{"id":10295,"date":"2026-10-19T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=10295"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:05:53","slug":"the-kingdom-of-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/the-kingdom-of-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"THE KINGDOM OF LAGOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10295\" class=\"elementor elementor-10295\" 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-b3e8b91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3e8b91\" 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-373426c\" data-id=\"373426c\" 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-b9f2f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9f2f87\" 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<p>The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS) in collaboration with the&nbsp;&nbsp;University of Lagos, hosted the 2026 Lagos Lecture Series in honour of Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi, MON, OON, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The event featured the presentation and launch of his book, <i>The Kingdom of Lagos<\/i>, celebrating his enduring contributions to the history, culture, traditional institutions and political development of Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>The lecture series brought together scholars, researchers and distinguished academics to reflect on the historical heritage of Lagos, democratic governance, political communication and the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge for future generations.<\/p>\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-04532ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04532ce\" 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=\"935\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/prince-tajudeen-935x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/prince-tajudeen-935x1024.jpg 935w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/prince-tajudeen-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/prince-tajudeen-768x841.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/prince-tajudeen-1402x1536.jpg 1402w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/prince-tajudeen.jpg 1848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/>\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-ef5da49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef5da49\" 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<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">The keynote address, titled <b>\u201cDemocracy and the Social Contract: Building Public Trust through Effective Political Communication,\u201d<\/b> was delivered by Professor Maryam Omolara Quadri.<\/span><\/p><p>In her address, Professor Quadri examined the relationship between democracy, public trust and effective political communication, highlighting the importance of citizens\u2019 participation, government accountability and responsive leadership in sustaining democratic governance. She situated the discussion within contemporary democratic challenges, including declining public confidence in political institutions, political polarisation and growing scepticism about electoral processes.<\/p>\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-f3feef0\" data-id=\"f3feef0\" 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-b5e7c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5e7c86\" 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=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/675a60d9-9785-41ac-afde-529d864d9017-726x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/675a60d9-9785-41ac-afde-529d864d9017-726x1024.jpeg 726w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/675a60d9-9785-41ac-afde-529d864d9017-213x300.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/675a60d9-9785-41ac-afde-529d864d9017.jpeg 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/>\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-746b64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"746b64f\" 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<p>Prince Tajudeen Oluyole Olusi\u2019s publications include <i>Essays and Evidences Relating to Lagos Obaship and Chieftaincies<\/i> (2019), <i>A Short History of Obaship in Lagos<\/i> (2020), and his autobiography, <i>Do Not Be a Low Mean Man<\/i> (2013). His latest book, <i>The Kingdom of Lagos<\/i>, contributes to the documentation and preservation of Lagos history, traditional institutions and sociopolitical development.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\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-f9fbac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9fbac6\" 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=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_122512-1-789x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_122512-1-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_122512-1-231x300.jpg 231w, 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https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_130215-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_130215-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_130215-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_130215-2048x946.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-2c88a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c88a9a\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_131237-1024x473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_131237-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_131237-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_131237-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_131237-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261015_131237-2048x946.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-80a3b3b\" data-id=\"80a3b3b\" 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-356283e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356283e\" 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<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">The event also featured a panel session comprising distinguished scholars whose expertise spans political science, African studies, mass communication and sociology. The discussions provided an interdisciplinary platform for examining the relationship between politics, communication, social institutions and development.<\/span><\/p><p>The panel was moderated by <b>Dr. Abisoye Eleshin<\/b>, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies, University of Lagos.\u00a0<\/p><p>The panellists included <b>Professor Kayode Eesuola, <\/b><b>Professor Oloruntola Sunday, <\/b><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Professor Jubril Jawando<\/b><\/p><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Together, the keynote address and panel session highlighted the value of interdisciplinary scholarship in understanding the complexities of governance, public trust, communication and social development.<\/span><\/p>\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 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