Settlements in Nigeria - Cities, Towns and Villages in Nigeria, Coastal Settlements in Nigeria, Lagos, Port Harcourt (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cities, Towns and Villages in Nigeria, Coastal Settlements in Nigeria, Lagos, Port Harcourt, List of Nigerian Cities by Population, Opobo, List of Cities in Nigeria, Mobalufon, Seme Border, Olowogbowo, List of Nigerian State Capitals, Apapa, Obomkpa, Ede-Oballa, Idogo, Chamo, Nigeria, Achalla, Fada, Nigeria. Excerpt: Lagos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lagos Island skyline at sunrise Victoria Island Street Scene.Lagos was a Yoruba settlement of Awori people initially called Eko. The Yoruba still use the name Eko when they speak of 'Lagos', a name which never existed in Yoruba language. The present day Lagos state has a higher percent of Awori, who migrated to the area from Isheri along the Ogun river. Throughout history, it was home to a number of warring ethnic groups who had settled in the area. During its early settlement, it also saw periods of rule by the Kingdom of Benin. Portuguese explorer Rui de Sequeira visited the area in 1472, naming the area around the city Lago de Curamo; indeed the present name is Portuguese for "lakes". Another explanation is that Lagos was named for Lagos, Portugal - a maritime town which at the time was the main centre of the Portuguese expeditions down the African coast and whose own name is derived from the Latin word Lacobriga. From 1404-1889 it served as a major centre of the slave trade, ruled over by Yoruba kings called the Oba of Lagos. In 1841 Oba Akitoye ascended to the throne of Lagos and tried to ban slave trading. Lagos merchants, most notably Madam Tinubu, resisted the ban, deposed the king and installed his brother Oba Kosoko. While exiled, Oba Akitoye met with the British, who had banned slave trading in 1807, and got their support to regain his throne. In 1851 he was reinstalled as the O... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=85232