@historicallagos: LAGOS WAS AT WAR BUT DID IT LOOK LIKE IT? Lagos the capital of all Nigeria except the Ibo. That was how a foreign documentary described Lagos during the Nigerian Civil War. And watching these footage decades later, the contrast is striking, a country was fighting a brutal civil war, yet Lagos barely looked mobilised for one. There were few uniforms on the streets, No obvious shortages, No widespread signs of starvation, Life in Lagos continued. Yet from this same city, the Federal Military Government was directing the war against Biafra , while newspapers and radio were being used to mobilise Nigerians behind the Federal war effort. (African Studies Centre Leiden⁠) Lagos even had a civil-defence committee established in 1967 to prepare civilians for possible attacks and air raids. (NSCDC⁠) How did Lagos manage to remain relatively removed from the war in 1967 and why does Lagos still seem to have that same ability to feel detached from Nigeria’s biggest crises? Sources: National Library of Nigeria; African Studies Centre Leiden; Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; Ugochukwu, The Nigerian Civil War and its Media. (Nigeria Repository⁠) #HistoricalLagos #LagosHistory #NigerianHistory #NigerianCivilWar #Biafra Lagos HistoryOfNigeria History Nigeria 1967 VintageLagos LagosArchives AfricanHistory Documentary RememberingHistory

Bloke :

And they’ll tell you Tinubu built Lagos

CHA$E :

35 years old head of state?..find me a 35yr old local government chairman in 2026 please.

odogwu001 :

who introduced pidgin English to Nigeria

the1aboveall :

Head of state at 35! But these days even 35 year olds are still struggling financially. The old times were better for young ones to make good use of their lives.

Big Saint$$ :

Did you heard that he said this is Lagos the capital of all Nigeria 🇳🇬 except Biafra 🤔

￴￴ ￴￴ ￴￴￴ ￴￴ ￴￴ ￴￴￴ ￴￴ ￴￴￴ :

Omg our accent has changed 🥹🥹🥹

fondspace :

Just listen to what he said “they are not our enemy and that’s why we use the word rebels cause they know it’s not all the igbos that are fighting with Nigeria “we can be one

adiekolorejesu :

Good lord wish Biafra won,Nigeria is a ticking bomb

It shall come to pass🤲🏾 :

He has a Ghanaian accent

Oluwafemi Anyaegbu :

gowon was a good head of state. his actions during the war showed it. the man who massacres and committed war crimes was Murtalar

Asap Mb 🥷 :

Yakubu Gowon is one of kind, he is not really wicked to be honest

osazuwa david :

tinubu was the governor then

I measure squirts per liter :

Gowan was 35 years old and was the head of state of the whole Nigeria…today 35 year old no fit drive car 60 years old people go say where he see money

Qiz Quz :

our society has been gradually degrading we are focused on silly things

Carl Earl Whalez :

the people who enjoy the govt are the ones destroying it

Dejavudisplay :

omor so gele was an everyday thing

M.G.Z🦧🪼 :

How did we even get to this stage 😩😩

Samuel Tunde Emiola :

The country was still young then hence young leaders. The people ruling us now are the same set of people from that time... and have now become a pyramid where some old people are waiting in line to be the next.

blaqjerry :

If the government that build Lagos that time was still in existence, we would have been paradise on Africa 🇳🇬

Tobilobaloba🦁 :

brr.... nobody remembers history in this country. sadly why we're still here.

s$b$A :

The Nigerian accent used to be clearly understandable

John Reeves :

Wow the intro really got me

Àmãnå Jnr :

Coach Safe :

35 years 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

Fuye Sam :

If you had all of your wealth placed in a box, won't you protect it with everything you've got ?