Tinubu Square

Muyiwa Adelu

4/5

Iconic Square. Reconstructed by the then Govt of BAT when he was the guvnor of Lagos. Still interesting but poorly maintained. The fountain is dried and the surroundings a shadow of itself. Nonetheless, it is a place to visit for visuals alone. Hardly opened for fun seekers these days

Ofuma Agali

4/5

Great park - situated right in the middle of a busy commercial area of Lagos Island. It is also a great landmark. Public toilets for males and females and also located within. Aesthetically, it serves as a park and a roundabout. If you love outdoor settings in a location of heavy human and vehicular traffic, then you might love this place.

Mike Obi

4/5

Tinubu Square is a small, round and compact park located within the very heart of Lagos Island. It is bordered by major roads like Broad Street, Nnamdi Azikiwe Road, Tinubu Street etc. All leading out of the Square, like arteries from the heart, to different locations on the Island. Initially, it was named Ita Tinubu, after the slave trading merchant and woman of valour, Madam Efunroye Tinubu. Then the Square was subsequently later named by Nigeria's First Republic Leaders to Independence Square after Nigeria gained independence in 1960. Finally, its name was later change again to just Tinubu Square afterwards. Probably in an effort to make its name as simple as can be and also point to its origin of nomenclature. Various state governments have tried to give it a face lift and increase its appeal, from the derelict outlook it once had. When it was a place of defecation, in and within its fountains, and abject delinquency. A place, where touts and homeless persons call their home. Recently, apart from various petty traders cluttering and trading round about it. Activities which various governments have tried to stop. There is little or no park activities going on in there due to its size and location. Anyone looking for recreation and relaxation should dare not go looking for one there. It is one of or the most busiest and horrendously noisiest place on the Island due to the traffic that has encompassed it, round about and the activities of people, too. Consequently, it is a park of just symbolic importance. A place of historical connotation - indicating an era where Lagosains have once been, in culture, trade and its people.