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Lagos means "lakes" in Portuguese, the language of the first Europeans to arrive at the land already inhabited by the Awori who are a sub-ethnic group of the Yoruba people. The area which was under the administration of the Benin Kingdom was initially known as "Eko". [3] [4] The Portuguese would refer to it as "Onim" and later "Lagos". [4]
The early history of Lagos Colony was one of repeated attempts to end the Yoruba wars. In the face of threats to the divided Yoruba states from Dahomey and the Sokoto Caliphate, as represented by the emirate of Ilorin , the British Governor—assisted by the CMS —succeeded in imposing peace settlements on the interior.
Awori is generally considered to be the earliest dominant tribe in Lagos, even though the throne for the Oba of Lagos had its origin from Benin. [1] [2] [3] In an interview with The Punch, Nigerian lawyer and elder statesman, Lateef Olufemi Okunnu described the Aworis as being the original inhabitants of Lagos State. He noted that they settled ...
Lagos becomes capital of the British Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. [17] Lagos Central Times newspaper begins publication (approximate date). Anfani Bus Service begins operating. [18] 1917 - Lagos Town Council [5] and Colonial Bank [8] established. 1920s - Lagos Market Women's Association founded. [19] 1921 - Population: 98,303. 1923
The Awori people are the original inhabitants of Lagos State and some parts of Ogun State, namely Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Awori people are landowners, farmers and fishermen. The Awori migrated first from Ile Ife, through the Oyo Empire and eventually settled in the presentday Lagos. Awori is a Yoruba sub-group ...
John Payne Jackson becomes publisher of Lagos Weekly Record. [10] Parfait-Louis Monteil visits Sultan Abd ar-Rahman in Sokoto. 1892: British raid uses maxim guns to defeat Ijebu Kingdom, thereby moving towards complete dominance in the southwest area surrounding Lagos. 1893: British incorporate Yoruba lands in southwest into new protectorate ...
Oba Dosunmu of Lagos (spelled "Docemo" in British documents) resisted the cession for 11 days while facing the threat of violence on Lagos and its people, but capitulated and signed the Lagos Treaty of Cession. [1] Lagos was declared a colony on 5 March 1862. [2] By 1872, Lagos was a cosmopolitan trading centre with a population over 60,000. [3]
The earliest signs of external contact in the Hausa area, which would lead to the development of the pre-colonial period, are found via carbon dating. These sites are classified by archaeologists as hills, large-scale occupation sites, and iron-working sites – although the former two are lacking stratified evidence.