gentlezypher:
how many MSC have you?

MSc or any degree can never determine how good one is. This is a fact know all over the world. It's we Nigerians that so much rely on this little instead of developing our private sectors by way of assisting and encouraging entrepreneurs...
Compare what individuals have developed in terms of I. T, science, and any other business in other countries as against Nigeria
Keep MSc aside abeg if it can help then y is our economy using manual wheel chair?

Sgt. Rogers?

gentlezypher:
how many MSC have you?

what do i need one for
what has he achieved with his in concrete terms
i've seen ppl with two masters and still unemployed even in the usa so having useless msc na wash

SAI BABA

deji17:

Tribal hatred is bad, but he went ahead to call out a certain General from SW. Another insecure and deluded individual from the land of the fallen sun...

Funny chap. Like I said earlier chronic tribal hatred makes the victims to act and talk in irrational ways. You and your people are secure yet you could not stomach seeing someone from a diff section receive due praise without showing disaffection. You could not show how he needed image laundering, and when shown an example of someone who needed image laundering you tried to shift the post with another round of whining.
Now, your latest bile is my region is fallen. Just how fallen is it- in the area we are discussing it has produced service chiefs in all the 3 services plus IG of police, and all have been oustanding. All these was achieved in the last one decade or so. Next time try to understand the meaning of the words you want to use so as to avoid displaying crass ineptitude. .

D

mercyville:



A wrapper man talking about bravery.If you are talking about warriors and real fighters,then Yorubas are the ones referred to not you lilly levered,mouthy cowards.Remember a Yoruba man,Banjo led millions of your biafran cowards in the civil war and when he died,battalions of your wrapper tying biafrans were decimated by just a few Yoruba soldiers.Know your mate and watch what you say. I do not know why you people are emotional like this.The Northerners have begun to tickle your totori with eulogy and you are writhing on the floor with ecstacy.

Was Gen Ransom Kuti demoted or not for cowardice? Did Gen Diya not kneel down while begging a certain Major al Mustafa? Did a certain Gen Obasanjo not go into hiding when Dimka struck? Did Gen Obasanjo not refuse to take over from Murtala, until he was assured of his safety? Did Gen Ogundipe not chicken out and surrender power to his junior Lt Col Gowon after instead of taking over after the murder of Ironsi, even when Ojukwu supported him. Col Adebayo did like wise and chose to serve as a gov under his junior. An awful list of your brave warriors. Lol. As for Banjo, know he was a traitor and the biggest coward of all. He led an army and when he was about to be tested, he turned back without battle. Very shameful.

seniorkachion:


Funny chap. Like I said earlier chronic tribal hatred makes the victims to act and talk in irrational ways. You and your people are secure yet you could not stomach seeing someone from a diff section receive due praise without showing disaffection. You could not show how he needed image laundering, and when shown an example of someone who needed image laundering you tried to shift the post with another round of whining.
Now, your latest bile is my region is fallen. Just how fallen is it- in the area we are discussing it has produced service chiefs in all the 3 services plus IG of police, and all have been oustanding. All these was achieved in the last one decade or so. Next time try to understand the meaning of the words you want to use so as to avoid displaying crass ineptitude. .

All of them outstanding...bla bla bla... Delusion grandeur..

seniorkachion:
D

Was Gen Ransom Kuti demoted or not for cowardice? Did Gen Diya not kneel down while begging a certain Major al Mustafa? Did a certain Gen Obasanjo not go into hiding when Dimka struck? Did Gen Obasanjo not refuse to take over from Murtala, until he was assured of his safety? Did Gen Ogundipe not chicken out and surrender power to his junior Lt Col Gowon after instead of taking over after the murder of Ironsi, even when Ojukwu supported him. Col Adebayo did like wise and chose to serve as a gov under his junior. An awful list of your brave warriors. Lol. As for Banjo, know he was a traitor and the biggest coward of all. He led an army and when he was about to be tested, he turned back without battle. Very shameful.

