laudate:


Hello, the name Oshodi in Yoruba, is the same as the family name Oshodin in Benin. I do not know if they are related, but it started out as a chieftaincy title in the old days. The current Oshodin of Benin is Chief Dan Ize-Iyamu.



The former VC of university of Benin is Prof. Osayuki Godwin Oshodin. So members of that family bear the name as a surname, even though it started out as a chieftaincy title. Like I said earlier, I cannot tell if the Oshodi family in Yorubaland is related to the Oshodin of Benin. There was a lot of interaction between Benin and Lagos in the old pre-colonial days, and nobody knows if one of the sons of the late Chief Oshodi Tapa ended up moving to Benin to settle there. But it would be interesting to explore this link.

Aareonakakanfo:
Shymm3x sometimes I wish we had a mod who could help us clean things up

I was thinking of having a military wing on this thread to ward-off intruders

And of course you,Tupacshakur,Scatterboss will be in charge of that department

But the Yoruba mods are not showing us love

ProfShymex:
foyeks2001

My Osun sister, when are you going to bless this thread and form a bond with ya Osun brothers like: superstar1, zimoni, 9jacrip, tupacshakur, et al?

We need more females in here to spice things up.

Ilaje44:


Well, it could never have been a tiger. Tigers are found only in Asia (Siberia, Indian subcontinent, China, South and Southeast Asia).

Regarding the history of the Ilajes, I can not say I am conversant with it so much apart from what I learnt while mingling with the old men. We left Abe-Alala my village for Lagos in around 1974 to join my father in Ogudu. And my father died in 1984, so the elders meeting was no longer held. And I have been out of Nigeria more than 20 years. The last time I was in Igbokoda was 2012, so I cannot claim to be an authority in Ilaje history.

A lot has changed, and still changing in Ondo South senatorial district. However, successive Ondo state governments have been lacking in foresight regarding the strategic importance of the town of Ore. Ore should be a cash cow for Ondo state if the state could develop that town and encourage leisure business there.

As for Okitipupa, I couldn't recognize Okitipupa again. Agagu tried in that regard. Okitipupa has grown big, and almost every street tarred. Okitipupa was barely a town when I went there in 1990, but has surpassed Ore in a matter of 22 years. Igbokoda is ok, but could do better.

9jacrip:


I wonder where in Osun she is from though.

superstar1:
Guys, can you remember the myth bursting series of last year, courtesy of MythBurster?

Aareonakakanfo:
9jacrip It's about the meaning of Akata oo.Is the Akata Black-Americans are referred to the same as the one in Sango's Oriki?

Tupacshakur na una sure pass.If no be una,ko sa ni de 200.

In Baba Hafusa's voice I say Big-ups to Shymm3x,Ilekehd,Modath,Zimoni ate yin te ti n gbo wa tipetipe 1,2,3 4,5,6,7,8,9...294

Oti ye e.... Ese elenu

We need the support

Shymm3x:


I believe Mayoroflagos started it and, MythBuster, decided to make it a series.

The threads and handle got swept away NL's mishap.

Nice series tho.

superstar1:


Yeah, Mayoroflagos started it.

It was very informative, factual and it actually shed more light on all the lies of those clowns across the Niger.

Shymm3x:


Loool

My doozy, 9jacrip, is also trying to pick one for himself.

You better don't get the married women curse like tupacshakur.

I'm coming, let me ask the gods.....

Aareonakakanfo:


One of my uncles will surely be attending the festival

He hardly misses any of the Isese festivals

9jacrip:

Naa I'm not; just wondering if she's Modakeke. I'm usually curious about how Modakeke folks see Ife people. I just have a general interest in how they think.

Plus their king sent me out of his palace last 2 months upon hearing my surname during a visit for an interview I needed to do for a research.

Any new Osun folk I run into often gets me interested in what part of the state they come from with hopes it id Modakeke.

9jacrip:



I really do not think the 'akata' term is derogatory and I do not think it has anything to do with any wild cat(s) as well.

Akata yeri yeri in baba's oriki will have to be decoded first before we can draw any connections.

