The Palace of the Oba of Benin has declared that the Ooni of Ife was a son of the Oba of Benin and that the stool of the latter cannot be compared with that of any Yoruba King.

Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, had over the weekend, stated that the Oba of Benin was third in the hierarchy of Obas in the South-West.

However, the Esogban of Benin and Odionwere of the Kingdom (traditional head), Chief David Edebiri, on Monday, described the comments of the Alake of Egbaland as ‘unnecessary excursion, an unnecessary attempt to turn history upside down’.



Esogban, who is the third in command in the palace of the Oba of Benin, said ‘the Ooni of Ife by historical facts, is a son of the Oba of Benin, so they are not in the same class’.

“We wanted to discard this report as something that was not necessary at all. We do not see how the Alake of Egbaland suddenly woke up to think that the Oba of Benin is also a Yoruba Oba. There is no basis for such classification; Oba of Benin has nothing to do with the Yoruba Obas. It is simply unnecessary, unless they simply want to stir up an unnecessary controversy.”

“We are not in Yorubaland. To be frank, it is because many of them are not willing to come up with the truth, the word Oba is alien to Yoruba monarchy; it is not part of their title from time immemorial.”

“For instance, the one they call the Oba of Lagos, these are recent adaptations. In the 50s, there was no Oba of Lagos, what we had was the Eleko of Eko. That is the title of the King there. In Ibadan, you have the Olu Ibadan. You come to Abeokuta, you have the Alake of Egba land. You come to Oyo, you have the Alaafin of Oyo. In Ilesha, you have the Owa-Obokun of IIesha. So no Yoruba monarch had as part of his titles the word Oba except the Oba of Benin.”

“That word Oba is indigenous to Benin. It is only in recent times you find everybody bearing Oba. When the Western Regional conference of traditional rulers took place in Benin City in 1942, go and check the attendance, there was no other monarch in the whole of the Western Region then that bore the title of Oba, except the Oba of Benin.”

“So it is an unnecessary excursion, an unnecessary attempt to turn history upside down by the Alake by classifying the Oba of Benin as third in the hierarchy of kings. Our own traditional history says that the Ooni of Ife was a Benin Prince who wandered from here to Ife, settled there and became the ruler there. That is the position, if they don’t know, they should send people here; we will teach them.”

“We will show them landmarks. So this is unnecessary misrepresentation of history. Maybe the Alake wanted to mention a different place and not Benin. The monarchical rulership in this part of the world started from Benin during the era of the Ogisos. It was the son of the last Ogiso, Owodo, that wandered from here to Ife and he became a ruler there, carrying everything about the Benin monarchical system to that place. There is no basis for such classification.”

“The Ooni of Ife by historical facts, is a son of the Oba of Benin, so they are not in the same class. The Oba of Benin is the only one that answers Oba, the rest don’t. But today, we hear Oba here and there, they are all recent adaptations. I am saying categorically that the word Oba is indigenous to Benin and not to Yoruba nation.”

Ikengawo:


http://ynaija.com/ooni-of-ife-not-in-the-same-class-with-oba-of-benin-benin-palaceooni-of-ife-not-in-the-same-class-with-oba-of-benin-benin-palace/

SHEEGO2015:






Celebrities don finish thr beef.... E b like say na kings dem won start thr own

912:
The oba of benin is the oba of benin and has no affiliation with the yoruba kings. The sharp variance in the customs, language, way of life and heritage of both tribes clearly shows that there is no hierachical connection between them.

Besides if comments like these are coming from the palace of the oba of benin itself then it is clear that the binis dont consider themselves as yorubas

BeeBeeOoh:
Don't be surprised that 1 baboon will bring IPOB into dis matter..

Super1Star:
How I wish the poster's ethnicity had any history to share with the world.
Unfortunately, there is none apart from the recorded barbaric act of cannibalising human beings and fighting for Adaora's hand in marriage in their hamlet square, as the best military warfare their forefathers ever had.

Super1Star:


Bini people were are and will never be Yorubas.

But, the title, crown and throne of their King is ours because he is a descendant of the House of Oduduwa.

He can never deny that fact.

Ikengawo:
What about Bini is close to Yoruba. I think Yorubas made up a myth that Oduduwa has the Oba of Bini as a son and sent him there to rule Bini people but


1. This is the only place in Africa where a yoruba has ever been sent to rule non-yorubas, representing a historic abnormality. In contrast, this was common practice of the Bini empire which sent it's generals to rule over its empire

2. No Yoruba empire extended past Yoruba land and it's in fact true that no yoruba empire ruled the whole of Yoruba land at any time in their history, let alone Bini. By contrast, Bini spread beyond their territory, and even ruled the majority of Yoruba land at one point.

