Lagos Island: Difference between revisions

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'''Lagos Island''' (''{{langx|yo|Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó''}}) is the principal and central [[Local government areas of Nigeria|localLocal governmentGovernment areaArea]] (LGA) in [[Lagos]], itNigeria. use toIt bewas the Capitalcapital of [[Lagos State]] until 1957.<ref>{{Cite webencyclopedia |title=Lagos {{!}} City, Population, & History {{!}}|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Lagos-Nigeria |access-date=2022-07-19 |websitelanguage=en |archive-date=5 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605155431/https://www.britannica.com/place/Lagos-Nigeria |languageurl-status=enlive }}</ref> It covers the western part of the [[Eponymous archon|eponymous]] island and is part of the Lagos Division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Local Governments in Lagos State |url=https://nigerianfinder.com/list-of-local-governments-in-lagos-state/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Nigerian Finder |date=26 October 2020 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927224831/https://nigerianfinder.com/list-of-local-governments-in-lagos-state/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of the [[preliminary]] 2006 Nigerian [[census]], the LGA had a population of 209,437 inwithin an area of just 8.7&nbsp;km². The LGA only covers the western half of Lagos Island; the eastern half is simply referred to as Lagos Island East LCDA.

Lying on [[Lagos Lagoon]], a large protected harbour on the coast of Africa, the island is home to the [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] fishing village of '''Eko''', which grew into the [[modern city]] of Lagos.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-29 |title=Orimedu: Small Lagos Island where fishing unites two countries |url=https://punchng.com/orimedu-small-lagos-island-where-fishing-unites-two-countries/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625063701/https://punchng.com/orimedu-small-lagos-island-where-fishing-unites-two-countries/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The city has now spread out to cover the neighboring islands as well as the [[Adjoining an identity to a semigroup|adjoining]] mainland.

