chiagozien:
what of the oba in prison,is he yoruba?

na oba of prison be that, he is not a Lagos oba.

feelgoodInc:

na oba of prison be that, he is not a Lagos oba.

feelgoodInc:

na oba of prison be that, he is not a Lagos oba.

You people needs to be schooled. For your learning sake , since you all aren't attending classes anymore rather than yahoo yahoo; Yoruba nation owns Benin kingdom. Benin kingdom belongs to the YORUBAS.

this is what I believe in right now

Lagos is not part of Western Nigeria in the Nigerian constitution, Lagos is a former capital of Nigeria and developed by Nigeria money, no tribe in Nigeria has wright to claim Lagos as it own, lagos is owned by Nigerians who invested in it, it is a NO MAN LAND for allNigerians been the former capital of Nigeria for decades. The only indigenous people in Lagos is the Aworis, Egun and Ijaw and rest are migrants. Abuja is been developed with Nigeria oil money now after former tribes living in it will come claim Abuja as their own and start threatening other Nigerians that have invested heavily in it to make it what is it to leave Abuja for them just like what some Yorubas is doing in Lagos. They want to reap where they did not sow.

oba has said it all.

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Nah. I think your knowledge of history is flawed. There's no empire that was more powerful in the south (as far as history is concerned) as that of the Empire of Benin, "land of the Obas". Many yoruba lands were tributaries to the Benin Empire. Oyo empire, though not as powerful as Benin, had influence in some of the yoruba lands. Benin Empire did held sway in alot of yoruba lands.

[b]As a matter of fact, the Title "Oba" meaning Ruler in Bini, is bestowed on the rulers of Bini lands. And the Obas of Benin, bestowed it on rulers of "conquered" lands, similar to the way the title "emir" / "sarki" is bestowed by the hausas/fulanis on ruler "conquered" lands, Kwara is an example. Some yoruba kings claimed the title of "Oba" to show allegiance to the powerful Benin empire. The title of "oba' which till this day is being used by many Yoruba rulers is still a living testament to the strong influence and tentacles of Benin Empire in that region, Secondly the country of Benin Republic itself is another one.


Lie lie. . I am an archeologist and historian. Traditional facts and excavations shows that the awori were the first settlers in Lagos. The Bini story was an after event. The Bini didn't invade Lagos instead they sought refugee during the war between dahomey and Bini during the reign of Obama ohargbohua. Note that the title oba is used in Benin because it was a tributary to the Old oyo empire. And in the Yoruba custom., no Yoruba Kingdom invades another. Lagos was not a tributary to any Kingdom. The founder of Lagos Ogunfunminire was an oyo prince and Hunter. His coming to settle in Lagos was in search of Bush meat.


I rest my pen.... Proudly Historian