Epe (Nigeria) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Lagos State, Nigeria
About Epe (Nigeria)
Epe is a traditional settlement of the Ijebu people (a subgroup of the Yoruba) was established by the mid-18th century as the chief port (slaves, cloth, agricultural produce) forIjebu-Ode, the capital of the Ijebu kingdom. Epe was drawn into nineteenth-century Yoruba power politics and then into international diplomacy with the British when it was occupied in the mid-nineteenth century by Kosoko, the indomitable exiled ruler of Lagos. When Kosoko returned to Lagos, not all his adherents followed, and their presence produced far-reaching changes in Epe politics and society to this very day. In 1892, Epe was the embarkation point for the military expedition sent by Sir Gilbert Carter, the governor of Lagos, to defeat the awujale (the Ijebu political and spiritual ruler) at Ijebu-Ode. Modern
Top Attractions in Epe (Nigeria)
Explore the best things to see and do in Epe (Nigeria):
- ★Epe Recreation Center
- ★Lagos State University, Epe Campus
Where to Eat in Epe (Nigeria)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Amala Express
- 🍴CEO Kitchen
- 🍴Jesus is lord Restaurant
- 🍴Ola Oluwa moi moi and food canteen
Where to Stay in Epe (Nigeria)
- 🏨Jubilee Chalets Epe
- 🏨Magville Hotel
- 🏨Mersey Side Hotel
- 🏨Procare Suites and Resort
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