Your woman wrapper dey deceive you.
lol...Let us even believe that those warriors you mentioned up there are cowards.It simply means that cowards built empire while the Igbo wrapper butts covering ( who were led by a coward to win up to the mid west )were weaklings of the highest order and could not even build a hut .One of those cowards is more than 1 million of Igbo weaklings.Go and ask Ojukwu .

which empire did yoruba build ?

mercyville:

Your woman wrapper dey deceive you.
lol...Let us even believe that those warriors you mentioned up there are cowards.It simply means that cowards built empire while the Igbo wrapper butts covering ( who were led by a coward to win up to the mid west )were weaklings of the highest order and could not even build a hut .One of those cowards is more than 1 million of Igbo weaklings.Go and ask Ojukwu .

historyworld031:
which empire did yoruba build ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyo_Empire




Oyo Empire
Ilú-ọba Ọ̀yọ́
c. 1300–1896

Oyo Empire at its furthest extent
Capital Oyo-Ile
Languages Yoruba
Religion Yoruba religion
Government Monarchy
Alaafin
• c. 1300 Oranyan
• 1888–1905 Adeyemi I Alowolodu
Legislature Oyo Mesi and Ogboni
Historical era Middle Ages
• Established c. 1300
• Disestablished 1896
Area
• 1680[1] 150,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi)
Today part of Nigeria
Benin Togo

The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire of what is today Western and North central Nigeria. Established in the 15th century, the Oyo Empire grew to become one of the largest West African states. It rose through the outstanding organizational and administrative skills of the Yoruba people, wealth gained from trade and its powerful cavalry. The Oyo Empire was the most politically important state in the region from the mid-17th to the late 18th century,[citation needed] holding sway not only over most of the other kingdoms in Yoruba land, but also over nearby African states, notably the Fon Kingdom of Dahomey in the modern Republic of Benin to the west.


The origins of the Oyo Empire lie with Oranyan (also known as Oranmiyan), the last prince of the Yoruba Kingdom of Ile-Ife (Ife). Oranyan made an agreement with his brother to launch a punitive raid on their northern neighbors for insulting their father Oduduwa, the first Ooni of Ife. On the way to the battle, the brothers quarreled and the army split up.[2] Oranyan's force was too small to make a successful attack, so he wandered the southern shore until reaching Bussa. There the local chief entertained him and provided a large snake with a magic charm attached to its throat.

The chief instructed Oranyan to follow the snake until it stopped somewhere for seven days and disappeared into the ground. Oranyan followed the advice and founded Oyo where the serpent stopped. The site is remembered as Ajaka. Oranyan made Oyo his new kingdom and became the first "oba" (meaning 'king' or 'ruler' in the Yoruba language) with the title of "Alaafin of Oyo" (Alaafin) means 'owner of the palace' in Yoruba. He left all his treasures in Ife and allowed another king to rule there.[3]

At a time, Oyo-ile was at war with the Bariba of Borgu who wanted to subjugate the new City still under construction. Orangun Ajagunla of Ila, Oranmiyan's elder brother stormed in with his men to assist. Not long after the war was won, Oranmiyan welcomed a son Ajuwon Ajaka, much later Arabambi was born by the woman from Tapa (Nupe), It is believed that the name "Sango" was given by his maternal grandfather or He adopted it from the local name for the God of Thunder, Either way the royal family was devoted to The Spirits of Thunder(Jakuta) and War(Ogun).

Early period (14th century–1535)[edit]

A Survey of Old Oyo Palace Compound
Oranyan, the first oba (king) of Oyo, was succeeded by Oba Ajaka, Alaafin of Oyo. Ajaka was deposed, because he lacked Yoruba military virtue and allowed his sub-chiefs too much independence[4]. Leadership was then conferred upon Ajaka's brother, Shango, who was later defined as the deity of thunder and lightning. Ajaka was restored after Sango's death. Ajaka returned to the throne thoroughly more warlike and oppressive. His successor, Kori, managed to conquer the rest of what later historians would refer to as metropolitan Oyo.[3]

Oyo-Ile[edit]
The heart of metropolitan Oyo was its capital at Oyo-Ile (also known as Oyo Katunga or Old Oyo or Oyo-oro).[5] The two most important structures in Oyo-Ile were the 'Afin,' or palace of the Oba, and his market. The palace was at the center of the city close to the Oba's market called 'Oja-Oba'. Around the capital was a tall earthen wall for defense with 17 gates. The importance of the two large structures (the palace and the Oja Oba) signified the importance of the king in Oyo.

