martineverest:
she is not a Yoruba actress....Na English nollywood she dey act

clarion chukwura has acted several yoruba movies. She is very fluent. She must have lived here all her life.

prezeus:
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Which Edo people speak Yoruba as a second language Don't say what you don't know.
There are tribes in akoko-edo LGA that speaks Yoruba asides them no other tribes speaks Yoruba in Edo state. Historically the akoko-edo people are Yorubas captured by the great Benin empire.

The title OBA as used in Benin is a Yoruba word. Akoko Edo people speak (as second language)and bear Yoruba names just like their neighbours in Ogori/Magongo in Kogi. There was no Benin empire rather Benin Kingdom and no Yoruba people were captured by any Benin

MENELIIK:


The title OBA as used in Benin is a Yoruba word. Akoko Edo people speak (as second language)and bear Yoruba names just like their neighbours in Ogori/Magongo in Kogi. There was no Benin empire rather Benin Kingdom and no Yoruba people were captured by any Benin

You are right, Benin kingdom and Yoruba did not engage in any war.

Problem is when you now ask them to act and speak in thier own native language . They can't

Ykc2:
If calabar is capital of nigeria the same thing will be happening ,every one will understand calabar

,if lagos was never a capital of Nigeria Lagos will just be like othe states in nigeria,today lekki will still be reptiles infested forest ,

Calabar was actually capital of Nigeria. But not for very long. Before it was moved to Lagos.

SaintLucia:
You are Ishan and a minority clan in Edo your people have no say in Edo history . The Benin people are related to Yoruba. Mercy Aigbe, Mercy Esobolo, Doris Simon and Toyin Abraham are core Benin. Oranmiyan grandson of Oduduwa was the great great grandfather of the Benin people.

Guy, stop spreading falsehood. Benin people are Not yoruba. They are a separate and distinct ethnicity. The only yoruba link they have starts and ends with their monarchy. Only the Oba of Benin and the Benin monarchy have Yoruba bloodline via Oranmiyan. Outside of the monarchy, Benin people are a distinct ethnic group from Yorubas in every ramification, so stop trying to rewrite their history or form attache by force. Respect their distinctiveness.

MENELIIK:


The title OBA as used in Benin is a Yoruba word. Akoko Edo people speak (as second language)and bear Yoruba names just like their neighbours in Ogori/Magongo in Kogi. There was no Benin empire rather Benin Kingdom and no Yoruba people were captured by any Benin

Oba is a pure Benin name.

Oba is shining. As in the shining light of Benin. More correctly "Omo n'Oba n'Edo, uku akpolokpplo". Oba Can be used to describe red or ododo. What is the real meaning of the title "Oba" in Yoruba? Alafin, OOni, Olu, Owa, etc all have a meaning that we know.

Oba is even a shortened form. An extra title is "Ogie" or Lord. But because dukes and senior chiefs can also use that title, ogie is less used for Oba.

Other titles in Southern Nigeria that came from Benin world "ogie" are Ogiame as in the original title of Olu of Warri, Onojie (from ogie/enogie) used in Esanland, Ovie or Orodje used in Urhobo and Isoko land.

I am sure if Isoko, Esan, Itsekhiri had become majority tribes over time, some would now the arguing that Benin borrowed Ogie word from them.

Benin do not just do things with historical details behind it.

Having said that, Benin, Igbo, Yoruba, Fon, Ewe and others are from same language group: Volta-Niger/East Kwa/West-Benue branch of Niger-Congo group. Some remnants of the archaic ur-language must have remained in some words.

Rubicon67:


Capital or no capital, Lagos naturally has that allure, vibrancy and energy to draw in people from all corners of the country and world. It is easy to feel at home, integrate and thrive there. It can only be compared to cities like New York, London, Toronto etc.

oga I said ,if lagos was never a capital of nigeria it will be like other states in nigeria ,if ondo state was the capital of nigeria for many years like lagos you will will still say the same thing,imagine river state the capital of Nigeria for many like lagos with it more land mass oil and gas ,sea port air port all in river state all the oil companies and manufacturing companies all in river state, if lagos is making 200 billion monthly river state will be making like one trillion ,because government invested all most everything in lagos then that's why people are moving to lagos to make living nothing more,no one likes to stay in a traffic while people going to London will get to london first

EcoBrick:
https://thenationonlineng.net/nine-prominent-yoruba-actors-actresses-who-are-non-yoruba/

Rychardo Agbor,is from Cross River State. He is from Northern Croo River,they are known as Atam people.

what of RMD

zombieTRACKER:


Yoruba muslims should find a name for their movie industry just like their Hausa Fulani counterparts...

To whom brain is given, sense is expected

jaxxy:
Are u kidding me??

Bt wait so Fathia Balogun is a delta name?? I mean even the 1st name not the surname?? Op explain pls

Her actual name is FAITH... she modified it after she got married to her Muslim husband.

RIKADO AGBOR is from Cross river not Delta.

Liz Da Silva is a Nigerian-Togolese. She's a first generation Nigerian but her root is Togolese regardless of which part of that side she came from.

post=91753005:

They love Yoruba and during regional government Edo and Delta massively voted to be separated from West, go and read your history

Chestbeater, Are you still pained?

selemempe:
was that why they did everything to leave the western region in 1963?
Was that why they have joined PDP and left your ewedu party?
Is that why an Igbo man is their governor?

Ahhh, niggi, you just know how to shove dirt into things. 1963 and you're still in your feelings

Denique:


Her actual name is FAITH... she modified it after she got married to her Muslim husband.

RIKADO AGBOR is from Cross river not Delta.

