Kosofe

Kosofe

Kosofe is a local government area in Ikeja Division, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Ikosi

One of the major towns in Kosofe Local Government of Lagos State is Ikosi. Ikosi is bordered by two major highways in Lagos State. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway serves as an artery linking Lagos to other parts of the country. The Lagos-Ikorodu Road also traverses Lagos from Jibowu to Ikorodu.

All Saints' Anglican Church of the Diocese of Lagos West [ [http://www.anglican-nig.org/LagosP_lagoswest.htm Church of Nigeria : Diocese of Lagos West] ] of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) stands right along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and has become very popular for the messages displayed to travellers along the ever-busy Expressway.

Indigenes of Ikosi are of the Awori [ [http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/YorubaT/yt1.html The Yoruba Today] ] stock of the Yoruba race and are remarkably hospitable and peaceful people. Traditional folklore has it that the name 'Ikosi' is a short form of the saying 'Kosi Kosi' which refers to the saying of the early settlers to visitors that they never hoard their things from visitors. They were traditionally farmers.

The first paramount traditional ruler of modern Ikosi was Oba Adegboyega Taiwo (Oniyanru I). He was succeeded by Oba Samuel Alamu Kehinde onikosi (edun-arobadi 1) on Tuesday July 24 2007.

Ikosi is the secretariat of Ikosi-Isheri Development Council [ [http://www.lagosstate.gov.ng/Local_govt/Local_govt7.1.htm Ikosi-Isheri Development Council] ] and home to the largest fruit and vegetable market in Lagos. [ [http://www.unesco.org/courier/1999_06/uk/dossier/txt14.htm Largest fruit market in Lagos] ] . Ikosi is also the site of GOTEL UHF 65, a television station and LINK FM, a radio station.

A campus of Lagos State Polytechnic is located at Ikosi. The Centre for Management Development (CMD) is also located in Ikosi.

One of the prominent indigenes of Ikosi is Prince Ademola Taiwo, a former permanent secretary in the Lagos State Government. He was also at a time a local government chairman in Lagos State.

References

External links

* [http://www.kosofe-lg.com/ Kosofe Local Government]


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