Tinibu Square

A prominent Landmark in Lagos Island, Tinubu Square is a site of historical importance; it was here that the Amalgamation Ceremony that unified the North and South protectorate to form Nigeria took place in 1914. This Landmark is situated in the centre of the popular Balogun Market. It is named after the late Oloye. Ita Tinubu had been known by that name long before the country’s independence, but it was renamed Independence Square by the leaders of the First Republic who failed to recognise the importance of this venerable lady amongst the indigenous Yoruba people of Lagos or, perhaps, as a punitive measure to exert federal might over Lagos Yoruba heroes and heroines.