Liz Da Silva is a Nigerian-Togolese. She's a first generation Nigerian but her root is Togolese regardless of which part of that side she came from.

Yes, Nigerian-Togolese of which extraction, Fon? Or?

WhatsappTV:
I believe Liz DaSilva should pass as a Yoruba lady wince she's probably from the Yorùbá speaking part of Togo.

And for Toyin, does Auchi have any historical link to the Yorùbás?

There is no Yoruba speaking tribe or part in Togo, the only people who speak Yoruba in Togo are Yorubas who do business in Togo or togolese who once live in western Nigeria.

Judybash93:


Yes, Nigerian-Togolese of which extraction, Fon? Or?

Fon is not Togo but Benin republic, and Liz is Ewe.

My brother I'm from Edo state, my name is Ajayi Oluwole, I speak Yoruba as my first language and I'm from ovia south west of Edo state, there are many villages in Ovia local government that are been oppressed by the Oba of Benin, I'm from Usen town and we don't speak Bini but Yoruba, Utese is also a Yoruba town in Edo south and we speak same dialect the Ikale of ondo speak, so learn more about your Edo and stop spreading lies, we in ovia see ourselves more as Yoruba than Benin, more time we have fought to be merge with Ondo state but the Oba always suppress such moves

IAMPhoenix007:


There is no Yoruba speaking tribe or part in Togo, the only people who speak Yoruba in Togo are Yorubas who do business in Togo or togolese who once live in western Nigeria.

Which Edo people speak Yoruba as a second language Don't say what you don't know.
There are tribes in akoko-edo LGA that speaks Yoruba asides them no other tribes speaks Yoruba in Edo state. Historically the akoko-edo people are Yorubas captured by the great Benin empire. [/quote]

FrLukas:


She's Yoruba as the name implies.

She is not she is an Ogu/Egun. Though they are from Lagos State too but they are not Yoruba.

martineverest:
she is not a Yoruba actress....Na English nollywood she dey act

yeah. but I've seen her in 2 or 3 Yoruba movie

princeade86:
go do ur assignment

I dont have to. just because they hv an oba doesn't make them yoruba's. Know this fact Edo Ppl dont like yoruba's, if i iie try call an etsako man or esian yoruba.

flokii:
It's no news that Edo and Delta people love Yorubas like kilode and we love them too.

I never knew Toyin Abraham is not Yoruba. Funny thing is they bear Yoruba names and identify with Yorubas easily.

Toyin in edo is thesame as toyin, osun and thesame as toyin in Ekiti or ibadan. Its the white man than drew those invisible lines and told brothers that they are different.. She is Yoruba.....

Wale03:
My brother I'm from Edo state, my name is Ajayi Oluwole, I speak Yoruba as my first language and I'm from ovia south west of Edo state, there are many villages in Ovia local government that are been oppressed by the Oba of Benin, I'm from Usen town and we don't speak Bini but Yoruba, Utese is also a Yoruba town in Edo south and we speak same dialect the Ikale of ondo speak, so learn more about your Edo and stop spreading lies, we in ovia see ourselves more as Yoruba than Benin, more time we have fought to be merge with Ondo state but the Oba always suppress such moves
Which Edo people speak Yoruba as a second language Don't say what you don't know.
There are tribes in akoko-edo LGA that speaks Yoruba asides them no other tribes speaks Yoruba in Edo state. Historically the akoko-edo people are Yorubas captured by the great Benin empire.

surprise, I don't know Usen people speak Yoruba too,even bearing full Yoruba names,I have being to Utese and in their market they do speak Yoruba.

Well, Rose Odika is from Ugbodu in Anioma which means she is automatically descended from Yorubas who founded Ugbodu.

Ykc2:
If calabar is capital of nigeria the same thing will be happening ,every one will understand calabar

,if lagos was never a capital of Nigeria Lagos will just be like othe states in nigeria,today lekki will still be reptiles infested forest ,

Shut up, Potopoto Osu IPOB pig! Lagos was a cosmopolitan city that has been welcoming foreigners even as far back as the the 18th century. European traders as well as Yorubas who returned from Brazil, Cuba and Sierra Leone already made Lagos the cynosure of all eyes. The first schools, buildings, mosques, educationists were already in Lagos long before your Osu ancestors brought their "stateless" asses over here.

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They love Yoruba and during regional government Edo and Delta massively voted to be separated from West, go and read your history [/quote

Uche Okoye the Osu IPOB boy, we all know the people who cry endlessly of being rejected by Ikwerre and so-called Delta "Igbos." For your information, Rose Odika is from Ugbodu in Aniocha, a town founded by Yoruba people from Ondo so she's still family. Stop crying and face your Potopoto hellhole.

Tinax:
Clara chukwura...

Well Clarion Chukwura is half-Yoruba

9jathingsonpoint:
Liz Anjorin is a Togolese Yoruba

Nah, it's Liz Da-Silva

martineverest:
she is not a Yoruba actress....Na English nollywood she dey act

Oga she's acted in uncountable Yoruba movies, and she's also half-Yoruba.

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Which Edo people speak Yoruba as a second language Don't say what you don't know.
There are tribes in akoko-edo LGA that speaks Yoruba asides them no other tribes speaks Yoruba in Edo state. Historically the akoko-edo people are Yorubas captured by the great Benin empire. [/quote

Dude stop lying! Usen people still speak Yoruba and bear Yoruba names too. Usen people came from Ile Ife and their king is Elawure (Olu Awure).

sesan85:


Oga she's acted in uncountable Yoruba movies, and she's also half-Yoruba.

she is ibo who had a child( Clarence Peter's) with a Yoruba man,sir Shina peters

That is why yoruba is great. We are friendly. We hate nobody