Eshugbayi Eleko (died 1932), alias "Eleko of Eko", was the Oba of Lagos from 1901 to 1925, and from 1931 to 1932. His father was Oba Dosunmu. Eleko's...
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Oba of Lagos (redirect from Eleko of Eko)
The Oba of Lagos, also known as the Eleko of Eko, is the traditional ruler (Oba) of Lagos. The Oba is a ceremonial Yoruba sovereign with no political...
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some historians refer to as the "Interregnum" years of the exiled Oba Eshugbayi Eleko. Oba Sanusi Olusi was a grandson of Olusi, and great grandson of Oba...
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some historians refer to as the "Interregnum" years of the exiled Oba Eshugbayi Eleko. Ibikunle Akitoye was the first western educated and Christian Oba...
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2, 1949) served as the Oba of Lagos from 1932 to 1949, succeeding Eshugbayi Eleko. He was a former fisherman and a member of the House of Dosunmu. Oba...
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Pelewura, leader of the Lagos Market Women's Association, Oba Eshugbayi Eleko, the Eleko of Eko at the time, Amodu Tijani Oluwa, the Chief Oluwa of Lagos...
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Therapist (2021) as Mr. Priye The Herbert Macaulay Affair (2019) as Eshugbayi Eleko Light in the Dark (2018), a feature film featuring Angel Unigwe, Joke...
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"Gunpowder Plot Case". When the Privy Council decided that the exiled Oba Eshugbayi Eleko could apply for a writ of habeas corpus from one judge to another,...
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(1845–1851) King Dosunmu [Docemo] (1853–1885) Oba Oyekan I (1885–1900) Oba Eshugbayi Eleko (1901-1925 & 1932) Oba Ibikunle Akitoye (1925–1928) Oba Sanusi Olusi...
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whose politics diverged as a result of the Lagos Eleko crisis. Alakija was opposed to Eshugbayi Eleko, the Oba of Lagos and the Oba's supporters including...
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Omo-Oba) introduced Eshugbayi Eleko to Blaize, and Blaize, in turn, introduced Eshugbayi Eleko to Governor MacGregor, who recognized Eleko as Oba of Lagos...
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Lagos Reign 1885 - 1900 Coronation 1885 Predecessor Dosunmu Successor Eshugbayi Eleko Born Oyekan 1871 Lagos, Nigeria Died September 30, 1900 Lagos Burial...
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leader and trader and in 1910, was given a chieftaincy title by Oba Eshugbayi Eleko. In the 1920s, she was leader of the Ereko meat market and with the...
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January 2012. Eshugbayi Eleko v. Government of Nigeria [1931] UKPC 37, [1931] A.C. 662, P.C. (on appeal from Nigeria). Eshugbayi Eleko, p. 670. See also...
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colonial government did not have the right to deprive his overlord Eshugbayi Eleko, the Oba of Lagos, of his ancestral powers. To this end, he served...
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January 2012. Eshugbayi Eleko v. Government of Nigeria [1931] UKPC 37, [1931] A.C. 662, P.C. (on appeal from Nigeria). Eshugbayi Eleko, p. 670. See also...
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Lagos Colony. 1900 - Ibadan-Lagos railway begins operating. 1901 Oba Eshugbayi Eleko in power. Carter Bridge built. Lagos Institute founded. Population:...
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