Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi. Also reading from factual Historical books.

Let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.

Modern-day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the First Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Sequeira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.

It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of Modern-day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria were established in 1914 Lagos was declared its Capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.

Lagos experienced growth pro to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants across the Nation and the world at large, as no particular group of people can take the Glory alone.

Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five known creeks. Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Lighthouse creeks.

The Awori’s and Bini’s are known to be the first settlers of the Eko Land. The Awori’s are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba Language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori’s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini’s who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of the Benin Kingdom, whose Step-Mother was after his head.
The Exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yoruba’s as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made the ruler of the Ife people due to his Powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.
Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the First King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father’s Kingdom in Benin are the today’s Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.

In 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini’s were treated by the Awori’s who lived in their area. Upon hearing this the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a War expedition, lead by his Son Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori’s and demanded and explanation.

On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Awori’s asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed.
Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.

The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son Oba Ado in the running of Eko. From the crowning of Prince Ado as the First Oba of Lagos (then called Eko) Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Awori’s, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.

The Oba of Benin was head of the Benin-Empire which are present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern- day Nigeria.
The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.

The name Eko was given to it by the First King of Lagos Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the Land now known as Lagos Island, where the king Palace was built. The palace is called IDUNGARAN meaning “palace built on pepper farm” Oba Ado and the Warriors from Benin together with the early Bini’s settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the Southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”. “Isale literally means bottom “. Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in downtown Lagos)

Until the coming in of the Benin’s 1300AD, Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.

About 1450 AD some Yoruba’s who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-State and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori’s and Bini’s. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).

Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chiefs, they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begat Ologun Kutere who later became King.

Oba Akintoye descendant of Prince Ado whose mother was the First Queen from Awori ascended the throne as Oba of Lagos in 1841, he attempted to ban slave trade with the help of the British, but the local merchant, the Aworis, Binis and a few Yorubas who was already integrated and married to Aworis and Binis strongly opposed the intended move and deposed and exiled the King and installed Akintoye’s brother Kosoko as Oba. In exile in Europe, Akintoye met with British authorities who had earlier banned slavery in 1807 and the British decided to support the deposed Oba to regain his throne.
With the success of the British intervention in 1851, Akintoye was reinstalled as Oba of Lagos. In practical terms, however, the British influence over the Benin Empire had become absolute, then years later in 1861 Lagos was formally annexed as a British colony. This led to the fight of the British and the Bini King, the leader of the Benin empire for years, which finally led to the fall of the empire and the capturing of Oba Ovonramwen.
Oba Akintoye of Lagos was the first Oba not to be buried in Benin. Prior to this all the kings of Lagos were buried in Benin. They passed on taxes to the Oba of Benin until the British settled in Lagos.
Until today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the Obas in Lagos because the Binis believe that whatever they or their offsprings are they are senior.The status of the Oba of Lagos is different from other Obas most of whom were given back their crowns and staff of office only within 40 years ago.
Those who got their lands back was the original land owners, and they were mostly descendants of Prince Ado and other children of Olofin.

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https://therepublicannews.net/2017/05/02/explosive-lagos-is-not-yoruba-land-says-oba-of-lagos-oba-akiolu/

https://www.naij.com/1102404-oba-akiolu-reportedly-lagos-belong-yorubas.html

Not my business

Lagos is a "No man's land"

#Fayose2019

Eko oni baje

Oba Akiolu reportedly says Lagos does not belong to Yorubas


- The Lagos monarch, Oba Rilwan Akiolu has allegedly said that Lagos is not part of Yoruba land - Oba Akiolu had in a week ago reportedly snubbed Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Barely one week after he reportedly snubbed Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi when they met at a function, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has allegedly released bombshell, saying Lagos is not part of Yoruba land. NAIJ.com gathered that a statement reportedly emanated from Akiolu’s palace, detailed the historical background of Lagos and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land. READ ALSO: New details emerge on why Oba Akiolu snubbed Ooni of Ife The purported statement read: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.

