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Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by iamclime(m): 5:38pm On May 14, 2016 |
Naptu, Well done! I enjoyed this thoroughly, save for the bigots who decided to spoil the show with their usual inane remarks. Could you please prepare this in a PDF format? I will send you a pm. 1 Like |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by engreo(m): 5:42pm On May 14, 2016 |
Eko akete, Eko ile ogbon, aromi sa legbegbe |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by jogojogo: 5:54pm On May 14, 2016 |
Businessideas: Don't mind the Igbos just want to discredit what they know they can NEVER have and have decided to tag it "no man's land". This reminds me of the story of the two women in the Bible in which one of them lost her child and accepted that king Solomon tear the living baby into two for the two women to share. The real mother however chose to have her baby live by ceding ownership to the other woman. So when you hear them shamelessly screening " LAGOS IS NO MAN'S LAND" its out of envy and a feeling of insecurity and inferiority complex. If not for these reasons, why would someone abandoned his or her fatherland to lay claim to another's? How would one develop another man's land while his' or hers' lies desolate? Does that make any sense? Is n't that highest order of insanity, stupidity, foolishness and the "real" act of zombieism? 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by jogojogo: 6:00pm On May 14, 2016 |
9japride: Rather what attracted Government influence was the Status of Lagos. You know, everyone likes to identify with what is good. 1 Like |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by masseratti: 6:52pm On May 14, 2016 |
naptu2:thanks baba. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Rayhutar(m): 7:06pm On May 14, 2016 |
jogojogo:Nobody is envying you, the truth of the matter remain that Lagos was built by the British and collective Nigeria wealth, I can see in the future the Gwari people will be telling us how they develop Abuja since 1820. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Chinom(m): 7:16pm On May 14, 2016 |
Rayhutar: Thank you for educating all these migrants from Osun, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti and Ogun who think that Lagos belongs to them. Lagos remains a "No man's land". It belongs to us all. Lagos and Abuja are actually the main reason why it will be difficult to divide Nigeria. They will always have special status. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Rayhutar(m): 7:18pm On May 14, 2016 |
Businessideas:Before the coming of White colonizers, the whole of Africa is living inside mud houses, Herbert Macaulay and co, are slaves that return to Africa from slavery after the abolishment of slavery in USA, they may not even be Yorubas, that is why they are not bearing a Yoruba name, they just decide to settle in Lagos , Free town in Sierra Leone and the Gambia have a lot of them, they came back many years after the British have finish developing lagos |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Chinom(m): 7:22pm On May 14, 2016 |
jogojogo: You will know that Lagos is NO MAN'S LAND when your ratchet azz is deported to Osun or Ondo state first before 'Chidi' and ' Adullahi' are deported to Enugu and Kano states respectively. Better reconcile with the fact that Yoruba's don't own Lagos. You own Oyo, Ogun etc. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Rayhutar(m): 7:42pm On May 14, 2016 |
Chinom:Dont mind this people posting how they develop lagos in 1700 when the whole Africa is still living inside mud houses before the coming of white people, most of them don't even live in lagos and can survive the competition for scarce resources in lagos, they don't know the suffering people are passing through to survive in lagos, they are only angry about the population of people from SE in lagos and they are not feeding them nor paying house rent for them, survival in lagos dont know whether you are Yoruba,Igbo or Hausa. Lagos and Abuja remain a no man's land which is developed by Nigerians., |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by jollymizzle(m): 7:43pm On May 14, 2016 |
omusiliyu:What! Buaaahahahahahah 1 Like |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by 9japride(m): 8:25pm On May 14, 2016 |
jogojogo:[color=#006600][/color] Lagos has a beautiful environment |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Businessideas: 8:35pm On May 14, 2016 |
Rayhutar:Very funny. Even Yorubas far away Cuba, Sierra Leone, Brazil, etc. rememberd their roots so how will an Ajayi Crowther, Macaulay, Vaughans,Cokers,Pedro forgot that they are Yoruba? You really don't know the Yoruba and it's history. These are people who carried even their gods and traditional identity where ever they go and everyone knows his family especially because most families have its own title, diety and body marks, Oriki etc .I am definitely sure you are young and not Yoruba and most probably have not lived in Yorubaland. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by smoothlips(m): 8:38pm On May 14, 2016 |
