Like it or hate it, the Yorubas have taken the bull by the horn. Ambode will forever be remembered for taking this giant step to preserve our language from going into extinction. All Yoruba states MUST enact this law. Let them call it TRIBALISM. We are not the first to do it Nigeria and definitely won't be the last. At least one man put all his tribe man in charge of all our security networks in Nigeria while another allowed his wife to freely steal our Commonwealth.
Our IPOB brothers should learn that fighting is strategic not shouting. Yorubas are being strategic on this issue.

olawalepopoola:
Like it or hate it, the Yorubas have taken the bull by the horn. Ambode will forever be remembered for taking this giant step to preserve our language from going into extinction. All Yoruba states MUST enact this law. Let them call it TRIBALISM. We are not the first to do it Nigeria and definitely won't be the last. At least one man put all his tribe man in charge of all our security networks in Nigeria while another allowed his wife to freely steal our Commonwealth.
Our IPOB brothers should learn that fighting is strategic not shouting. Yorubas are being strategic on this issue.

Ok, make una continue

Like who cares what they call it. Who cares about nonentities opinions?

olawalepopoola:
[s]Like it or hate it, the Yorubas have taken the bull by the horn. Ambode will forever be remembered for taking this giant step to preserve our language from going into extinction. All Yoruba states MUST enact this law. Let them call it TRIBALISM. We are not the first to do it Nigeria and definitely won't be the last. At least one man put all his tribe man in charge of all our security networks in Nigeria while another allowed his wife to freely steal our Commonwealth.
Our IPOB brothers should learn that fighting is strategic not shouting. Yorubas are being strategic on this issue.[/s]

Afonjas, Go and form your country and enact laws as it deems fit for yorubass, stop confusing yourselves with wanting One Nigeria yet championing tribalism and secularism...HYPOCRITES AND MALIGNANT CANCER CAUSING CONFUSION IN NIGERIA SINCE 1930S.

benben1000:


Afonjas, Go and form your country and enact laws as it deems fit for yorubass, stop confusing yourselves with wanting One Nigeria yet championing tribalism and secularism...HYPOCRITES AND MALIGNANT CANCER CAUSING CONFUSION IN NIGERIA SINCE 1930S.

Its all about Igbo phobia

cc lzaa

The preservation of local languages from extinction is indeed a welcome development.


However, the process of preserving our local language should be carried out without sentiments, bad blood or witch hunting to other race, tribes, ethnic group, religion, sex as well as other languages .



It should be done within the confines of the Constitution.

They are busy trying to save their languages while the herdsmen are busy destroying their means of livelihood

It is a welcome rejuvenation that we are long for..... I expect others to do something similar too for self preservation and posterity!

benben1000:


Afonjas, Go and form your country and enact laws as it deems fit for yorubass, stop confusing yourselves with wanting One Nigeria yet championing tribalism and secularism...HYPOCRITES AND MALIGNANT CANCER CAUSING CONFUSION IN NIGERIA SINCE 1930S.

They want one-Yoruba-Nigeria

imhotep:
Its all about Igbo phobia
cc lzaa

as long as they are loyal to .....

Honestly, Tinubu disgraced his people on the pix above. Sycophancy!

I understand the Yorubas are doing all they can to enforce the idea that Lagos belongs to them.
They are infinitely scared Lagos is slipping from their slippery grip.
But the question still remains: does Lagos actually belong to the Yorubas? The answer is a resounding NO.
Ambode is just an impulsive , amateur, elected official of the state, and will still vacate the office just like several others before him.
When he leaves, someone who knows the true worth and history of Lagos State would overturn some of these over zealous policies.
The funny thing is that these policies do not in anyway prevent hundreds of buses from different parts of the country flooding into Lagos on daily basis carrying other ethnic groups.
Also, the fact that Lagos State and not Oyo, Ekiti, Edo or any other state for that matter, is keenly contested, tells alot about the true history of Lagos.
I enjoin all well meaning Nigerians - Yorubas, Ijaws Hausas, etc - to ensure the right government that will bring out the true values and potentials of Lagos State is voted in after the impulsive Ambode.