The Nupe occupation[edit]
Oyo had grown into a formidable inland power by the end of the 14th century. For over a century, the Yoruba state had expanded at the expense of its neighbors. During the reign of Onigbogi, Oyo suffered military defeats at the hands of the Nupe led by Tsoede.[6] Sometime around 1535, the Nupe occupied Oyo and forced its ruling dynasty to take refuge in the kingdom of Borgu.[7] The Nupe sacked the capital, destroying Oyo as a regional power until the early 17th century.[8]

Imperial period (1608–1800)[edit]
The Yoruba of Oyo went through an interregnum of 80 years as an exiled dynasty after its defeat by the Nupe. They re-established Oyo as more centralized and expansive than ever. The people created a government that established its power over a vast empire.[7] During the 17th century, Oyo began a long stretch of growth, becoming a major empire.[8] Oyo never encompassed all Yoruba-speaking people, but it was the most populous kingdom in Yoruba history.[9]

Reconquest and expansion[edit]

Oyo Empire and surrounding states, c. 1625.
The key to Yoruba rebuilding of Oyo was a stronger military and a more centralized government. Taking a cue from their Nupe enemies (whom they called "Tapa", the Yoruba rearmed with armor and cavalry.[7] Oba Ofinran, Alaafin of Oyo, succeeded in regaining Oyo's original territory from the Nupe.[6] A new capital, Oyo-Igboho, was constructed, and the original became known as Old Oyo.[6] The next oba, Eguguojo, conquered nearly all of Yorubaland.[6] After this, Oba Orompoto led attacks to obliterate the Nupe to ensure Oyo was never threatened by them again.[6] During the reign of Oba, Ajiboyede, he held the first Bere festival, an event to celebrate peace in the kingdom. Celebrated regularly, it would retain much significance among the Yoruba long after the fall of Oyo.[6]

Under his successor, Abipa, the Yoruba repopulated Oyo-Ile and rebuilt the original capital.[6] Despite a failed attempt to conquer the Benin Empire sometime between 1578 and 1608,[6] Oyo continued to expand. The Yoruba allowed autonomy to the southeast of metropolitan Oyo, where the non-Yoruba areas could act as a buffer between Oyo and Imperial Benin.[10] By the end of the 16th century, the Ewe and Aja states of modern Benin were paying tribute to Oyo.[11]

Dahomey Wars
The reinvigorated Oyo Empire began raiding southward as early as 1682.[12] By the end of its military expansion, Oyo's borders would reach to the coast some 320 kilometres (200 mi) southwest of its capital.[13] It met little serious opposition until the early 18th century. In 1728, the Oyo Empire invaded the Kingdom of Dahomey in a major campaign of its cavalry.[12][14] Dahomey warriors, on the other hand, had no cavalry but many firearms. Their gunshots scared the Oyo cavalry horses and prevented their charging.[15] Dahomey's army also built fortifications such as trenches, which forced the Oyo army to fight as infantry.[16] The battle lasted four days, but the Yoruba were eventually victorious after reinforcements arrived.[16] Dahomey was forced to pay tribute to Oyo. The Yoruba invaded Dahomey seven times before finally subjugating the small kingdom in 1748.[17]

Later conquest
With its cavalry, Oyo campaigned successfully in conquest and suppression over great distances. The Oyo army was able to attack defensive fortifications, but it was harder to supply an army, and they withdrew when supplies ran out.[18] The Oyo did not use guns in its major conquests. The military waited until the 19th century to adopt them.[18] In 1764, a joint Akan(Akyem)-Dahomey-Oyo[19] force defeated an Asante army.[12] The alliance victory defined borders between the neighboring states.[12] Oyo led a successful campaign into Mahi territory north of Dahomey in the late 18th century.[12] The Yoruba also used the forces of their tributaries; for instance, they accomplished a 1784 naval blockade of Badagri with an Oyo-Dahomey-Lagos force.[20]

Organization[edit]
At the beginning, the people were concentrated in metropolitan Oyo. With imperial expansion, Oyo reorganized to better manage its vast holdings within and outside of Yorubaland. It was divided into four layers defined by relation to the core of the empire.[21] These layers were Metropolitan Oyo, southern Yorubaland, the Egbado Corridor and Ajaland.

Metropolitan Oyo
Metropolitan Oyo corresponded, more or less, to the Oyo state prior to the Nupe invasion.[21] This was the hub of the empire, where the Yoruba spoke the Oyo dialect.[10] Metropolitan Oyo was divided into six provinces, with three on the west side of the Ogun River and three to the river's east.[10] Each province was supervised by a governor appointed directly by the Alaafin of Oyo.[22]

Yorubaland
The second layer of the empire was composed of the towns closest to Oyo-Ile, which were recognized as brothers.[21] This area was south of metropolitan Oyo, and its Yoruba inhabitants spoke different dialects from that of Oyo.[10] These tributary states were led by their own rulers, titled Obas,[22] who were confirmed by the Alaafin of Oyo.[22]