iamclime:Bros abeg what is the likely vacation budget for a week holiday including hotel rates, tour and transport |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by naptu2: 9:26pm On May 14, 2016 |
Rayhutar: ABUZINZU: masseratti: 3) Origins of the Lagos Civil War Oba Idewu Ojulari was advised by the chiefs of Lagos to commit suicide (according to tradition) in 1832, because he was seen as an avaricious king who was too concerned with the trappings of power. Ojulari did not have children, so his younger brother, Prince Kosoko, expected that he would be crowned king. However, the Eletu Odibo of Lagos (traditional prime minister) who is the chief that is responsible for crowning the oba, did not like Kosoko, so he crowned Oluwole as king instead. Kosoko was furious and led his warriors to invade Lagos Island. Kosoko's forces were defeated by the forces of Oba Oluwole and the Eletu Odibo. Kosoko fled and went into exile in Whydah in present day Benin Republic. When Oba Oluwole died, Prince Akitoye was crowned as the Oba of Lagos in 1841. Akitoye brought a lot of changes to Lagos. He banned the slave trade and encouraged Lagosians to trade in other goods. He also abolished the practice of paying tributes to Benin (the Benin lineage of obas had died out by this time and the obas of Lagos were yoruba. Oba Akinsemoyin had no son when he died and he also had no brother, only a sister, Erelu Kuti. So it was decided that Erelu Kuti's son, Ologun Kutere should inherit the throne, thus ending the Benin line of Oba of Lagos in 1749. Ologun Kutere's father was Alagba, an Ijesha priest from Ilesha). Popo Aguda, Saro, etc. It was also around this time that many slaves that had been freed returned to Lagos. Many of them could remember where they came from. Some chose to return to their original home towns, some remembered Lagos as the last place that they were in before they were put on the slave ships, while some did not remember at all, but chose to stay in Lagos. The Popo Aguda were slaves that returned from Cuba and Brazil. Most of these returnees had been stone masons and builders in Brazil and Cuba and they built most of the gothic and latin houses you see in Lagos. They settled in the Campos and Popo Aguda area of Lagos (Campos Square is named after G. Hilario Campos, a cuban returnee). Some of the returnees changed their names to african names (eg, Adeyemo Alakija who was originally name Placido Assumpcao), while many also chose to retain their portuguese names (eg the Santos, Pereira, Pinheiro, Emanuel, da Rocha, Dasilva, Marquis, Fernandez and other such families of Lagos). The Popo Aguda brought elements of brazilian culture to Lagos. They introduced the carnival to Lagos in the 1800s. They were also staunch catholics and they built many catholic institutions like St Mary's Private School, St Gregory's College and Holy Cross Cathedral. The saros are former slaves that served in british colonies. Most of them were educated and worked in the service sector (law, surveying, education, etc). They were mostly protestants (particularly anglicans and methodists). They settled in the Olowogbowo area of Lagos (near the Elegbeta Channel). Many of took on african names, but some of them also retained their english names and so you have families like the Nelson, MacGregor, Paine, Savage, etc. Return of Kosoko In the interest of peace, Akitoye also sent Chief Oshodi to search for Kosoko and bring him back to Lagos. This was a grave mistake. There were many businessmen and women who did not like Oba Akitoye because he abolished the slave trade. Business people like Madam Tinubu had become very wealthy from the slave trade. Prince Kosoko was also a renowned slave trader. These business people encouraged Prince Kosoko to stage a coup and overthrow Oba Akitoye in 1845. Kosoko had been furious that he was overlooked a second time when a new oba was being crowned. Oba Akitoye fled to Badagry. The Lagos Civil War had begun. Some of the cannons that were used during the civil war are on display at the Iga Idungaran (Oba's palace) today. The slave trade flourished in Lagos while Kosoko was Oba. The british asked Oba Kosoko to sign a treaty that he would ban slave trade, but he refused. They also approached Akitoye (who had previously banned slave trade) and he accepted to sign the treaty. The british were also lobbied by many former slaves (especially the saros) to end the slave trade in Lagos. Bombardment of Lagos On November 25th, 1851, the British Consul for the Bight of Benin, John Beecroft arrived the Elegbeta Channel and the Lagos Lagoon at the command of four warships and 180 marines. They opened fire on Lagos with their cannons, but were not able to take control of the city from Kosoko's forces (Kosoko's forces also had their own cannons and they returned fire). Then on the 26th of December, Commodore Henry William Bruce (later Admiral, Sir Henry William