{"id":11056,"date":"2026-02-18T14:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/?p=11056"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:30:36","slug":"lecture-by-dr-abisoye-eleshin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/?p=11056","title":{"rendered":"LECTURE BY DR. ABISOYE ELESHIN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11056\" class=\"elementor elementor-11056\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16cb05f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"16cb05f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c874a\" data-id=\"d5c874a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad70975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad70975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6>Dr. Abisoye Eleshin discussed the formal and informal protocols governing dethronement and re-enthronement within the Obaship institution of Old Lagos. He highlighted that Lagos is rooted largely in Benin-derived royal traditions, where a complex system of indigenous governance in which chiefs functioned as both gatekeepers and kingmakers is developed.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c16c387 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c16c387\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a684d\" data-id=\"a6a684d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68834bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68834bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC2.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC2-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d1860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65d1860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC4.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC4-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b255310\" data-id=\"b255310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee150c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aee150c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Dethronements-and-Re-enthronements-in-Old-Lagos.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to read the paper<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d49f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d49f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6>\u00a0<\/h6><h6>Drawing on qualitative engagements with Lagos royal houses, his research analyses cases involving about six Obas, highlighting mechanisms of control before and after enthronement. It interrogates the interplay of indigenous hegemony, colonial power, and emerging notions of Oba autonomy. Central is the principle <em>\u201cBi Oba kan ko ku, Oba miiran ko je,\u201d<\/em> underscoring Lagos\u2019s distinctive approach to royal legitimacy and succession.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ae31a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5ae31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC1.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PIC1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Abisoye Eleshin discussed the formal and informal protocols governing dethronement and re-enthronement within the Obaship institution of Old Lagos. He highlighted that Lagos is rooted largely in Benin-derived royal traditions, where a complex system of indigenous governance in which chiefs functioned as both gatekeepers and kingmakers is developed. Click here to read the paper \u00a0 Drawing on qualitative engagements with Lagos royal houses, his research analyses cases involving about six Obas, highlighting mechanisms of control before and after enthronement. It interrogates the interplay of indigenous hegemony, colonial power, and emerging notions of Oba autonomy. Central is the principle \u201cBi Oba kan ko ku, Oba miiran ko je,\u201d underscoring Lagos\u2019s distinctive approach to royal legitimacy and succession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11056"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11056"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11110,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11056\/revisions\/11110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/amrc\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}