South-West · Capital: Ikeja · 20 LGAs
Lagos State
Lagos began as Eko, an Awori settlement of lagoons and farm camps. Since then it has been a Benin outpost, a slave port, a colonial capital and Africa's great megacity.
- Stories
- 128
- LGAs with stories
- 18 / 20
- Peoples
- 11
| Story | LGA | Type | People | Era | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bode Thomas and the Alaafin | Surulere | Biography | Yoruba | 1953 | 7 min |
| Why Lagos Was Called Eko | Lagos Island | Place-name origin | Awori | Pre-colonial | 5 min |
| The Point of No Return | Badagry | History | Ogu (Egun) | 1500s–1800s | 8 min |
| Oba Ado and the Benin Connection | Lagos Island | History | Awori / Edo | 1600s | 6 min |
| The Eyo Masquerade's First Outing | Lagos Island | Legend | Yoruba | 1854 | 6 min |
| Surulere: "Patience Pays" | Surulere | Place-name origin | Yoruba | 1950s | 3 min |
| Madam Tinubu, Trader of Lagos | Lagos Island | Remarkable life | Egba Yoruba | 1800s | 9 min |
| The Bombardment of 1851 | Lagos Island | History | Yoruba | 1851 | 7 min |
| Why Epe Means "Curse" | Epe | Place-name origin | Ijebu Yoruba | Pre-colonial | 4 min |
| Olumo the Lagoon Spirit | Epe | Folktale | Ijebu Yoruba | Timeless | 4 min |
| Herbert Macaulay's Printing Press | Lagos Mainland | Biography | Yoruba | 1920s | 6 min |
| Ikorodu and the Kola Market | Ikorodu | History | Ijebu / Awori | 1800s | 5 min |
Showing 1–12 of 128Load 24 more