Habakus:
I understand the Yorubas are doing all they can to enforce the idea that Lagos belongs to them.
They are infinitely scared Lagos is slipping from their slippery grip.
But the question still remains: does Lagos actually belong to the Yorubas? The answer is a resounding NO.
Ambode is just an impulsive , amateur, elected official of the state, and will still vacate the office just like several others before him.
When he leaves, someone who knows the true worth and history of Lagos State would overturn some of these over zealous policies.
The funny thing is that these policies do not in anyway prevent hundreds of buses from different parts of the country flooding into Lagos on daily basis carrying other ethnic groups.
Also, the fact that Lagos State and not Oyo, Ekiti, Edo or any other state for that matter, is keenly contested, tells alot about the true history of Lagos.

Rubbish as usual

You better commit suicide now cos that law has come to stay for life

Have you ever seen a Yoruba governor overturned any of their predecessors laws? No

So you are so blind not to see the people in house of assembly and National Assembly

Before now, Yorubas foolishly see Igbos as their brothers until few years ago when your kinsmen begin their hate campaign and no man’s land rhetorics, that was when our liberal Yoruba kinsmen who refused to listen to us realised we are sleeping on dynamite.

Carry on questioning us about our ownership of Lagos state, in retaliation, we ll ensure we enslave your future generation in Yorubaland.

Before, in UK, everybody applied for their residence permit without knowing how to pronounce a single word in English, the foreigners like you in Lagos were taking the language for granted until it was made compulsory requisite to get your residence permit.

Igbos are only alerting us to our responsibilities as Yorubas

MrNigeria2018:


Rubbish as usual

You better commit suicide now cos that law has come to stay for life

Have you ever seen a Yoruba governor overturned any of their predecessors laws? No

So you are so blind not to see the people in house of assembly and National Assembly

Before now, Yorubas foolishly see Igbos as their brothers until few years ago when your kinsmen begin their hate campaign and no man’s land rhetorics, that was when our liberal Yoruba kinsmen who refused to listen to us realised we are sleeping on dynamite.

Carry on questioning us about our ownership of Lagos state, in retaliation, we ll ensure we enslave your future generation in Yorubaland.

Before, in UK, everybody applied for their residence permit without knowing how to pronounce a single word in English, the foreigners like you in Lagos were taking the language for granted until it was made compulsory requisite to get your residence permit.

Igbos are only alerting us to our responsibilities as Yorubas

I will score you 0.1/100 for this comment.
The .1 is because of the time you spent in typing.
How did you make this totally about the Igbos without addressing salient and factual points I made?
Does it not betray your inherent obsession and complex factor on the Igbos?

perez100:
Honestly, Tinubu disgraced his people on the pix above. Sycophancy!

sarrki is enjoying the disgrace

Habakus:
I understand the Yorubas are doing all they can to enforce the idea that Lagos belongs to them.
They are infinitely scared Lagos is slipping from their slippery grip.
But the question still remains: does Lagos actually belong to the Yorubas? The answer is a resounding NO.
Ambode is just an impulsive , amateur, elected official of the state, and will still vacate the office just like several others before him.
When he leaves, someone who knows the true worth and history of Lagos State would overturn some of these over zealous policies.
The funny thing is that these policies do not in anyway prevent hundreds of buses from different parts of the country flooding into Lagos on daily basis carrying other ethnic groups.
Also, the fact that Lagos State and not Oyo, Ekiti, Edo or any other state for that matter, is keenly contested, tells alot about the true history of Lagos.
I enjoin all well meaning Nigerians - Yorubas, Ijaws Hausas, etc - to ensure the right government that will bring out the true values and potentials of Lagos State is voted in after the impulsive Ambode.

Lmao. If Ekiti should become as prosperous as Lagos today, the same straw man argument will be used to tell us while every Nigerian must reside there.

Guestlander:


Lmao. If Ekiti should become as prosperous as Lagos today, the same straw man argument will be used to tell us while every Nigerian must reside there.

I don't get your point.
Is Lagos the only prosperous state in the country?
Then why is Lagos State the point of contention here?
This is what you should be considering.