3. Oduduwa is a mythical character, so to tell the history of living people through his 'lineage' is laughable.

4. Yoruba land lacked the military capacity of the Bini Empire, so it's odd that they could 'rule' bini people when even the Portugese documented that Bini was the soul power in coastal west africa.

Super1Star:


Bini people were are and will never be Yorubas.

But, the title, crown and throne of their King is ours because he is a descendant of the House of Oduduwa.

He can never deny that fact.

912:


Bros oduduwa na story. How can some one come down from the sky? Lwkmd
Use snail shell to create river and such use one had full of sand to create land etc. haba dont tell me you believe all that sh!t. Its just . Fictional.character from an old yoruba tale. So the oba of benin that is a human being can not be a decendant of a fictional character. Its funny that people who claim to be christians or muslims in this time and age still believe in this story

Ikengawo:



[size=15pt]"Egbon Ooni of Ife, If you want car....."[/size]

Super1Star:
How I wish the poster's ethnicity had any history to share with the world.

Unfortunately, there is none apart from the recorded barbaric act of cannibalising human beings and fighting for Adaora's hand in marriage in their hamlet square, as the best military warfare their forefathers ever had.

Ikengawo:


what house?
Oduduwa is a mythical character. Every culture has a creation myth, but Greeks won't tell you that the Japanese are Greek because they descended from Zeus and expect others not to laugh. The Oba of Benin is using historic fact while the Yorubas are using mythology that's unverified. For example, why are non of the major yoruba kingdoms headed by 'Obas'. He proved that historically the Oba of Lagos even came after the 50s and that prior the title was Eleko of Lagos which is a 100% Bini title. The Portugese acknowledged that Eko (War Camp in Bini) was a Bini settlement when they arrived there.

Why was lagos not involved in the Kirijiri Wars? Because they weren't Yoruba. Yoruba empires only ruled other Yoruba people. What's also interesting is that at no point in history did the Yoruba rule the Bini, but it's a historic fact that the Bini ruled over the Yoruba.

So saying the Oba (bini title) is a Yoruba man even though the Bini ruled the Yoruba, is like saying that the Queen of England is an Hausa title because of some mythical character.

Udmaster:
are you people naturally obsessed with Igbos or what? Face the Benins and stop talking about IGBOS.
NRI Kingdom is the Oldest Kingdom in Nigeria We are the descendant of ERI.
We are Proudly IGBOS- Beautiful People with Noble Heritage.

Super1Star:


What is this one saying that he is contradicting himself?

If you believed there was a Jesus or Mohammed, that is your headache, we are not jes or Arabs. We are Yorubas, and we have our Oduduwa that lived and has been symbolised for centuries. that is only applicable to sophisticated cultures like the Greek, Romans, Egyptians, and not some inconsequential ethnicities that do not have any history whatsoever to share with the world.

The same Yoruba was shipped and widely practised both as a culture and religion in the Carribeans.

If you are pained that you are unlucky to be a part of people without history, take God to court.

Ikengawo:


lol who told you I believe 'there was a jesus or a mohammed (mohammed is a historic figure and existed though, Jesus is debated by historians).

I also don't care about how many of yourselves you sold as slaves as this isn't something to be proud of

Super1Star:


Who knows the Nri kingdom? Tell us the story of how an Igala prince impregnated your daughter nah??

We are listening.

Lordave:



Baboon?

Bigot!

Super1Star:


See who is talking about slave trade when the capital of slave trade was your land and even osu caste was is and will forever be embedded in your barbaric way of life.

Udmaster:
Nri Kingdom is Well Known.
We IGBOS are more interested in our pre-colonial democracy style where Ndi ICHIE are like the Senate.
- We are A Noble Tribe with a GREAT CULTURE.
So face the benins and leave Igbos out of this issue.

Udmaster:
Nri Kingdom is Well Known.
We IGBOS are more interested in our pre-colonial democracy style where Ndi ICHIE are like the Senate.
- We are A Noble Tribe with a GREAT CULTURE.
So face the benins and leave Igbos out of this issue.

Udmaster:
Yorubas have the highest number of Slaves that was taken from West Africa during Slave Trade
so don't go there.

The ancestors of current-day Yoruba people from West Africa (one of the largest African ethnic groups) provided the largest contribution of genes from Africa to all current-day American populations.