Bruce) arrived with a much larger force including the warships HMS Penelope (a frigate and Commodore Bruce's flagship), HMS Bloodhound, HMS Teazer and many attack boats. They bombarded Lagos and set fire to many parts of the city. The british deposed Kosoko and exiled him. Akitoye arrived Lagos at the head of warriors from Badagry and was able to reclaim his throne. On January 1st, 1852, Oba Akitoye went aboard HMS Penelope to sign the great Lagos - Britain treaty, banning slave trade in Lagos and establishing a british consulate (embassy) in the city. The treaty also guaranteed military protection for Lagos. Kosoko's forces tried unsucessfully to retake the city in August 1853. Oba Akitoye died in September 1853 and his son, Prince Dosunmu, suceeded him. 6 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Nobody: 9:45pm On May 14, 2016 |
Thank you sir |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by luvmijeje(f): 10:34pm On May 14, 2016 |
The Popo Aguda were slaves that returned from Cuba and Brazil. Most of these returnees had been stone masons and builders in Brazil and Cuba and they built most of the gothic and latin houses you see in Lagos. Naptu, thanks. This is very informative and educative. I never knew the slave returnees contributed so much to the development of Lagos. I've always thought the British single handedly built Lagos pre-independent. It's saddening that our educational system is selling short their contribution while over hyping the contribution of the British. 1 Like |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by naptu2: 3:34am On May 15, 2016 |
Rayhutar: ABUZINZU: masseratti: This is the last, or second to the last part. 6) Dosunmu and the treaty of cessation (colonialism begins in Lagos). Nine years after Oba Akitoye signed the great treaty between Lagos and Britain, his son, Oba Dosunmu, signed another treaty with Britain in very strange circumstances. This was the treaty that made Lagos a colony of Britain. It's very important to read the circumstances in which the treaty was signed (this is explained below the treaty). [size=14pt]Lagos Treaty of Cessation (1861)[/size] TREATY WITH LAGOS 1861 Treaty between Norman B. Bedingfield, commander of Her Majesty’s ship “PROMETHEUS” and Senior Officer of the Bights division and William M’coskry esquire, her Britannic Majesty’s acting consul on the part of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Docemo, Oba of Lagos on the part of himself and chiefs. ARTICLE I In order that the Queen of England may be the better enabled to assist, defend and protect the inhabitants of Lagos and to put an end to slave trade in this land and the neighbouring countries and to prevent the destructive wars so frequently undertaken by Dahomey and others for the capture of slaves, I, Docemo, do with the consent and advice of my council, give, transfer and by this presents grants and confirm into the Queen of Britain, her heirs and successors for ever, the port and Island of Lagos, with all the rights, profits, territories and appurtenances whatsoever, thereto belonging and as well the profits and revenues as the direct, full and absolute dominion and sovereignity of the said port, Island and premises, with all the royalties thereof, freely, fully, entirely and absolutely. I do also covenant and grant that the quiet and peaceable possession thereof shall, with all possible speed, be freely and effectually delivered to the Queen of Great Britain or such person as her Majesty shall there unto appoint for her use in the performance of this grant, the inhabitants of the said Island and territories, as the Queen’s subjects and under her sovereignty, Crown jurisdiction and government being still suffered to live there. Article II Docemo will be allowed the use of the title Oba in its usual African significance and will be permitted to decide disputes between natives of Lagos with their consent, subject to appeal to the British laws. Article III In the transfer of lands, the stamp of Docemo affixed to the document will be proof that there are no other native claims upon it and for the purpose he will be permitted to use it as hitherto. In consideration of the cessation as before mentioned of the port and Island and territories of Lagos, the representatives of the Queen of Great Britain do promise, subject to the approval of her Majesty, that Docemo shall receive an annual pension from the Queen of Great Britain equal to the revenue hitherto annually received by him; such pension to be paid at such periods and in such mode as may here after be determined. Lagos August 6, 1861 Signed: Docemo – His X Mark Telake – His X Mark Rocamena – His X Mark Obalekolo – His X Mark Achebong – His X Mark Norman B. Bedingfield Her Majesty’s Ship PROMETHEUS Senior Officer, Bights Division W. McCoskry Acting Consul Dosunmu was first requested to sign the treaty of cessation aboard the PROMETHEUS. He refused to do so because his chiefs were not with him. The treaty was then presented to him @ his palace on 1st August 