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News Nigeria » Lagos » History: From Lagos to London: Africa’s economic powerhouse makes historic debut at Lord Mayor’s Show

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/13/africa/lagos-participates-in-londons-lord-mayors-show-intl

Published on: Sunday 12 November 2023

Nigeria’s Lagos state marked a historic moment by making Africa’s inaugural appearance at the renowned Lord Mayor’s Show in London – an annual procession, steeped in 800 years of tradition, that ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » History: Lagos School of History: An exploratory discourse – 3

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-school-of-history-an-exploratory-discourse-3/

Published on: Wednesday 12 November 2014

The Lagos School of History was more concerned with relevance of the discipline to national and international problems facing Nigeria. The Lagos School did not want to concede finding solutions to ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » History: Ambode and Lagos History Lecture

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/ambode-and-lagos-history-lecture/

Published on: Sunday 24 March 2019

When the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration organised the Lagos History Lecture to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lagos State in May 2017, it wasn’t expected to be just a one-off. However, ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » History: Nigeria: Lagos - A City Losing Its History

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202605220363.html

Published on: Tuesday 19 May 2026

There is a dangerous trend quietly unfolding across Lagos - the gradual disappearance of its memory. Cities, like people, derive identity from history. Streets, bridges, public buildings, monuments, ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » History: From Dahomey to Lagos: The untold story of the Ogu (Egun) people

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/ogu-people-badagry-lagos-history-culture-2025082217191624322

Published on: Friday 22 August 2025

The Ogu (more commonly known as the Egun) are, however, a people with a far older story than Nigeria itself. They are originally from the old Dahomey Kingdom (present-day Benin Republic) but now ...

News Nigeria » Lagos » History: Why Lagos, Nigeria, Is the Cultural Capital We're Heading to Next

News channel or source: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-lagos-nigeria-is-the-cultural-capital-were-heading-to-next

Published on: Tuesday 17 November 2020

When I was commissioned to write a feature on Lagos, Nigeria, for Condé Nast Traveler, none of us imagined that innocent people would be gunned down in the city for peacefully protesting against ...