Egbado Corridor
The empire's third layer was the Egbado Corridor southwest of Yorubaland. This area was inhabited by the Egba and Egbado, and guaranteed Oyo's trade with the coast. The Egba and Egbado tributaries were allowed, like their Yoruba counterparts, to rule themselves. They were, however, supervised by Ajele.[21] These were agents appointed by the Alaafin of Oyo to oversee his interest and monitor commerce. The lead representative of Oyo in the corridor was the Olu, ruler of the town of Ilaro.[13]

Ajaland
Ajaland was the last layer added to the empire. It was the most restive and distant, and kept in line with threats of expeditions against it.[21] This territory extended from the non-Yoruba areas west of the Egbado Corridor far into Ewe controlled territory in modern Togo.[10] This area, like all tributary states, was allowed a fair degree of autonomy as along as taxes were paid, the orders from Oyo were strictly followed, and access to local markets was provided to Oyo merchants.

Political structure[edit]
The Oyo Empire developed a highly sophisticated political structure to govern its territorial domains. Scholars have not determined how much of this structure existed prior to the Nupe invasion. Some of Oyo's institutions are clearly derivative of early accomplishments in Ife. After reemerging from exile in the early 17th century, Oyo took on a noticeably more militant character. The influence of an aggressive Yoruba culture is exemplified in the standards placed on the oba (king) and the roles of his council.

The Alaafin of Oyo[edit]
The Oba (meaning 'king' in the Yoruba language) at Oyo, who was referred to as the Alaafin of Oyo (Alaafin means 'owner of the palace' in Yoruba), was the head of the empire and supreme overlord of the people.[23] He was responsible for keeping tributaries safe from attack, settling internal quarrels between sub-rulers, and mediating between those sub-rulers and their people.[23] The Alaafin of Oyo was also expected to give his subordinates honors and presents.[23] In return, all sub-rulers had to pay homage to the Oba and renew their allegiance at annual ceremonies.[22] The most important of these was the Bere festival, marking the acclamation of successful rule by the Alaafin.[22] After the Bere festival, peace in Yorubaland was supposed to last for three years.[22] The king could not be deposed but could be asked to commit suicide if he is no longer wanted. This is done by sending the Bashorun (The Chief Warrior) to present an empty calabash or a dish of parrot's egg to the Oba. This implied the passing of a sentence of rejection such as (Awon Eniyan Koo) meaning "the people reject you" and also "the gods reject you". By tradition, the Alaafin must thereafter poison himself and die[24].

Selection of the Alaafin[edit]
The Oyo Empire was not a hereditary monarchy, nor an absolute one.[23] The Oyo Mesi selected the Alaafin. He was not always directly related to his predecessor, although he did have to be descended from Oranyan (also known as Oranmiyan), a son of Oduduwa (also known as Odudua, Odua ) and to hail from the Ona Isokun ward (which is one of the three royal wards).[23] At the beginning of the Oyo Empire, the Alaafin's oldest son usually succeeded his father to the throne. This sometimes led to the oldest son, i.e. the first-born prince, the Aremo, hastening the death of his father. Independent of the possible succession, the Aremo was quite powerful in his own right. For instance, by custom the Alaafin abstained from leaving the palace, except during the important festivals, which in practice curtailed his power. By contrast, the Aremo often left the palace. This led noted historian S. Johnson to observe: "The father is the king of the palace, and the son the King for the general public".[25] The two councils which checked the Alaafin had a tendency to select a weak Alaafin after the reign of a strong one to keep the office from becoming too powerful.[26]

The Ilari[edit]
The Alaafin of Oyo appointed certain religious and government officials, who were usually eunuchs.[27] These officials were known as the ilari or half-heads, because of the custom of shaving half of their heads and applying what was believed to be a magical substance into it.[28] The hundreds of Ilari were divided evenly among the sexes.[28] Junior members of the Ilari did menial tasks, while seniors acted as guards or sometimes messengers to the other world via sacrifice.[28] Their titles related to the king, such as oba l'olu ("the king is supreme" or madarikan ("do not oppose him".[28] They carried red and green fans as credentials of their status.[28]

All sub-courts of Oyo had Ilari who acted as both spies and taxmen.[22] Oyo appointed these to visit and sometimes reside in Dahomey and the Egbado Corridor to collect taxes and spy on Dahomey's military successes, so that the Alaafin of Oyo could get his cut.[29] Similar officials had existed in Ife, as attested by terracotta art depicting them.[29]

The Councils[edit]
While the Alaafin of Oyo was supreme overlord of the people, he was not without checks on his power. The Oyo Mesi and the Yoruba Earth cult known as Ogboni kept the Oba's power in check.[27] The Oyo Mesi spoke for the politicians while The Ogboni spoke for the people backed by the power of religion.[26] The power of the Alaafin of Oyo in relation to the Oyo Mesi and Ogboni depended on his personal character and political shrewdness.