1861. Dosunmu refused to sign any paper "giving up his country". He was then threatened by Commander Bedingfield with the bombardment of the town. Again on the 5th of August, the Acting Consul, William McCoskry and Commander Bedingfield went to Dosunmu at the palace, this time with a guard of marines, who were landed and drawn up alongside the Oba's Palace. The draft treaty containing only Article I was read over and translated into the Yoruba and Portuguese languages. At this point the White Cap (Idejo) Chiefs protested, because they feared that they were about to be deprived of their rights to the land of Lagos, which they've had from time immemorial (traditionally, the Oba owns no land apart from his palace. The land of Lagos is vested in the Idejo: land owning white cap chiefs). They solemnly declared that the Oba had no power to give away their lands (indeed, there were threats of an uprising in Lagos, but the presence of the marines kept things quiet). At this point Dosunmu desired the Commander and Acting Consul to insert such clauses that would satisfy the Idejo that their rights to private ownership of land was not being abrogated, since the Idejo depended on the land for their livelihood and it belongs to them. It was at this point that articles II and III were inserted into the treaty, but the Idejo refused to ratify the treaty. Governor Freeman arrived on 22nd January 1862, as the first governor and found that the matter of the treaty was still unsettled. after holding several long "palavers" with the Oba and his Chiefs at Government House, he discovered that the real problem lay with the fear of the Idejo that they would lose their land. He also said that the Oba claimed that he was forced to sign the treaty without knowing its contents. the governor claimed that the Oba's assertion was false, since the treaty was translated into Yoruba and Portuguese. He also claimed that he had succeeded in getting the chiefs to ratify the treaty. The treaty was signed by "Telake", i.e. Talabi (Talabi was a relative of Dosunmu and a prince of royal blood), "Rocamena", i.e Apena (Apena was a magistrate in Lagos at that time), Obalekoro, i.e Obanikoro (Obanikoro was the head of the spiritual chiefs, kind of like the Archbishop of Lagos) and Achebong, i.e Ashogbon (Ashogbon was the commander in chief of the Oba's bodyguards). None of the Idejo signed the treaty. The Idejo families include Oniru - they owned Iru (present day Victoria Island & Maroko) Onikoyi - they owned Ikoyi Ojora - they owned Ijora Oluwa - they owned Oluwa (present day Apapa) Oloto - they owned Oto Onitolo & Aromire families - together they owned Idumota Onisiwo _ they owned Tarkwa Bay & Ogogoro village Read Patrick Dele Cole's "Modern And Traditional Elites In The Politics Of Lagos", Takiu Folami's "A History Of Lagos", check for the Treaty Of Cessation in the British Museum and the British Library for more information. Also note that the british did not defeat Benini until 1897. Read the story of Oba Ovorhamen Nogbaisi. The colonialisation of Lagos by the british had absolutely nothing to do with Benin. 6 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by adekzy: 3:51am On May 15, 2016 |
so all this hidden fact/history, about Lagos actually exist! I can actually relate with all those names mention and there locations at different part of Lagos. Thank you Naptu , kindly create a separate trend to re-enlighten and re-educated many people's especially the Igbos feeding on rusty bigpted history. naptu2:
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Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by abwilly: 8:54am On May 15, 2016 |
This is a very good write-up that provides information about the various water bodies in Lagos. The physical descriptions, the maps and the photographs were also very nice. However, most of the information provided were very misleading and not correct. Firstly, there are three types of water bodies (freshwater, brackish and marine/sea water) therefore, not all water bodies in Lagos are freshwater. Many of them are brackish water (contains some amount of salt) and some may be freshwater for few months depending on the season or amount of rain in a particular year. The only all-year round freshwater bodies are Lekki, Ologe, and Yewa Lagoons while the remaining are brackish. You can easily tell of the difference in waters by the types of fish they catch from them. While fishes from the main Lagos Lagoon (Commodore Channel,Elegbeta Channel, Kuramo water) and better part of Bagagry creek are fishes from the sea, those from the freshwater lagoons are fishes from the rivers. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by oduastates: 9:02am On May 15, 2016 |
santori:They are not indigenous to on do state . |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by naptu2: 3:09pm On May 15, 2016 |
