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Lagos remains a special political arena outside regional capitals

Lagos was both colonial capital and a politically distinct urban community with its own press and electoral traditions.

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1952

Lagos remains a special political arena outside regional capitals

Lagos was both colonial capital and a politically distinct urban community with its own press and electoral traditions.

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Lagos was both colonial capital and a politically distinct urban community with its own press and electoral traditions. Its status complicated regional claims, especially in Western Region politics.

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