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Notes
↑ Church Missionary Society, G.31 A.2/1888-9, S. Johnson to the Revd. J.B. Wood, 8 Nov 1887, as cited by Law R., "The Oyo Empire c.1600-c.1836" 71 (1977)
↑ Robin Law, A West African Cavalry State: The Kingdom of Oyo, The Journal of African History > Vol. 16, No. 1 (1975), pp. 1-15.
↑ William Bascom, Some Aspects of Yoruba Urbanism, American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 64, No. 4 (Aug., 1962), pp. 699-709.
References
Brooks, George E. Eurafricans in Western Africa: Commerce, Social Status, Gender, and Religious Observance from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2003. ISBN 9780821414859 and ISBN 0821414860
Davidson, Basil. West Africa Before the Colonial Era: A History to 1850. London: Longman, 1998. ISBN 0582318521 and ISBN 9780582318526
Falola, Toyin, and Dare Oguntomisin. Yoruba warlords of the 19th century. Trenton, NJ: Africa World, 2001. ISBN 0865437831 and ISBN 9780865437838
External links
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Oyo empire.
Ijebu. 2002. Oyo.
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https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-empire

Oh so yoruba built an empire in wikipedia.
But which empire did they build in real life ?
I just finished building an empire in one playstation game, so I guess I am at the same level as the yoruba.
My very person and the yoruba, we love building fictional empires.
But please we need to give an oscar to the guy who created oyo empire on the pages of a book written in a printing press in ibadan during the colonial era. That guy is a champion in fiction writing.
Besides, there is only one Oba and he lives in Benin City.

mercyville:

seunmsg:


The guys fighting boko haram daily are Nigerians from all part of the country. Nigeria Army is Nigeria Army. There is no Igbo Nigeria army or Hausa Nigeria army in the war front. You clannish bigots should stop this nonsense.

You are the one saying nonsense. Why is the slogan of the Nigerian army written in Arabic? Answer that question before uttering another gibberish.

historyworld031:
Oh so yoruba built an empire in wikipedia.
But which empire did they build in real life ?
I just finished building an empire in one playstation game, so I guess I am at the same level as the yoruba.
My very person and the yoruba, we love building fictional empires.
But please we need to give an oscar to the guy who created oyo empire on the pages of a book written in a printing press in ibadan during the colonial era. That guy is a champion in fiction writing.
Besides, there is only one Oba and he lives in Benin City.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-empire





http://pdfproc.lib.msu.edu/?file=/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/Institue%20of%20African%20Studies%20Research%20Review/1973v9n1/asrv009001004.pdf




http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Oyo_Empire

Woman wrapper weakling and delusion

Oh so "encyclopedia britanica" is one of your outlets in which you publish your fiction.
Carry on, but it seems I have beaten yoruba, I have indeed created five empires in my playstation.
Aren't we silly, building fictional empires which never existed.
yoruba never had an empire, your small and young oyo kingdom got its ass kicked by the fulani who seazd most of it.

mercyville:


https://www.britannica.com/place/Oyo-empire

Woman wrapper weakling and delusion

historyworld031:
Oh so "encyclopedia britanica" is one of your outlets in which you publish your fiction.
Carry on, but it seems I have beaten yoruba, I have indeed created five empires in my playstation.
Aren't we silly, building fictional empires which never existed.
yoruba never had an empire, your small and young oyo kingdom got its ass kicked by the fulani who seazd most of it.

Why didn't you weaklings publish your own fiction on britannica so we can compare

That is the highest Igbo weaklings can do...build play station empire




http://pdfproc.lib.msu.edu/?file=/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/Institue%20of%20African%20Studies%20Research%20Review/1973v9n1/asrv009001004.pdf



AS FOR FULANI....THE FULANI SUPREMACIST PROF TELLS YOU THE TRUTH....


http://punchng.com/why-we-are-destined-to-lead-nigeria-for-long-prof-labdo/


You said that Fulani have remained unbeatable throughout their history, but some historians have also described that as twisting history as according to them, Fulani jihadists were defeated in Osogbo by Yoruba warriors in 1840. How would you respond to that?

