Archives Tag: Alimotu Pelewura
ThrowBack Thursday: When Oba Eshugbayi Fought Colonial Masters To Defend His Subjects
April 19, 2022
Though the British did not witness any other violent resistance from Lagos after the British forces bombardment in 1851. Oba Eshugbayi Eleko, however, constituted one of the fiercest resistance to the effective running of Lagos and the whole of Nigeria by the colonialists. Oba Eshugbayi, born in the 19th Century to Oba Dosumu who ceded … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: When Oba Eshugbayi Fought Colonial Masters To Defend His Subjects
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ThrowBack Thursday: Alimotu Pelewura -The Fish Seller and Market Leader Who Stood for the Women
April 19, 2022
Alimotu Pelewura born of the Awori extraction in Eko, Lagos State, in 1865. While helping and learning in the trade of fish from her mother, Alimotu decided to take after the profession and she became very successful too. She rose to more prominence in 1910 when she became a titled chief by the order and … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Alimotu Pelewura -The Fish Seller and Market Leader Who Stood for the Women
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