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Lagos Island

Lagos State · local government

8 stories

01 Place name · Lagos

Two names for one city

Why Lagos is called Lagos (and Eko) →
02 Lost history · Lagos

The house that lied about its age

Ilojo Bar, Lagos Island →
03 Lost history · Lagos

The Sultan's gift to a Lagos mosque

Shitta-Bey Mosque →
04 People · Lagos

The kingmaker Lagos sent away

Madam Tinubu, merchant and kingmaker →
05 People · Lagos

Taiwo Olowo, the rich man of Lagos who was once a slave

Taiwo Olowo, "Taiwo the rich" →
06 People · Lagos

Oshodi Tapa, the Nupe boy who became a Lagos war chief

Balogun Oshodi Tapa of Lagos →
07 Place name · Lagos

The palace on the pepper farm

Iga Idunganran, Lagos Island →
08 Lost history · Lagos

The house that sold Lagos its water

Water House, Kakawa Street →