Account for the Life and Times of Oba Akinsemoyin

ABSTRACT

This paper attempt to, account for, the Life and Times of Oba Akinsemoyin. This study is necessitated by the important role in which Oba Akinsemoyin played in the chequered history of the Lagos area in the 18th century, most notably in the aspects of the transformation of Lagos from a mere Lagoon area to a territory featured of commerce, trade, industrialization, urbanization, and even more profoundly, modernization. As a result of the objective of this paper, by accounting for the man’s Life and Times, there is a need to take a dive into what Lagos was before he ascended the throne. This would help us best appreciate the man’s transformative contributions. Also, there is a need for a brief biography of the man, as well as, some of the major highlights that characterized his existence. Also, there is a necessity to analyze the events towards the ending years of his Life, his descendants, death and legacies to the Lagos people.