Lagos Island is connected to the mainland by three large bridges (the [[Carter Bridge]], the [[Eko Bridge]] and the [[Third Mainland Bridge]]) which cross Lagos Lagoon to the district of [[Ebute Metta]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-27 |title=FG to reopen Third Mainland Bridge midnight |url=https://punchng.com/fg-to-reopen-third-mainland-bridge-midnight/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624022557/https://punchng.com/fg-to-reopen-third-mainland-bridge-midnight/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-27 |title=FG reopens Third Mainland Bridge --– after over six months of rehabilitation |url=https://www.thecable.ng/fg-reopens-third-mainland-bridge |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=TheCable |language=en-US |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624022557/https://www.thecable.ng/fg-reopens-third-mainland-bridge |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-22 |title=Nigerian govt to shutdown Third Mainland Bridge, partially close Lagos-Ibadan Expressway - |website=Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/432607-nigerian-govt-to-shutdown-third-mainland-bridge-partially-close-lagos-ibadan-expressway.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/432607-nigerian-govt-to-shutdown-third-mainland-bridge-partially-close-lagos-ibadan-expressway.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-14 |title=Third Mainland Bridge to remain closed beyond Monday – Official - |website=Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/442730-third-mainland-bridge-to-remain-closed-beyond-monday-official.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/442730-third-mainland-bridge-to-remain-closed-beyond-monday-official.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Onyeakagbu |first=Adaobi |date=2022-04-13 |title=These are the longest bridges in Africa (Third Mainland Bridge is one of them) |url=https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/these-are-the-longest-bridges-in-africa-third-mainland-bridge-is-one-of-them/5bjgxf5 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Pulse Nigeria |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624022557/https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/these-are-the-longest-bridges-in-africa-third-mainland-bridge-is-one-of-them/5bjgxf5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-21 |title=Third Mainland Bridge to be shut from July 1 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/third-mainland-bridge-to-be-shut-from-july-1/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624024059/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/06/third-mainland-bridge-to-be-shut-from-july-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-23 |title=Need to check all Lagos bridges |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/need-to-check-all-lagos-bridges/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624024100/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/07/need-to-check-all-lagos-bridges/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-21 |title=Third Mainland Bridge is safe -– Works ministry |url=https://punchng.com/third-mainland-bridge-is-safe-works-ministry/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624022558/https://punchng.com/third-mainland-bridge-is-safe-works-ministry/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also linked to the neighboring island of [[Ikoyi]] and to [[Victoria Island (Nigeria)|Victoria Island]]. The Lagos harbor [[district]] of [[Apapa]] faces the western side of the island. Forming the main commercial district of Lagos, Lagos Island plays host to the main government buildings, shops and offices.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Lagos CBD to resume full operations on Island |url=https://punchng.com/lagos-cbd-to-resume-full-operations-on-island/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624111427/https://punchng.com/lagos-cbd-to-resume-full-operations-on-island/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-13 |title=Lagos Island bubbles again as highbrow tenants return to CBD |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/lagos-island-bubbles-highbrow-tenants-return-cbd/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624112929/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/lagos-island-bubbles-highbrow-tenants-return-cbd/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-27 |title=Ambode Woos Investors To Lagos Island CBD |url=https://www.lagostelevision.com/ambode-woos-investors-to-lagos-island-cbd/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Lagos Television. Lagos|language=en-US News.|archive-date=18 Politics.June Entertainment.2021 Events|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618154144/https://www.lagostelevision.com/ambode-woos-investors-to-lagos-island-cbd/ |language=enurl-USstatus=dead }}</ref> The Catholic and Anglican [[Cathedral]]s, as well as the Central Mosque, are located here.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Nigeria’sNigeria's problem not only about leadership, says deputy gov |url=https://punchng.com/nigerias-problem-not-only-about-leadership-says-deputy-gov/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624114339/https://punchng.com/nigerias-problem-not-only-about-leadership-says-deputy-gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-04-15 |title=By the Lagoon |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/by-the-lagoon/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624114339/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/04/by-the-lagoon/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, Lagos Island (Isale Eko) was home to the Brazilian Quarter of Lagos where the majority of the slave trade returnees from [[Brazil]] stayed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-09 |title=Inside Brazilian Quarter where culture unites Lagosians of different religions |url=https://punchng.com/inside-brazilian-quarter-where-culture-unites-lagosians-of-different-religions/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625063702/https://punchng.com/inside-brazilian-quarter-where-culture-unites-lagosians-of-different-religions/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-03 |title=Isale Eko: Exploring The Night Life Of Lagos Island |url=https://guardian.ng/life/isale-eko-exploring-the-night-life-of-lagos-island/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News |language=en-US Nigeria|archive-date=25 andJune World News2022 |languagearchive-url=enhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220625063701/https://guardian.ng/life/isale-USeko-exploring-the-night-life-of-lagos-island/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-15 |title=How Brazilian Architecture Redefined Lagos History And Heritage |url=https://guardian.ng/life/how-brazilian-architecture-redefined-lagos-history-and-heritage/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News |language=en-US Nigeria|archive-date=25 andJune World News2022 |languagearchive-url=enhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220625063702/https://guardian.ng/life/how-USbrazilian-architecture-redefined-lagos-history-and-heritage/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-28 |title=On Lagos Island, cuisines, cultures, Fuji music mix well |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/lagos-island-cuisines-cultures-fuji-music-mix-well/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625063701/https://tribuneonlineng.com/lagos-island-cuisines-cultures-fuji-music-mix-well/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many families lived on [[Broad Street, Lagos|Broad Street]] in the Marina.