Grass to Grace Story of Oba Falolu Dosunmu, From a Fisherman to a Kingship
Falolu succeeded Oba Eshugbayi Eleko as the Oba of Lagos from 1932 till his passing in 1949. Falolu was a…
August 23, 2024
Image of Yusuf Maitama Sule With His Sons Saddik and Mukhtar
A few months after their father’s murder, Nigeria’s first prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, left his sons Saddik and…
Biography of Oba Sanusi Olusi,
Sanusi Olusi, who passed away in 1935, was a well-known character in Lagos history who was well-known for his fortune…
History of the Vivour Family in Lagos
The illustrious Vivour family’s patriarch is William Allen Vivour (1830–1890). Garnet Rhodes-Vivour was his daughter, Chief Judge Akinwunmi R.W. Rhodes-Vivour…