“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast. “It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King. “Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori's, Bini's, Yoruba's, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone. “Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks. “The Awori's and Bini's are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori's are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori's were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini's who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head. “The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom. “Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father's Kingdom in Benin are the today's Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos. “In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini's were treated by the Awori's who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori's and demanded explanation. “On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko. “The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko. "From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade. “The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language. “The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built. READ ALSO: I did not snub Ooni of Ife - Oba Akiolu FINALLY reveals what truly happened "The palace is called Idugaran meaning "palace built on pepper farm" Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini's settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called "Isale Eko". "Isale literally means bottom ". Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos) The statement further states that: “Until the coming in of the Benin's 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there. “About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori's and Bini's. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers). “Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King

“Oba Akintoye, a descendant of Prince Ado whose mother was the first queen from Awori ascended the throne as Oba of Lagos in 1841, he attempted to ban slave trade with the help of the British, but the local merchant, the Aworis, Bini's and a few Yorubas who were already integrated and married to Awori's and Bini's strongly opposed the intended move and disposed and exiled the king and installed Akintoye's brother Kosoko as Oba, at exile in Europe, Akintoye met with British Authorities who had earlier banned slavery in 1807 the British decided to support the deposed Oba to regain his throne. “With the success of the British intervention in 1851, Akintoye was reinstalled as Oba of Lagos. In practical terms, however the British influence over the Benin Empire had become absolute, and then years later in 1861 Lagos was formally annexed as a British Colony. “This led to the fight of the British and the Bini King, the leader of the Benin Empire for years, which finally led to the fall of the Empire and the capturing of Oba Ovonramwen. “Oba Akintoye of Lagos was the first Oba not to be buried in Benin. Prior to this, all the Kings of Lagos were buried in Benin. They passed on taxes to the Oba of Benin until the British settled in.

“Until today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the Obas in Lagos because the Binis believe that wherever they or their offspring are they are senior. The status of the Oba of Lagos is different from other Obas most of whom were given back their crowns and staff of office only within 40 years ago. “Those who got their lands back was the original land owners they were mostly descendant of Prince Ado others children of the Olofin.”

https://www.naij.com/1102404-oba-akiolu-reportedly-lagos-belong-yorubas.html

Story!! I also read that all human came from the primate who evolved to a woman.

We can keep going on on this issue. But how can Lagos be surrounded by Yoruba land and not be Yoruba. Just like someone talking Abia State is not Igbo land or kano not Hausa land.

Wetin I know sef.

Mophasa:
Not my business

Lagos is a "No man's land"

#Fayose2019

Eko oni baje

You are right my brother. We are all migrants in Lagos
No body can lay claim to it

oba u no know before?

Hahaahahahaahahahahahahahhaahahaahahaaha

This detour is becoming more spicy.

Interesting. Coming from the Custodian of Lagos history and tradition. This matter is finally settled. Orji uzor kalu was right afterall.

I guess, I mean, does that mean Onitsha is a no man's land too



Wonder shall never END!