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=Nigeria still best country to live, we just need serious leader –94– 94-year-old Mrs Arthur-Worrey |url=https://punchng.com/nigeria-still-best-country-to-live-we-just-need-serious-leader-94-year-old-mrs-arthur-worrey/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626093349/https://punchng.com/nigeria-still-best-country-to-live-we-just-need-serious-leader-94-year-old-mrs-arthur-worrey/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-23 |title=Smart City Project: Lagos embarks on CMS Marina road rehab, calls for caution |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/smart-city-project-lagos-embarks-on-cms-marina-road-rehab-calls-for-caution/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626093349/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/08/smart-city-project-lagos-embarks-on-cms-marina-road-rehab-calls-for-caution/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=News Agency Of |date=2022-02-03 |title=Lagos govt to divert traffic for Shonekan's burial on Friday |url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/lagos-govt-to-divert-traffic-for-shonekans-burial-on-friday/b1w10d6 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Pulse Nigeria |language=en |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626093349/https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/lagos-govt-to-divert-traffic-for-shonekans-burial-on-friday/b1w10d6 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The poor eastern side of the island contains the main markets and the poor housing. The islandand is extremely crowded and congested with people and attempts have been made to build new roads out over the [[lagoon]] in order to improve traffic flowsovercrowded. It is the part of [[Lagos]] where the [[Oba (ruler)|Oba]] (or king) of Lagos resides.<ref>{{Cite web |last=akinloyeAkinloye |first=dimejiDimeji |date=2017-05-02 |title=Oba of Lagos' palace gutted by fire (VIDEO) |url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/rilwan-akiolu-oba-of-lagos-palace-gutted-by-fire-video/1ftwh0y |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Pulse Nigeria |archive-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920171855/https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/rilwan-akiolu-oba-of-lagos-palace-gutted-by-fire-video/1ftwh0y |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-03 |title=#EndSARS: Protesters stole $2m, N17m from my palace ―– Oba Akiolu |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/endsars-protesters-stole-2m-n17m-from-my-palace-―%E2%80%95-oba-akiolu/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626094910/https://tribuneonlineng.com/endsars-protesters-stole-2m-n17m-from-my-palace-%E2%80%95-oba-akiolu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-22 |title=#EndSARS: Lagos princes, princesses react to attack on Oba of Lagos palace - |website=Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/422474-endsars-lagos-princes-princesses-react-to-attack-on-oba-of-lagos-palace.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/422474-endsars-lagos-princes-princesses-react-to-attack-on-oba-of-lagos-palace.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-03 |title=Fire guts Oba of Lagos’Lagos' palace |url=https://guardian.ng/news/fire-guts-oba-of-lagos-palace/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News |language=en-US Nigeria|archive-date=26 andJune World News2022 |languagearchive-url=enhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220626094909/https://guardian.ng/news/fire-USguts-oba-of-lagos-palace/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also believed that the [[Eyo festival|Eyo]] festival can only be held in this part of Lagos.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What transpired when Tinubu visited Oba Rilwan Akiolu (Photos) - |website=P.M. News |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/06/19/what-transpired-when-tinubu-visited-oba-rilwan-akiolu-photos/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-US |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622180529/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/06/19/what-transpired-when-tinubu-visited-oba-rilwan-akiolu-photos/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title=Eyo festival: History and features |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/eyo-festival-history-features/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607171448/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/eyo-festival-history-features/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Most Nigerian banks' head offices are located on Lagos Island.<ref>{{Cite web |last=None |date=2019-09-11 |title=In Lagos, all roads lead to the Island. |url=https://www.stearsng.com/article/in-lagos-all-roads-lead-to-the-island/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=www.stearsng.com |language=en |archive-date=23 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123195020/https://www.stearsng.com/article/in-lagos-all-roads-lead-to-the-island |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-27 |title=Ecobank Pan African Centre, EPAC, opens in Lagos |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/ecobank-pan-african-centre-epac-opens-in-lagos/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626101812/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/ecobank-pan-african-centre-epac-opens-in-lagos/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-16 |title=Access Bank: 20 years after |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/access-bank-20-years-after/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626101812/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/access-bank-20-years-after/ |url-status=live }}</ref>[[First Bank of Nigeria]] is one of the Nigerian [[bank]]s with its head office in Marina, Lagos Island.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact |url=https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/contact-us-2/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=FirstBank Nigeria |language=en-US |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629152522/https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/contact-us-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another bank that has its head office situated in Lagos Island is the [[United Bank for Africa]] (UBA).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-12 |title=UBA promises improved customer relationship |url=https://punchng.com/uba-promises-improved-customer-relationship/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626101812/https://punchng.com/uba-promises-improved-customer-relationship/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other medium and large-scale [[business]]es such as real estate [[Consulting firm|consultancy firms]], electrical appliances [[Manufacturing|manufacturers]] and retail stores are based in Marina, Lagos Island.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-22 |title=NIESV calls for redevelopment of Lagos Island |url=https://punchng.com/niesv-calls-redevelopment-lagos-island/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US |archive-date=26 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626101813/https://punchng.com/niesv-calls-redevelopment-lagos-island/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Lagos remains Africa’sAfrica's best investment destination - Businessday NG |url=https://businessday.ng/amp/opinion/article/why-lagos-remains-africas-best-investment-destination/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=businessday.ng |date=February 2022 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221235953/https://businessday.ng/amp/opinion/article/why-lagos-remains-africas-best-investment-destination/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Located on Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, [[Idumota Market|Idumota]], formerly Victoria St, Tom Jones Memorial hall is noteworthy as the venue of the call for positive action by [[Zikism|zikists]] in November 1948. The hall was built by trustees selected by Mr Thomas Jones who died in 1913,. In his will, he [[Bequest|bequeathed]] the land and [[Funding|funds]] for a hall and [[library]] in his memorial.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1920 |title=Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eDdHAQAAMAAJ&q=tom%2520jones%2520hall%2520library%2520lagos%25201913&pg=PA216 |journal=Western Weekly Reports |language=en |publisher=Burroughs}}</ref>

