My ancestor was king of Lagos, fought the British – Adekunle Gold
May 8, 2026 11:49 am
Adekunle Gold. Credit: Instagram| adekunlegold
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Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has revealed that he is a descendant of King Kosoko of Lagos, a 19th-century monarch who resisted British colonial forces when they first arrived in Nigeria.
Gold made the disclosure in an interview on Great Day Houston, a morning show on KHOU 11 television in Houston, Texas, which was published on YouTube on Thursday.
On his royal lineage, he said his ancestor fought the British when they first entered Nigeria through Lagos, was driven into exile, and eventually returned victorious.
“My progenitor used to be king of Lagos. His name is King Kosoko. He fought the British when they first came to Nigeria through Lagos to try to take our things, then he fought, went to exile, and came back, and then still won,” he said.
Gold, who is from the Yoruba tribe, was born in Lagos.
The singer also revealed that his stage name was given to him by God through a church sermon.
He said he had been searching for one and had taken the matter to God in prayer when the answer came during a church sermon.
“I told God, I need a name,” he said.
He said a preacher repeated the same phrase three times during the sermon, and he took it as a divine signal.
“Something just told me it must have been God. God told me at that point that that’s your name,” he said.
Gold said he settled on the name immediately after.
“I said, okay, you know what, just make it Adekunle Gold, and it’s very befitting of me,” he said.
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