in Lagos State. He succeeded his father, late Oba Yekini Adeniyi Elegushi, the 20th Oba Elegushi of Ikateland, who reigned from 1991 to 2009. Oba Elegushi...
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this day. His son Ado became the first king of Lagos and his lineage continues the line of the Obas of Lagos to this day. In 1472, Portuguese explorers arrived...
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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...
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Kosoko (category Obas of Lagos)
Kutere Lagos Royal Family who reigned as Oba of Lagos from 1845 to 1851. His father was Oba Osinlokun and his siblings were Idewu Ojulari (who was Oba from...
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installing 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...
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Lagos (/ˈleɪɡɒs/ LAY-goss; also US: /ˈlɑːɡoʊs/ LAH-gohss; Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper...
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of the metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria. 1472 - Ruy de Sequeira of Portugal names area "Lago de Curamo." 1600 - Ashipa becomes Oba. 1630 King Ado in power...
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Rilwan Akiolu, Oba (traditional ruler) of Lagos Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos state Babatunde Fashola, Former Governor of Lagos and current...
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The Oluomo of Lagos by King Adeyinka Oyekan of Lagos in 1999 On Monday, January 13, 2020, he was installed by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi...
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Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-10-03. "About Lagos". Lagos State Government – Lagos. Retrieved 2023-10-03. "How the language of the Edo people...
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Agege (redirect from Agege, Lagos State)
Southern part of Lagos it stretches from Ashade retail market to Akilo street. From the Eastern part of Lagos it stretches from Oba ogunji road up to...
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J. K. Randle (category Businesspeople from Lagos)
mother came from the Aguda side of Lagos. He was educated at CMS Grammar School, Lagos and King's College, Lagos. In college, he loved playing football...
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Kosofe (redirect from Kosofe, Lagos State)
and the Oba of Oworonshoki. One of the major settlements in Kosofe is Ikosi. Kosofe is well-connected to other parts of Lagos State. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway...
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Obalende (category Neighborhoods of Lagos)
saying Ibi ti Oba le wa de, meaning "Where the king chased us to", is a neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, located in Eti-Osa LGA, close to Lagos Island. Eti-Osa...
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Molade Okoya-Thomas (category Businesspeople from Lagos)
chieftaincy titles of the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo and Odofin of Ife. He was also the Chancellor of Lagos State University and chairman...
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tributaries; the Oyan and Ofiki which empties into the Lagos Lagoon, the upper Mono River, Oba River, Erinle River, Yewa River which discharges into the...
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Herbert Macaulay (category CMS Grammar School, Lagos alumni)
prominent in Lagos life during 1900–1930. The issues included the proposed water rate, selection of the Oba of Lagos and the Imamate of the Lagos Central Mosque...
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50 and 60 miles north-east of Lagos on the Magbon river, set a blockade on the trade route from the interior into Lagos, which was a crown colony, and...
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Ewuare II (category Obas of Benin)
Ewuare II (born 20 October 1953) was crowned the Oba of Benin on 20 October 2016. He is the 40th Oba, a title created for the Head of State (Emperor)...
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prior to this period, the administration of the area was carried out by Oba Provincial Authority, Owode District Council and Obafemi District Council...
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University of Lagos. Ilupeju, T. A. (2009): An Economic history Ejigbo People in Togo (1935–2005), Dept. Of HSS, University of Lagos. Lasebikan, E. B...
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the Oba of Lagos gave them land to build a house and provided men to assist them in their transition to local life. This notwithstanding, Lagos was different...
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation...
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Osogbo (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
railway line from Lagos to Kano. It is known for the Osogbo School of Art and the Oja Oba Market building, said to be the former Oba's palace, within yards...
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Kingdom of Benin (section Divinity of the Oba)
expedition led by João Afonso de Aveiro [pt] in 1485 would refer to it as Benin and the centre would become known as Benin City. The Oba had become the mount of...
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Germany–Nigeria relations (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
to Pakistanis. German Embassy Abuja German General Consulate Lagos Goethe-Institut Lagos Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Abuja Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Office...
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Ikeja (redirect from Ikeja, Lagos State)
became an agricultural hinterland for Lagos. The opening of the Lagos-Ibadan railway in 1901 and the growth of Lagos as a port transformed Ikeja into a residential...
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Surulere (redirect from Surulere, Lagos State)
and Aguda areas. Residents of Lagos Island who bought or leased land from the government and Aworis settled in New Lagos. In contrast, others lived in...
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Bello) Awa Gbe Oga (TY Bello) Angeli (TY Bello) No One Else (TY Bello) Oba Mi De (TY Bello) Olowo Ina (TY Bello) War (TY Bello) Lowo Olorun Lowa (2020)...
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Orlando Owoh (category Burials in Lagos State)
in Lagos, Nigeria. Albums released by Dr. Orlando Owoh (not in chronological order): Aiye nyi lo Medley Ajanaku Daraba Apartheid Asotito Aye Awa de Ayo...
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