearer is Oba Ewuare II of Benin...

Oba Adele or Adele Ajosun (died 1837) reigned twice as Oba of Lagos; first, from c1811 to 1821, and a second time from 1835 to 1837. His father was Oba...

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

an ally as Oba and signing a treaty that established Lagos as being under British protection. Ten years later, the forced Lagos Treaty of Cession led...

Ologun Kutere reigned as Oba of Lagos from around the 1780s to around 1803. He succeeded Oba Eletu Kekere who reigned between 1775 and 1780. "Ologun"...

Oba (traditional ruler) of Lagos Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos state Babatunde Fashola, Former Governor of Lagos and current Minister of...

Adeyinka Oyekan II (30 June 1911 – 1 March 2003) was Oba of Lagos from 1965 to 2003. He was the grandson of Oba Oyekan I. Adeyinka's father was a Methodist teacher...

descendant of Kusenla Ruling House of Ikateland in Lagos State. He succeeded his father, late Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi, the 20th Oba Elegushi of Ikateland...

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] Oshodi Tapa...

Agriculture in Lagos State. HRM Oba Wasiu Gbolahan was born on 24 July 1970, to Chief Taoreed Lawal-Akapo, who was the Ojora of Lagos from 1977 to 1993...

'Oba Falolu Dosunmu (died September 2, 1949) served as the Oba of Lagos from 1932 to 1949, succeeding Eshugbayi Eleko. He was a former fisherman and a...

Adele K.B.E., Oba of Lagos Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha Samuel Akisanya, Odemo of Isara Akenzua II, Oba of Benin Jaja, Amanyanabo of Opobo Nana Olomu...