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The family of Lagos governorship aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has released historical photographs and documents to support its claims of longstanding Yoruba ancestry and ties to Lagos. The family of African Democratic Congress Lagos governorship aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has released historical documents, photographs and manuscripts in response to renewed debate over his Yoruba identity and Lagos ancestry. The materials,...
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- The family of Lagos governorship aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has released historical photographs and documents to support its claims of longstanding Yoruba ancestry and ties to Lagos.
- The family of African Democratic Congress Lagos governorship aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has released historical documents, photographs and manuscripts in response to renewed debate over his Yoruba identity and Lagos ancestry.
- The materials, published through the Rhodes-Vivour Family Archives, document generations of the family’s involvement in commerce, law, public service and military service.The archive traces the family through figures including 19th-century planter William Allen Vivour and Justice Stephen Bankole Rhodes II.
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The family of Lagos governorship aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has released historical photographs and documents to support its claims of longstanding Yoruba ancestry and ties to Lagos. The family of African Democratic Congress Lagos governorship aspirant Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has released historical documents, photographs and manuscripts in response to renewed debate over his Yoruba identity and Lagos ancestry. The materials,...
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Glow 99.1 FM published this story with OYEBODE OLUWAFEMI EMMANUEL listed as author.
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October 11, 2026