Freedom [[Park]] is becoming a major tourist attraction and it is located on Lagos Island. The park was formerly a [[prison]] yard, back when the country was still under colonial rule and it was known then as Her Majesty's Broad Street Prisons. Freedom park was created to serve as a national memorial in remembrance of the nation's founding fathers who struggled against [[Colonialism|colonial]] rule and fought for the country's [[independence]]. The park was opened in 2010 to celebrate Nigeria's 50th independence celebration. The park is now a [[Tourism|tourist]] attraction to both locals and foreigners and you can actually find historical statues all over the park. There is also an amphi-theatre[[amphitheatre]] which holds [[concert]]s, music shows and drama presentations. You can also relax by the numerous ponds[[pond]]s and [[fountain]]s at the park or visit the Wole Soyinka [[Art gallery|Art Gallery]] to view unique art presentations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.freedomparklagos.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602021538/http://freedomparklagos.com/ |archive-date=2 June 2011 |title=Freedom Park Lagos}}</ref>

The Lagos [[Marina]] is host to a number of office buildings, and other structures such as the Bookshop House which was formerly owned by [[Church Mission Society|CMS]] and the [[Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos|Cathedral Church of Christ]]. Due to the conditions of the [[soil]], the foundations of most of the tall buildings are either piled or raft. Buildings along the marina include National House now occupied by [[Shell plc|Shell]] and it is the first tall office building at Marina. The former Central Bank headquarters and the Investment House, headquarters of [[The Bank of Industry|Bank of Industry]] were both built-in 1960. The land on which the [[Investment]] House was built previously housed the Grand Hotel before the latterit was demolished. New Africa House of UAC, [[Elder Dempster Lines|Elder Dempster]] House, [[Nigerian Ports Authority]] head office and [[National Electric Power Authority]]'s former headquarters are all located along the marina.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Building Lagos |last=Akinsemoyin |first=ʼKunle |date=1977 |publisher=F. & A. Services: Pengrail Ltd., Jersey |language=English|oclc = 26014518}}</ref>

== Notable IndigeneIndigenes ==

File:Images of Freedom Park 43.jpg|thumb|Freedom Park

File:Remembrance Arcade, Lagos Island 02.jpg|thumb|Remembrance Arcade, Lagos Island