luvmijeje: I was trying to remember this man's name yesterday, but I couldn't. Then today, as I'm about to go out, I suddenly remember his name. There are many returnees that contributed to the growth of Lagos, but I'm going to use him as an example because his story is related to many of the events that I wrote about yesterday. 1) Captain James Pinson Labulo Davies JPL Davies was born in Bathurst, Sierra Leone. His parents were from Abeokuta, but they had been captured and sold into slavery. They were eventually rescued by the british naval squadron and taken to Sierra Leone. He attended CMS Grammar School in Freetown, became a teacher and eventually enlisted in the Royal Navy. He was a lieutenant on HMS Bloodhound when it bombarded Lagos in 1851. He was wounded in action during the bombardment. He retired from the navy in 1852 and became a merchant ship captain and eventually settled in Lagos in 1856. CMS Grammar School JPL Davies was a good friend of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther and he provided the seed funds for the creation of CMS Grammar School (the first secondary school in Nigeria) in April 1859, when he provided £50 (equivalent of about In 1867, Davies contributed another £100 (N2.68 million as of 2014) toward a CMS Grammar School Building Fund. Other contributors to the CMS Building Fund were non Saros such as Daniel Conrad Taiwo AKA Taiwo Olowo who contributed £50. Saro contributors also included men such as Moses Johnson, I.H. Willoughby, T.F. Cole, James George, and Charles Foresythe who contributed £40. The CMS Grammar School in Freetown, founded in 1848, served as a model. Cocoa farming JPL Davies was also the first cocoa farmer in West Africa. He obtained cocoa seeds from a brazilian ship in 1879 and 1880 and set up a prosperous cocoa farm in Lagos. He was married to Sarah Forbes Bonetta, who was originally from what later became Benin Republic, but was sold into slavery. She was rescued by the british and became Queen Victoria's god daughter. 2) St Gregory's Grammar School The saros/protestants now had their secondary school, so the agudas/catholics also wanted their own secondary school (they already had several primary schools). The agudas wrote several letters to Rome seeking for permission to set up a catholic secondary school. They were prepared to build it, but they wanted permission and priests and teachers who would teach in the school. In 1868 their request was granted after the usual exchange of petitions and letters between them and the home mission. St Gregory's Grammar School was established in 1876 (St Gregory's Grammar School became St Gregory's College in 1928). Note that the first colonial government secondary school in Lagos (Kings College) was only set up in 1909. Cc Rayhutar, ABUZINZU and masseratti 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by dinomcjohn: 5:28pm On May 15, 2016 |
Amazing thread! Honestly op, people like you make nairaland the bomb, a sort of encyclopedia. Nice job. Never knew Lagos had so much waterways |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by OBAGADAFFI: 7:27pm On May 15, 2016 |
@NEPTU Great tread. Can you please explain how Epe became part of Lagos. Is Epe Awori or Ijebuland. I also heard one of the Lagos Chiefs fled to Epe during the crisis. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Nobody: 7:49pm On May 15, 2016 |
OBAGADAFFI: naptu2: OBAGADAFFI: |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by SIRTee15: 6:35am On May 16, 2016 |
Rayhutar: for Christ sake...... take a history book and READ! ...... or at worst, google this things up...... Herbert Macaulay was never a slave.... he was born, raised and died in Lagos....... A free man all his life.... . what the hell is wrong with u! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by iamclime(m): 1:26am On May 17, 2016 |
smoothlips:Where will you be coming from? Which of the spots are you interested in? This will help in giving a practical estimate. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by smoothlips(m): 4:41pm On May 17, 2016 |
iamclime:I will be going from Lagos, am basically interested in almost all the spots you mentioned, the beach resorts, snake market, historical places...almost everywhere that can be covered in a 7 day holiday |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Goke7: 11:43am On Aug 26, 2016 |
Big kudos to the op, I was actually looking up on google where the lagos lagoon empties into the atlantic ocean, then this thread came up and gave me the solid answer. GREAT JOB HERE |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Pamelayoung: 10:15am On Sep 01, 2016 |
naptu2: Thanks so much for this update. Please I like to contact you for more information on this for my project work. |
Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by Albert14: 4:40pm On Dec 19, 2016 |
does anyone know if this crane is still somewhere in the river, or the history of it
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Re: Lagoons, Rivers, Creeks And Other Waterways In Lagos. by swaleola: 6:42am On Oct 09, 2017 |
How many lagoons do we have exactly in Lagos State? |
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