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Lagos (Portuguese for "lakes") was a name given to the settlement by the Portuguese. Throughout history, it was home to a number of warring ethnic Yoruba groups who had settled in the area. Following its early settlement by the Awori nobility, the state first came to the attention of the Portuguese in the 15th century.
1851 - British bombardment of Lagos. [2][3] 1852 - British consulate established. [3] 1853 - King Dosunmu in power. 1859- The CMS Grammar School in Bariga, a suburb of Lagos in Lagos State, is the oldest secondary school in Nigeria, founded on 6 June 1859 by the Church Missionary Society. 1860 - Catholic church established.
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 threat of force by Commander Beddingfield of HMS Prometheus who was accompanied by the Acting British Consul, William McCoskry. Oba Dosunmu of Lagos (spelled "Docemo" in British documents ...
Lagos (/ ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [ 10 ][ 11 ] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [ 11 ][ 12 ] Yoruba: Èkó), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the most populous urban area on the African continent. [ 13 ][ 14 ][ 15 ...
History of Lagos, Portugal. Aerial view of Lagos. Lagos is a city in the District of Faro, in Portugal. According to tradition, the city was founded about 2,000 years before the Birth of Christ, [1] having been under rule by the Carthaginians, [2] Romans [3] and Muslims. [4] After the Christian reconquest, it played a leading role in the ...
lagosstate.gov.ng. Lagos State (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó, Gun: Ayìmátẹ̀n Awọnlìn tọ̀n) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 Nigerian states, it is the most populous state but the smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Benin for 10 km, Lagos State ...
Ayodeji Oladimeji Olukoju (Yoruba: Ayọ̀ọ́dèjì Ọládiméjì Olúkòjú; born June 9, 1959, in Oka Akoko) is a Nigerian University distinguished professor of history at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. [1][2] He was a two-term vice chancellor of Caleb University, Imota between 2010 and 2016. Olukoju's research interests are in the area ...
Lagos. Histories of cities in Nigeria. Yoruba history. History of Lagos State. Histories of capitals. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Template Category TOC via Automatic category TOC on category with 101–200 pages. Automatic category TOC generates standard Category TOC.