Archives Tag: history trivia
History Trivia: The Saro
April 19, 2022
There is a curious group of Lagosians and Nigerians who you may not be able to tell apart these days. Many had their ancestors come to Lagos more than a century and have since naturalized to the culture of the city but you may not be able to tell them apart from the indigenous … Continue reading History Trivia: The Saro
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History Trivia: Alvan Ikoku – A short Biography
April 19, 2022
Alvan Azinna Ikoku is Nigeria’s most storied educator but many do not seem to know much about him apart from being the head on the ten naira note– a sad fall-out of Nigeria’s disregard for its own past, unfortunately. Today’s trivia will have to do with the man himself, however. Read more about History … Continue reading History Trivia: Alvan Ikoku – A short Biography
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King Kosoko Of Lagos
April 19, 2022
The second son of Oba Oshinlokun (sometimes called Eshinlokun) of Lagos, Kosoko became the 12th oba of Lagos in 1845, a reign that turned out be short-lived. Kosoko was born to the house of Oshinlokun, who bore 15 other children. Read more about History Trivia The events for which he would be best known … Continue reading King Kosoko Of Lagos
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History Trivia: Valentine’s Day
April 19, 2022
There is a buzz about Valentine’s Day that just does not sit right with me these days. The commercialization of holidays has taken a negative toll on the integrity of their significance. Capitalism has appropriated it for its own use. St Valentine’s Day is no different in this regard. Read more about Valentine’s Day The … Continue reading History Trivia: Valentine’s Day
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History Trivia: Robert Campbell
April 19, 2022
The best thing about Lagos Island is this: in the chaos that it has now devolved into is also has some of the oldest, fascinating and impactful histories of any place in Africa. Lagos is that important in the history of British West Africa that every other city on the coast had a link … Continue reading History Trivia: Robert Campbell
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History Trivia: 10 Nigerian Streets Named After Colonial Figures
April 19, 2022
In the past thirty years, Lagos set about renaming streets for Nigerian personalities as opposed to the British personalities they were named for before. Personally, I believe that was the wrong move as changing the name erases the history that these names carry. Read more about History Trivia Many of the characters whose names … Continue reading History Trivia: 10 Nigerian Streets Named After Colonial Figures
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