Gallery 25 of 37 · South-West
The Lagos Gallery
Lagos began as Eko, an Awori settlement of lagoons and farm camps. It has since been a Benin outpost, a slave port, a colonial capital and a megacity. Twenty rooms, one for each LGA.
- 128
- stories
- 18/20
- LGAs with stories
- 11
- peoples
Floor plan
Twenty rooms, one per LGA
Bigger rooms hold more stories. Two rooms are still empty.
Lagos Island31 storiesSurulere20 storiesBadagry14 storiesEpe9 storiesIkeja8 storiesIkorodu7 storiesEti-Osa6 storiesLagos Mainland6 storiesApapa5 storiesAlimosho4 storiesIbeju-Lekki4 storiesAgege3 storiesMushin3 storiesAjeromi-Ifelodun2 storiesKosofe2 storiesOjo2 storiesAmuwo-Odofin1 storiesOshodi-Isolo1 storiesIfako-IjaiyeNo stories yetShomoluNo stories yet
The collection
All 128 Lagos stories
NT-1001Bode Thomas and the AlaafinSurulere · Biography · Yoruba · 19537 minNT-1002Why Lagos Was Called EkoLagos Island · Place-name origin · Awori · Pre-colonial5 minNT-1003The Point of No ReturnBadagry · History · Ogu (Egun) · 1500s–1800s8 minNT-1004Oba Ado and the Benin ConnectionLagos Island · History · Awori / Edo · 1600s6 minNT-1005The Eyo Masquerade's First OutingLagos Island · Legend · Yoruba · 18546 minNT-1006Surulere: "Patience Pays"Surulere · Place-name origin · Yoruba · 1950s3 minNT-1007Madam Tinubu, Trader of LagosLagos Island · Remarkable life · Egba Yoruba · 1800s9 minNT-1008The Bombardment of 1851Lagos Island · History · Yoruba · 18517 minNT-1009Why Epe Means "Curse"Epe · Place-name origin · Ijebu Yoruba · Pre-colonial4 minNT-1010Olumo the Lagoon SpiritEpe · Folktale · Ijebu Yoruba · Timeless4 minNT-1011Herbert Macaulay's Printing PressLagos Mainland · Biography · Yoruba · 1920s6 minNT-1012Ikorodu and the Kola MarketIkorodu · History · Ijebu / Awori · 1800s5 min