kasheemawo:
If he was Yoruba king made this assertion Our Ipob thugs would have rained abuses on him.

YonkijiSappo:
Yet almost 60% of Ilaje people I know are all Fair (Yellowish) in complexion.

kasheemawo:
If he was Yoruba king made this assertion Our Ipob thugs would have rained abuses on him.

LaExpert:


You should do a lil research on it.

I can help you with links and recommend books if need be. Goodluck bro.

Ihuomadinihu:
Lol. Anyway,certain things about the Ugbo people reminds me of Igbo-Yoruba pre historic connection before they both became distinct groups .
From the popular Moremi story to the Lightskin stuff to Oraife which actually looks like an igbo word.
We have Oraifite in Igboland.
Ugbo on it's own means a Bush or Farm in Igbo.
The word 'Oba' mean different things in Igbo.
I've also been able to gather words from both groups that have similar pronouciation,spelling and meaning.
Take it or leave it, these tribes are offsprings of similar Proto ancestors. I wouldn't be surprised if the Ugbo people are the last yoruba group to differenciate from Igbos and adopt a full Yoruba status.
We need to go deeper in our history.
When it comes to Nigeria,the closest relatives to Yorubas are Igbos, Idoma, Edo and Igalas but Tribalism has taken a toll on them.

Ihuomadinihu:

Oraife which actually looks like an igbo word.
We have Oraifite in Igboland.
Ugbo on it's own means a Bush or Farm in Igbo.
The word 'Oba' mean different things in Igbo.
I've also been able to gather words from both groups that have similar pronouciation,spelling and meaning.

Ihuomadinihu:
Lol. Anyway,certain things about the Ugbo people reminds me of Igbo-Yoruba pre historic connection before they both became distinct groups .
From the popular Moremi story to the Lightskin stuff to Oraife which actually looks like an igbo word.
We have Oraifite in Igboland.
Ugbo on it's own means a Bush or Farm in Igbo.
The word 'Oba' mean different things in Igbo.
I've also been able to gather words from both groups that have similar pronouciation,spelling and meaning.
Take it or leave it, these tribes are offsprings of similar Proto ancestors. I wouldn't be surprised if the Ugbo people are the last yoruba group to differenciate from Igbos and adopt a full Yoruba status.
We need to go deeper in our history.
When it comes to Nigeria,the closest relatives to Yorubas are Igbos, Idoma, Edo and Igalas but Tribalism has taken a toll on them.

kasheemawo:
If he was Yoruba king made this assertion Our Ipob thugs would have rained abuses on him.

YabaLeftist:


I thought Oduduwa fell down from the sky.


Why is there no consensus on the actual progenitor of the Yoruba race?
So many inconsistencies in the stories. Which one I go believe now?

Ihuomadinihu:
Lol. Anyway,certain things about the Ugbo people reminds me of Igbo-Yoruba pre historic connection before they both became distinct groups .
From the popular Moremi story to the Lightskin stuff to Oraife which actually looks like an igbo word.
We have Oraifite in Igboland.
Ugbo on it's own means a Bush or Farm in Igbo.
The word 'Oba' mean different things in Igbo.
I've also been able to gather words from both groups that have similar pronouciation,spelling and meaning.
Take it or leave it, these tribes are offsprings of similar Proto ancestors. I wouldn't be surprised if the Ugbo people are the last yoruba group to differenciate from Igbos and adopt a full Yoruba status.
We need to go deeper in our history.
When it comes to Nigeria,the closest relatives to Yorubas are Igbos, Idoma, Edo and Igalas but Tribalism has taken a toll on them.

Igboid:
Well, black ancestors kept little or no written records.

So it's distortion galore for every History revisionists there as long as it aids in propagation of their political agenda.

Who is to say that the Ugbo version of Oduduwa story is not the authentic one, who is to say that the Oyo and Ife ones are not the authentic ones.
We can't know who is telling the truth now, but one thing we know is that all Yoruba people are united by their Yoruba language and dialects.

Everything else is secondary.

Side point: It would appear like the Ugbo king was taking a dig against the Ooni of Ife, with the talks of an Oba having to stay in palace and not supposed to have his father still alive.
That is wrong of the Ugbo king, to say such things about his colleague in public newspaper.

Ngozi123:
Erudite Yoruba people here, could you please explain to me the following:



Is this true? Do the Yorubas really believe that they come from the Middle East?

This is a serious question btw .

Ngozi123:
Erudite Yoruba people here, could you please explain to me the following:

There are portentous, misguided and utter piffle on the internet on various articles pertaining to Obatala and Oduduwa getting them seriously mixed up. Let me make it categorically clear that Obatala and Oduduwa did not exist during the same time-line. I have written this article to clarify the matter. http://ancientblackhistory..co.uk/2016/09/yoruba-and-igbo-creation-myth-vs.html

Is this true? Do the Yorubas really believe that they come from the Middle East?

This is a serious question btw .

Ramissis:

macof:

so far, I have seen only ignorant yorubas take that seriously
I mean, oduduwa coming from bini makes more sense than Mecca

that was a tale invented by early Oyo Muslims

elsomm:


Wait a minute, is the father of Ooni of Ife still alive?


If true...that's like an abomination.

Will his father prostrate to him?

elsomm:


Wait a minute, is the father of Ooni of Ife still alive?


If true...that's like an abomination.

Will his father prostrate to him?

Abagworo:
Oduduwa came from Benin not Mecca. This seems to prove what was earler claimed by Oba of Benin.

ceaser:


Then I believe you already know that "Igbó" in Yorùbá also means bush or less commonly an unfarmed stretch of bushy land.

Ugbó may also have that same meaning in some Yorùbá dialects, in whose lexis the letter "u" can be substituted for "i" in some words.

CandyDiamond:

He is Oba of Benin son, he can't come from Mecca