The First Administrative Building, Badagry, Lagos2

Badagry Division is an administrative division of

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. The ancient town of Badagry, also known as Badagri, is located in Nigeria and was one of the five divisions established by the Lagos State in 1968. It has a troubled past and an important present. With a history dating back nearly 593 years, the little coastal town and lagoon port is one of the most significant cities in Nigerian and African colonial history.

History

Badagry Division figures in the history of relations and contact between Nigeria and Europe, as it was a major slave outpost and market prior to British colonization. It was also the place where, in 1842, Christianity was first preached in Nigeria; this was memorialized by the Agia Cenotaph.

Local government areas

It consists of four

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Amuwo-Odofin Amuwo-Odofin is a local government area (LGA) in the Badagry Division, Lagos State, Nigeria. Amuwo Odofin LGA is divided into Oriade and Amuwo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) with 7 wards each; Abule-osun, Agboju, Ibeshe, Ijegun, Irede, K ...

* Ajeromi-Ifelodun *

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Major settlements

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* Aganrin * Ahanfe * Epe * Posi * Mowo * Itoga * Ebiri * Ekunpa * Aradagun * Berekete * Mosafejo * Gayingbo-Topo * Kankon Moba * Lopoji/Ropoji * Oranyan * Tafi-Awori * Yeketome * Pota *

Seme Border Seme Border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin, thirty minutes drive from Badagry on the coastal road between Lagos and Cotonou. Seme is a part of Badagry Division of Lagos State. With the present political division in the state ...

* Iyafin * Farasime * Mushin

Awori District settlements

In the Awori District are: * Awodi-Ora * Ishasi *

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* Ilogbo * Oko-Afo * Sibiri * Apa * Idoluwo-ile * Ado-Soba * Ibeshe * Irede * Irese * Mebamu *

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* Igede * Ajangbadi * Iyagbe * Ajegunie * Aiyetoro *

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* Agboju-Amuwo *

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* Amukoko * Alaba-Ore * Ijoiin * Igbanko *

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*Ilemba-Awori * Itire * Ipaja *

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* Ibereko

Tourist sites and monuments

* Agia Cenotaph, Badagry – site where Christianity was first preached in Nigeria in 1842. * Atlantic Slave Route/Port adagry – Marina and Gberefu Beach * Badagry Museum ld British District Officer’s Building Marina, Badagry. * Early Missionaries’ Cemetery

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Hospital Road, Ahovikoh Quarters, Badagry. * Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences is located in Badagry Division. * First Storey Building in Nigeria, – constructed by the CMS nglican Missionin 1845. *

Lagos State University Lagos State University, also known as LASU, is located in Ojo, with sub-campuses at Ikeja and Epe both towns in Lagos State, Nigeria. The university was established in 1983 by the enabling law of Lagos State, for the advancement of learning ...

, ASU Ojo. * Nigeria-Benin Republic International Border, Seme, Badagry. * Nigeria-French Language Village, Badagry, Inter-University Centre for French Language Studies * Ologe Forest Reserve, Ologe, Oto Awori Town, off Badagry Expressway * Lagos State University of Education, ASUED Oto Awori. * Ogu Stately Drums

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introduced in 1543 – Akarakumo * Ogu Toplisen Shrine, Hunto Quarters, Badagry – where Badagry Monarchs holuare crowned. * Palace of De Wheno Aholu

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Menu Toyi 1, Akran of Badagry, Jegba Quarters. * Relics of Slave Trade, Badagry-Mobee Compound, Seriki Abass Slave Barraccoon

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Boeko, Boekoh Quarters, Vlekete Slave Market, Posukoh Quarters – Badagry where the Lander Brothers were tried in 1825. * Tomb of George Fremingo,

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alias Huntokonu, first slave merchant in Badagry * Trade Fair Complex, Ojo ite of annual Lagos International Trade Fair * Whispering Palms ecreation Resort Iworo.

Gallery

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References

External links

Lagos State Website
{{coord missing, Nigeria Populated places in Lagos State