Archives Tag: British
Did You Know That Ikeja Was Not Always The Capital Of Lagos State?
April 19, 2022
History Class Nowadays, anyone you ask may tell that the capital of Lagos state is Ikeja. That is true nowadays but it was not always the case. Lagos was not always a state and within the context of the whole country, the name only applied to the city of Lagos from 1861 to 1967. … Continue reading Did You Know That Ikeja Was Not Always The Capital Of Lagos State?
By david-okwara
Did You Know Carter Bridge Is The Oldest Bridge In Lagos?
April 19, 2022
Carter Bridge is probably just another bridge to you and for others, it is just another bridge of a few others but did you know it is the oldest of its kind in Lagos and the time it was built, it was the “Third Mainland Bridge” of its time. Read more about Did you … Continue reading Did You Know Carter Bridge Is The Oldest Bridge In Lagos?
By david-okwara
Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
April 19, 2022
Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA (born 1962) is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation. A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Ankara fabric he uses. Because he has a physical disability that paralyses one side of his … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Yinka Shonibare
By jeremiah
Did You Know That Port Harcourt Was Named After Viscount Harcourt?
April 19, 2022
Did you know the southern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt was named for the British politician of the late 19th century who became Secretary of State for the Colonies for five years between 1910 and 1915? It gets more interesting. Viscount Harcourt was part of British nobility from birth and was elevated to the peerage … Continue reading Did You Know That Port Harcourt Was Named After Viscount Harcourt?
By david-okwara
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
By adedoyin
Throwback Thursday: The Bombardment and Plunder of Benin (1897)
April 19, 2022
About three years before Britain consolidated the provinces and protectorates of Nigeria and as the realities of the partitioning of Africa began to dawn on them, it went on a bombardment mission of the old Benin Kingdom in 1897. British government representatives, prior to that time, had already completed negotiations for peace among some warring … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The Bombardment and Plunder of Benin (1897)
By adedoyin
Netflix Musical ‘Been So long’ Â Premiers In October
April 19, 2022
Netflix musical movie, Been So Long premiers in October. The movie stars British-Nigerian actor and playwright, Arinze Kene, and was screened at the Cannes Festival in France. The worldwide rights to the film were acquired by Netflix exactly one year ago, in what has been said to be the single biggest acquisition of a UK film … Continue reading Netflix Musical ‘Been So long’  Premiers In October
DISCOVER NIGERIA: LAGOS – Once Upon A British Colony
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. Lagos became a crown colony of the British Empire in 1861. Before that time, the British government had perfected its colony administration system of administration in the West Indies and in India. And so, it did not take any time to set up its typical crown colony administration in Lagos. By October … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: LAGOS – Once Upon A British Colony
DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Bloodbath In Benin.
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. On the 9th of February 1897, the invasion of the Benin Kingdom began. Popularly referred to by historians as “The Benin Massacre”, the British launched an invasion on Benin in retaliation of the annihilation of a Benin –bound British military expedition led by Lieutenant James Robert Phillips (RN) on the 4th of … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: A Bloodbath In Benin.