Habakus:
I understand the Yorubas are doing all they can to enforce the idea that Lagos belongs to them.
They are infinitely scared Lagos is slipping from their slippery grip.
But the question still remains: does Lagos actually belong to the Yorubas? The answer is a resounding NO.
Ambode is just an impulsive , amateur, elected official of the state, and will still vacate the office just like several others before him.
When he leaves, someone who knows the true worth and history of Lagos State would overturn some of these over zealous policies.
The funny thing is that these policies do not in anyway prevent hundreds of buses from different parts of the country flooding into Lagos on daily basis carrying other ethnic groups.
Also, the fact that Lagos State and not Oyo, Ekiti, Edo or any other state for that matter, is keenly contested, tells alot about the true history of Lagos.
I enjoin all well meaning Nigerians - Yorubas, Ijaws Hausas, etc - to ensure the right government that will bring out the true values and potentials of Lagos State is voted in after the impulsive Ambode.

1. No one is scared Lagos is slipping out of grip not even when the military occupied it as the FCT. To take Lagos away from Yoruba would mean mass genocide against the the Yoruba states surrounding Lagos and the groups that own the different parts of Lagos such as Ijebu of Epe, Remo/Ijebu of Ikorodu, Egba of Ebutte Metta to Surulere, Awori of Otto to Sango Otta, Ogu of Badagry, Awori of Ketu/Ojota/Ikeja, Ife of Ogudu, Oyo people of Ikoyi, Ijebu of Victoria Island, Awori of Ikate, Iru, Ijora & Apapa, Awori of Ojodu, Yagba people of Oworo to mention a few. You see that will be a lot of genocide for Lagos to slip away, don’t you think so?

2. Maybe the patch of land where Eleko’s palace which is the actual ‘Lagos’ does not belong to Yoruba but other parts such as Ijebu of Epe, Remo/Ijebu of Ikorodu, Egba of Ebutte Metta to Surulere, Awori of Otto to Sango Otta, Ogu of Badagry, Awori of Ketu/Ojota/Ikeja, Ife of Ogudu, Oyo people of Ikoyi, Ijebu of Victoria Island, Awori of Ikate, Iru, Ijora & Apapa, Awori of Ojodu, Yagba people of Oworo and so on belong to core Yoruba folks. How you intend to separate the people from their ancestral land thereby making Lagos a non-Yoruba property is what we would like to know.

Y0ruba:




1. No one is scared Lagos is slipping out of grip not even when the military occupied it as the FCT. To take Lagos away from Yoruba would mean mass genocide against the the Yoruba states surrounding Lagos and the groups that own the different parts of Lagos such as Ijebu of Epe, Remo/Ijebu of Ikorodu, Egba of Ebutte Metta to Surulere, Awori of Otto to Sango Otta, Ogu of Badagry, Awori of Ketu/Ojota/Ikeja, Ife of Ogudu, Oyo people of Ikoyi, Ijebu of Victoria Island, Awori of Ikate, Iru, Ijora & Apapa, Awori of Ojodu, Yagba people of Oworo to mention a few. You see that will be a lot of genocide for Lagos to slip away, don’t you think so?

2. Maybe the patch of land where Eleko’s palace which is the actual ‘Lagos’ does not belong to Yoruba but other parts such as Ijebu of Epe, Remo/Ijebu of Ikorodu, Egba of Ebutte Metta to Surulere, Awori of Otto to Sango Otta, Ogu of Badagry, Awori of Ketu/Ojota/Ikeja, Ife of Ogudu, Oyo people of Ikoyi, Ijebu of Victoria Island, Awori of Ikate, Iru, Ijora & Apapa, Awori of Ojodu, Yagba people of Oworo and so on belong to core Yoruba folks. How you intend to separate the people from their ancestral land thereby making Lagos a non-Yoruba property is what we would like to know.

Oba himself has spoken

imhotep:

Oba himself has spoken

Oba of Lagos is the Oba of Lagos Island not the whole of Lagos state.

LOL if we are to go by that then we all know the actual ‘Lagos’ is where the Oba’s palace is sited and we know Bini occupied it.

We also know Oloto of Otto is the head of Lagos and the Idejo and Awori kings scattered around modern day Lagos are all his younger brothers, all Yoruba.

We also know only Lagos island was not part of Yoruba/Western Region. Every other piece of sand in Lagos was part of Yorubaland before state creation.

So, bro, you decide.

Habakus:

I don't get your point.
Is Lagos the only prosperous state in the country?
Then why is Lagos State the point of contention here?
This is what you should be considering.

This contention exists only in your fertile imagination.
If you doubt me go to court.

