Adeniran Ogunsanya Street is a street located in

Surulere Surulere is a local government area located on the mainland in Lagos State, Nigeria. It has an area of . At the 2006 census, there were 503,975 inhabitants, with a population density of 21,864 inhabitants per square kilometer. The local governm ...

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and lies next to Akangba. It is named after

Adeniran Ogunsanya Adeniran Ogunsanya, (; 31 January 1918 – 22 November 1996) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician. He was among the chief-founders of the Ibadan Peoples Party (IPP). He served as a Lagos State commissioner for Justice and commissioner for Edu ...

. Adeniran Ogunsanya street is home to the popular Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall.

Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall

Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall also known as Leisure Mall is an ultramodern shopping mall located in Adeniran Ogunsanya Street. Built and commissioned by the then Military Governor of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Mobolaji Johnson in 1975, the shopping mall was later redeveloped in 2011 by the

Babatunde Fashola Babatunde Raji Fashola ( ; born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the federal minister of Works and Housing of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. He was the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (Nigeria), minister of Pow ...

-led government. Prior to its redevelopment in 2011, it had been known as "Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Centre" under the management of LSDPC (Lagos State Development and Property Corporation). At this time, it housed several retail businesses such as "Ices Parlour" (a confectionery store) "Jack and Judy" (a school uniform outfit) Patabah bookstore, and "Omo Onikoyi" (a hair salon). It currently has a total area of about 22,000 square metres with over 150 shops, a car-pack that can contain over 300 cars, a lift, an escalator and other basic facilities.

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Geography of Lagos Populated places in Lagos State Streets in Lagos Surulere {{Lagos-stub

Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Mall

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