Thursday, June 9, 2016
GREAT BENIN ORIGIN OF ONITSHA
BENIN ROOT OF ONITSHA
Many of our traditional titles are the same with the Edos/Binis:
Onicha titles like “Iyasele” is “Iyasere” in Bini; “Ogene Onira” is
“Oliha” in Benin; “Odu Osodi” is “Osodin” in Benin; “Omodi Daike”
in Onitsha is “Edaiken” in Benin; “Esagba” in Onitsha is “Esogban”
in Benin; the “Isama” titles are the same in both towns amongst
many others. The “Obi” of modern Onitsha today is the
continuation of the ancient Pharonic dynasty of ancient Kemet or
Egypt. Onitsha must retrace the history of her monarchs from his
imperial Majesty Obi Achebe back to the Ogiso Kings of
Igodomigodo in Edo, then to Egypt; to Pharoah Tutankhamon,
Pharoah Amenemhet, Pharoah Amenemes, Pharoah Amenkhuti
Ra; Pharoah Khafara, and back to the first dynasty in Egypt.
Enough of this tracing of our kingship to just Obi Oreze or his father
Ohime(corrupted to “Chima”) by his later descendants. Onicha
people came from Benin or Edo land, they were also in Igbo land. I
suspect that the Priests of Nri were distantly connected, that is
why till date an Nri King upon consecration must bring certain
sacrifial items to the Obi of Onicha and must sleep over in Onicha
before assuming the Nri throne. Why would the very traditional Nri
people who were(and still are) known all over the Igbo land as a
holy people and the spiritual custodian of all Igbo lands, accord
these rights to Onicha Kings? All these indicate that Onicha and
many other tribes had had prior interactions and established certain
traditional precedence which had been ongoing before the Onicha
town was founded just around 700 hundred years ago. No Nri man
would just concede to subject his divine King to some unknown
immigrants who just crossed over from the Niger River, if that were
to be the case.
authoritatively portray the following facts that the Ikelike people
from the Bini kingdom were the first to settle in Ogwashi-Uku (see
Ben Nwabua, Ogwash-uku Kingdom, 1000 Years of Traditional
Democracy and Cultural Life, 950-1914). Both traditional and
empirical sources gives credence that Ikelike people were the first
set of immigrants to settle in the present Ogwashi-Uku as against
the notion that Adaigbo who purportedly came from Nri in present
Anambra State today is the founder of Ogwashi-Uku. So far, no
counter claim has been made on this. According to Ogwashi-Uku
intelligence report by Mr. J.E Hull, the then Assistant District
Officer dated on the 9th of April 1936, the Ikelike people from all
indications migrated from Benin to settle where they are found
themselves today, because of a reign of wanton persecution of
subjects by the then Benin Monarch, Oba Eweka 11. The story
further goes that at the head was Odigie Ikelike with his younger
brother Ado who later founded Adonta, a relatively small village
close to Azungwu in Ogwashi-uku today.
The Ikelike migrants were said to be politically averse and could
not, therefore evolve an orderly method of governance even
though there were small in number. Jull`s report further went on to
point out that because of such indisposition towards an effective
means of governing themselves, it cost them the political
leadership they were first to settle in. Rather, Adaigbo, the prince
from Nri later came, controlled the situation and imposed
leadership based on Igbo customs and tradition on them and what
later became Ogwshi-Uku kingdom. Adaigbo’s imposed of
republican system, however, later gave way to the hereditary
system of the Benins . BENIN EMIGRATION OR EXODUS: The
migration of Onicha people from Benin happened in phases over
many years and did not happen once. The Ohime/Obi Ezechima’s
exodus was one of the last ones that occurred but it should be
noted that not all Onicha people left with Obi Eze Chima or Ohime.
Some stayed back and are still in Benin today. Some took a
different migrationary route towards Ile Ife and Ado Ekiti. Some
went to establish Ondo. Some made a northern migrational journey
towards the north to establish the Igala Kingdom.The Attah of
Igala and a substantial part of the Igala kingdom were Onicha
people who immigrated into Igala from Benin. The first Attah of
Igala was a Prince of the Edo/Benin Kingdom. Now it can be
understood why the Onicha people were ferried across the Niger
and greatly assisted by their Igala kinsmen when they reached the
banks of the Niger river. It can also be understood why Onicha
people easily incorporated many Igala rituals and traditions into
their own concepts. They were of the same roots but different
branches. Onicha people left Benin to establish Igala; that was the
secret behind the easy adoption of and exchange of different tenets
amongst Onicha and Igala people. Some Onicha people, before
Eze Chima’s exodus, had left Benin to establish other towns like
Issele Ukwu, Ebu, Kwale, Ezzi, Onicha-Ukwu, Okpanam, Asaba
(originally called “Araba”) and some other towns of Benin
orientation that had been established before the Ezechima’s
exodus from Benin.. It was these settlements that habored Obi
Ohime/Ezechima when he and his family fled from Benin. The
migration from Benin to Onicha Mmili took many years, towns of
Onicha-Olona and Onicha-Ugbo were established by Onicha people
who felt reluctant to continue and follow Obi Ohime to Onicha-
mmili. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONICHA-MMILI AND HER RULING
DYNASTY: Obi Ohime or Eze Chima, having been told that he could
not enter Onicha, stayed for a long time in Obio with his family and
relatives before he died. After he died, his relatives decided to
continue with their migration to establish Onicha. The qualification
for whom shall be crowned king was conditioned upon who shall
sound ancient rhythms on a wooden Ufie. Traditionally, Ufie cannot
be owned or be sounded/beaten by a person whose father is still
alive. The contestants to the throne having just lost their father,
had no ufie, however, Oreze Obi, had carved one which he hid
under the boat and sounded first upon getting to Onicha whilst his
siblings were busy looking for the appropriate wood to cut for the
Ufie.

Lmao

D

Story Teller, Some People Can Lie 4 Africa I Know U Are Lie But Continue