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==Notable residents== |
==Notable residents== |
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It has produced notable [[association football|footballers]] and musicians, including [[Samson Siasia]], former coach of [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria's National Men's Football Team]], [[Biodun Obende]], who plays in Finland, |
It has produced notable [[association football|footballers]] and musicians, including [[Samson Siasia]], former coach of [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria's National Men's Football Team]], [[Biodun Obende]], who plays in Finland, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] striker [[Odion Ighalo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201505250503.html?viewall=1|title=Nigeria: Ighalo – Another Ajegunle Boy Designed for Goals|publisher=All Africa|date=23 May 2015|accessdate=25 May 2015}}</ref> former [[Super Eagles]] defender [[Taribo West]], and [[Emmanuel Amuneke]], former [[African Footballer of the Year]]. |
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Ajegunle was brought to limelight{{Clarify|reason=|date=April 2019}} by the popular musician [[Daddy Showkey]] in the late 1990s. |
Ajegunle was brought to limelight{{Clarify|reason=|date=April 2019}} by the popular musician [[Daddy Showkey]] in the late 1990s. |
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Revision as of 12:59, 8 March 2020
Ajegunle, popularly known as AJ City or simply AJ, is a neighbourhood located in the heart of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun local government area of Lagos. Ajegunle in the Yoruba language means "A place where riches dwells."[citation needed]
It is bordered on the west by Apapa Wharf and Tincan, two of Nigeria's biggest sea ports through which over 70 percent of imported goods come into the country[citation needed]. Ajegunle is a community featuring residents from many of the ethnic groups in Nigeria.
The community was subject to the Ijaw/Ilaje conflict that became an inspiration for the album CRISIS, released in 1999/2000[which?] by African China.
Notable residents
It has produced notable footballers and musicians, including Samson Siasia, former coach of Nigeria's National Men's Football Team, Biodun Obende, who plays in Finland, Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo,[1] former Super Eagles defender Taribo West, and Emmanuel Amuneke, former African Footballer of the Year. Ajegunle was brought to limelight[clarification needed] by the popular musician Daddy Showkey in the late 1990s.
References
- ^ "Nigeria: Ighalo – Another Ajegunle Boy Designed for Goals". All Africa. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.