To give effect to the proclamation, there was the need for the British legal occupation of the Ilaje country contiguous with Lagos which already was a British colony. Thus, on the 24th October ...

The work is titled: "Possessed: History of Law and Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos." In this interview with YETUNDE AYOBAMI OJO, he talked about Lagos, colonialism and the evolution of ...

Advices from Lagos, capital of the British colony of that name on the slave coast of West Africa, report a serious state of affairs there. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

(The Lagos colony was later incorporated into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate for budgetary reasons). This is what Lord Lugard was referring to in his infamous description of how a marriage ...

But as many Nigerians stay home to celebrate, I hope they will watch the Netflix documentary series Journey of an African Colony ... commissioner for justice in Lagos State and a historian ...

The African members of the Legislative council of the Lagos colony and Southern Protectorate, the traditional rulers and chiefs of Lagos and the people in general kicked against this proposed tax.

In 1861, Akitoye’s successor, Oba Docemo signed a treaty making Lagos a British colony. 7. In the twentieth century, Lagos became a centre for resistance to colonial rule. Revolts against water ...

The prison was built in 1882 before being revamped This was the first of Her Majesty's Prisons to be established after the British navy had captured the town and set up Lagos Colony in 1861.