Iddo Island is a district in

Lagos Mainland Lagos Mainland Local Government is a local government area in the Lagos Division of Lagos State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Repub ...

LGA of

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

. Opposite

Lagos Island Lagos Island (''Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó'') is the principal and central local government area (LGA) in Lagos, it was the capital of Lagos State until 1957. It is part of the Lagos Division. As of the preliminary 2006 Nigerian census, the LGA had a pop ...

, Iddo used to be an island, but due to land reclamation, is now part of the rest of Lagos Mainland. Iddo Island is connected to Lagos Island by the

Eko Bridge Eko Bridge is one of three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland, the others are the Third Mainland and Carter bridges. The bridge was built in 1975 and is the shortest of the three bridges linking Lagos Island to mainlaind. Eko brid ...

and the

Carter Bridge Carter Bridge built in 1901 is one of three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland, the other are the Third Mainland and Eko bridges. At the time of its construction, this was the only bridge connection between the mainland and Lagos ...

. Prior to the landfill, Iddo was connected to the Lagos Mainland by the Denton Bridge, named after Sir

George Chardin Denton Sir George Chardin Denton (22 June 1851 – 9 January 1928) was a British colonial administrator and former military officer who served as the Administrator, and later Governor, of the Gambia from 1900 to 1911. Early life and education He was bo ...

, former Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Lagos. Iddo is home to the

Lagos Terminus Lagos Terminus, also known as ''Lagos Iddo'', has been the main railway station of the city of Lagos until 2021. The rail terminus is located on Iddo Island, nearby Lagos Island and in the middle of the city. Overview The station, located in ...

and was the first and only place in Nigeria to host a

tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

service - linking

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Lagos was founded by the Awori in the 13th Century, Iddo was settled by Olofin Ogunfuminire and his followers whose descendants still own and rule Iddo Island today. Lagos is a Yoruba people, Yoruba settlement, and was known as Eko. The rulers of Isale Eko on Lagos Island since then have all descended from the Awori warrior Ashipa who was the first Governor of the town appointed by Oba of Benin whose interest he protected , while the land owning aristocracy (Idejo) are Yoruba who trace their lineage to Chief Olofin Ogunfunmire. Ashipa's son, Ado, built his palace on Lagos Island, and moved the seat of government to Lagos Island from Iddo island.

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