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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 08:51:38

Epe, Lagos: The Lagoon Town Where Trade, Kings, and History Met

Before the highways, before motorbikes and buses, water was the main road in coastal Yorubaland. Canoes were the taxis. The lagoon was the highway. And along that watery route, Epe grew into a town that lived by the rhythm of tides—fishing, trade, and movement. How Epe Began: A Waterside Ijebu Settlement Epe is widely described as a riverine settlement of the Ijebu people (a Yoruba...

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Abu added story in Nigerian history
2026-02-10 05:13:39

History of the Lagos Colony

Before Lagos became a city of endless traffic, towering bridges, and restless ambition, it was Eko a quiet but strategic island settlement surrounded by creeks, mangroves, and the Atlantic Ocean. Fishermen cast their nets into calm waters, traders paddled wooden canoes through narrow channels, and authority rested in the hands of local chiefs loyal to a distant but powerful kingdom. Eko: The...

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 08:08:35

Badagry (Lagos): The Coastal Town That Became a Gate to the World

Badagry sits by the water like a quiet witness. The breeze is gentle, the lagoon looks peaceful, and the town feels slow—until you remember that these same waters once carried some of the biggest movements of people, profit, faith, and pain along the West African coast. Long before modern Lagos grew into a megacity, Badagry was already important because of its location. It functioned as...

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 11:02:44

Ikorodu (Lagos): The Old Town in the Lagoon That Lagos Grew Around

Ikorodu is one of those places in Lagos that doesn’t feel like it was “built yesterday.” Step into it and you can sense it—this isn’t just a modern suburb that Lagos swallowed. Ikorodu is a proper old Yoruba town, with roots, structure, and a long memory. Long before Lagos became a giant sprawl of estates and expressways, Ikorodu already had what many places are...

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ThyKing added story in Crime stories
2026-02-25 12:13:07

Ishola Oyenusi The Reign of Nigeria Most Daring Armed Robber

Ishola Oyenusi In the early 1970s, when Nigeria was still recovering from the civil war and adjusting to a new era of oil wealth, one name sent waves of fear across Lagos and beyond. That name was Ishola Oyenusi. He was bold, flamboyant, and ruthless. At a time when organized armed robbery was becoming more visible in Nigeria, Oyenusi stood out as the face of violent crime....

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 07:54:35

Lagos Island (Lagos): The Old Heart of “Èkó”

Before the traffic, before the skyscrapers, before the noise that never seems to sleep, there was a small island resting quietly on the lagoon—Lagos Island, the old heartbeat of the city people still call Èkó. Long ago, this island was home to Awori Yoruba communities. Life here moved with the water. Fishermen pushed out at dawn, paddling across the lagoon like it was a...

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Akanni added story in Biography
2026-03-06 11:29:30

Lateef Jakande The Humble Visionary Who Built Modern Lagos

Lateef Jakande Lateef Kayode Jakande is remembered as one of the most respected and effective leaders in Nigerian history. His name is spoken with admiration across generations because of the legacy he left behind in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole. To many Nigerians he was more than a politician. He was a journalist, a reformer, a visionary, and a man who believed that government...

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