Baba is hot tempered, yeri yeri is an emphasis of something being hot or rash. Akata being rash/hot - are foxes/panthers rash?

Shymm3x:


Definitely.

We all had mad fun.

The other side also put forward their "best" brains for pseudo-debates and loads of academic references were also posted.

modath:


Ilekehd ,

New page on moi!!

Shakiti bobo *dances out of thread*



House,

It is looking like the Okun people are going to rule kogi or is there a lacuna to prevent that?

IlekeHD:



Yes! Oya go talk to panther nau

9jacrip:



I really do not think the 'akata' term is derogatory and I do not think it has anything to do with any wild cat(s) as well.

Akata yeri yeri in baba's oriki will have to be decoded first before we can draw any connections.

Baba is hot tempered, yeri yeri is an emphasis of something being hot or rash. Akata being rash/hot - are foxes/panthers rash?

Aareonakakanfo:
[size=14pt]Oluseye Ogunlesi Reinterprets The Yoruba Concept Of ‘Ori’ With Geometric Figures & Faces[/size]

Nigerian-born creative Oluseye (Seye Ogunlesi) says his works combines his interest in Yoruba culture and geometry to explore universal themes of sexuality, spirituality, and identity. With his debut exhibition, he looks to deconstruct and reinterpret notions of Ori, the physical and metaphysical concept and term that translates literally to “head” in Yoruba. According to a press release, the series, now on view at Gallery 151 in New York City, sees the Toronto-based visual artist and designer create “a visual narrative in which concepts of identity & being, body & mind, sex & sexuality, the physical & spiritual are vital and fluid constituents of Ori





[img]http://static1.squarespace.com/static/54b378a9e4b01fb03bf3b9e2/54f74429e4b0f00948dfab62/55882acee4b09925a6d67363/1446876886618/OLUSEYE+-+DELE+STUDIO+SHOT.png?format=750w[/img]

9jacrip:


Lol!

E ma je kin talk to panther o, e jo o. Lol.

superstar1:


By and large, NL is the number 1 social forum in Nigeria.

Despite all the tribal bigotry, it still remains a highly informative forum. Provided you are in politics, sports and culture, and not sexuality/romance.

9jacrip:


Really?

Would be nice to know who he is and if I should look out for him.

Seems like he's a traditionalist.

Yeah he is but baba na all round jor!

He's all over the place

Even on sallah gaan,baba dey go mosque

But I'll try asking him If he's okay with the idea of meeting you

Shymm3x:


Hmmm...interesting.

Where's Ms. foyeks2001 - ya Osun brother wants to ask you pertinent questions.

Then again, a lot of these chics are too shy to come on the thread.

9jacrip:


Dr. Phil I see you there but it aint like that though LOL.

They don't have to by shy, we have the Iyalaje IlekeHD and Iyalode Modath, both Oloris holding it down - they can learn from or start off with interacting with both queens on the board. It isn't that hard.

IlekeHD:




Gorgeous artwork display!

Is this in an exhibit?

I wish we could gather some african-based exhibits together. I would like to visit many of these sites around Jan.

zimoni:
The Psycho is back, who invited her again?


It's great to catch up with the thread. I been have working on some wicked assignments from the HQ.

A month ago, Aare created this beautiful thread and I Zimoni Olorinla was the first person that commented.

This is the Best Thread In the History of NL.

I shall be posting about agricultural potentials in Yorubaland when I'm done with my assignments. Most of the food we eat are from the North and oversea. It shouldn't be so.

Sh0llypopz:
Ah Ilekehd, why invite me to this thread? It looks like y'all are speaking in a foreign language. I do not know who these people are, I'm so clueless.
I can learn a thing or two from you, the taxi driver or others

IlekeHD:


Lol maje ki eru ba e.

Se o raye ya awon aworan ti o promise mi?

@sh0llypopz

I see you homie.

Aareonakakanfo:


Nooo 50 cent ni

MayorofLagos:
You see! What did I tell you? Biafrans and Ileke roll like garri and groundnut...if you had one you distress at not having the other.