Now, you are talking about one battle, but if you compare it to all the battles Fulani people were engaged in, their defeats are not even up to one per cent. We are talking about Fulani as a people and you are talking about one incident. I can agree for the sake of argument that they were defeated in one battle but to be defeated in one battle does not mean being beaten; that is what I mean. It is one out of a thousand. So, it is an exception. If you want, you can count that, but for me, I will not (count that).


HOW IS YOUR WRAPPER,COWARD?

gartamanta:


An Igbo never changes his ancestral surname without a good reason, and even when he does, it wont be to an English surname. My coisin changed his surname from that of our ancestral great grand father to that of our grand father. So ask this general why he took an English surname over his ancestral Igbo surname

Most people from Nigeria tend to be cute with their names. I guess the Gen. never forgot where he hails by adding Ibe to name profile. By the way, why are certain goons completely out of human form because an Igbo chose to append an English name to his profile?

mercyville:

You said that Fulani have remained unbeatable throughout their history,

When did I ever say that ?
the fulani lost a lot of battles and wars, just not to the "yoruba" whom they nearly annihilated.

pazienza:



I'm wondering why this logic doesn't apply to the Igbo coup and Kaduna Nzeogwu Chukwuma.
Cos I remember clearly, you hypocritical Nigerians insisting that Nzeogwu remain Igbo, despite his Northern alcuturation ,just to drive home your Igbo coup agenda.

Achebe was roundly condemned by hypocritical Nigerians for trying to suggest that Nzeogwu was only Igbo by name.

Bros most Nigerians are polished fools. You have made nonsense of their hypocritical stream of thought.

historyworld031:
Oh so "encyclopedia britanica" is one of your outlets in which you publish your fiction.
Carry on, but it seems I have beaten yoruba, I have indeed created five empires in my playstation.
Aren't we silly, building fictional empires which never existed.
yoruba never had an empire, your small and young oyo kingdom got its ass kicked by the fulani who seazd most of it.

It was this fierceness that most unnerved Western observers, and indeed Dahomey’s African enemies. Not everyone agreed on the quality of the Dahomeans’ military preparedness—European observers were disdainful of the way in which the women handled their ancient flintlock muskets, most firing from the hip rather than aiming from the shoulder, but even the French agreed that they “excelled at hand-to-hand combat” and “handled admirably.”
ONE OF THE FON WOMEN WILL DECIMATE 1 MILLION IGBO MEN
For the most part, too, the enlarged female corps enjoyed considerable success in Gezo’s endless wars, specializing in pre-dawn attacks on unsuspecting enemy villages. It was only when they were thrown against the Egba capital, Abeokuta, that they tasted defeat.
JUST LIKE THE FULANIS WHO HAD BEEN WINNIG THEIR BATTLES UNTIL THEY TASTED DEFEAT FROM THE HANDS OF THE YORUBAS

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gartamanta:


So he switched his Igbo surname "Ibe" to "Nicholas" in other to get ahead in the Army

That one small nah, what of the ones that shorten their surnames to sound un-igbo. I met one who went from "Okafor" to "Kafor"

historyworld031:


When did I ever say that ?
the fulani lost a lot of battles and wars, just not to the "yoruba" whom they nearly annihilated.

lol...history revisionist...name some of the wars they lost.It was when a Yorubaman....Afonja who was the generalisimo of the yoruba army and had the bulk of the fighting equipments.... led yoruba commanders and fulani/hausa warriors in war that they decimated Oyo empire but they were quickly decisively decimated by just the Ibadan army.

Yorubas are not savages,slow to anger and do not like wars because they have fought wars locally and internationally for 100 years.Everytime the Fulanis try Yorubas,they have been decimated.Go and ask Buhari..
One fulani man will decimate 100,000 Igbo men.They will not wait to collect their wrappers.tying wrapper is a sign of grave cowardice.Ask Ojuku of Cote de voir...

Venerable612:



https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/dailynigerian.com/news/meet-major-general-rogers-nicholas-new-lafiya-dole-commander-whos-fluent-in-hausa-igbo-yoruba/amp/

Incidentally and amazingly, he is also the co founder of Zugacoin, the first African cryptocurrencies with a difference. The only cryptocurrency to spearhead the African financial rovolution that is already gaining momentum in Nigeria.

I advise you all to go get your own Zugacoin.

Lol... Igbos votes seriously needed in 2019...
Buharists try harder...

Anambra election has defined IGBOS BODY LANGUAGE.

We will see APC in 2023. Both lgbos at home and in other states like me will vote our conscience like Anambra people did last Saturday.