Y0ruba:




1. No one is scared Lagos is slipping out of grip not even when the military occupied it as the FCT. To take Lagos away from Yoruba would mean mass genocide against the the Yoruba states surrounding Lagos and the groups that own the different parts of Lagos such as Ijebu of Epe, Remo/Ijebu of Ikorodu, Egba of Ebutte Metta to Surulere, Awori of Otto to Sango Otta, Ogu of Badagry, Awori of Ketu/Ojota/Ikeja, Ife of Ogudu, Oyo people of Ikoyi, Ijebu of Victoria Island, Awori of Ikate, Iru, Ijora & Apapa, Awori of Ojodu, Yagba people of Oworo to mention a few. You see that will be a lot of genocide for Lagos to slip away, don’t you think so?

2. Maybe the patch of land where Eleko’s palace which is the actual ‘Lagos’ does not belong to Yoruba but other parts such as Ijebu of Epe, Remo/Ijebu of Ikorodu, Egba of Ebutte Metta to Surulere, Awori of Otto to Sango Otta, Ogu of Badagry, Awori of Ketu/Ojota/Ikeja, Ife of Ogudu, Oyo people of Ikoyi, Ijebu of Victoria Island, Awori of Ikate, Iru, Ijora & Apapa, Awori of Ojodu, Yagba people of Oworo and so on belong to core Yoruba folks. How you intend to separate the people from their ancestral land thereby making Lagos a non-Yoruba property is what we would like to know.

All these Yoruba subgroups you mentioned migrated to Lagos just like the Ijaws and binis about the same period, with some other ethnic groups migrating to Lagos even earlier than some of the Yoruba subgroups you mentioned.
How you then insist Lagos is owned solely by the Yorubas is still a mystery and proper history revisionism that is keenly contested by others including the Oba of Lagos himself.
I really don't want to drawn into this argument again as it has been rehearsed on this forum severally.

Y0ruba:


Oba of Lagos is the Oba of Lagos Island not the whole of Lagos state.

LOL if we are to go by that then we all know the actual ‘Lagos’ is where the Oba’s palace is sited and we know Bini occupied it.

We also know Oloto of Otto is the head of Lagos and the Idejo and Awori kings scattered around modern day Lagos are all his younger brothers, all Yoruba.

We also know only Lagos island was not part of Yoruba/Western Region. Every other piece of sand in Lagos was part of Yorubaland before state creation.

So, bro, you decide.

ok. Good narratives from 1800.

Now it is part of One Nigeria and a no mans land

Habakus:

All these Yoruba subgroups you mentioned migrated to Lagos just like the Ijaws and binis about the same period, with some other ethnic groups migrating to Lagos even earlier than some of the Yoruba subgroups you mentioned.
How you then insist Lagos is owned solely by the Yorubas is still a mystery and proper history revisionism that is keenly contested by others including the Oba of Lagos himself.
I really don't want to drawn into this argument again as it has been rehearsed on this forum severally.

What Oba of Lagos is contesting is the land upon which his palace stands. All the parts I listed were added to Lagos when it became a state in 1967. Prior to this, they were not in ‘Lagos’.

Using your logic that since those subgroup migrated and do not own Lagos also means Igbos do not own any piece of land in the East because since they did not grow out of the soil, they must have migrated there.

Guestlander:


This contention exists only in your fertile imagination.
If you doubt me go to court.

Go to court and do what?
Are Yorubas in Lagos in anyway stopping other ethnic groups from coming to Lagos and living freely just like the Yorubas there?
Yorubas buy lands and rent shops just like every other person in Lagos state; they enter the same public transport and pay for their fare just like others; they pay tuition fees just like anyone in Lagos.
So why should I go to court?

imhotep:

ok. Good narratives from 1800.

Now it is part of One Nigeria and a no mans land

No one is losing sleep over that bro, it is similar to how Sokoto & Kano are no man’s lands; how Enugu and Imo are no man’s lands; how Rivers and Delta are no man’s lands.

In the Nigerian system, the indigenous administration of a place tells who owns what land, keep this in mind.

Cheers.

Y0ruba:


No one is losing sleep over that bro, it is similar to how Sokoto & Kano are no man’s lands; how Enugu and Imo are no man’s lands; how Rivers and Delta are no man’s lands.

In the Nigerian system, the indigenous administration of a place tells who owns what land, keep this in mind in mind too.

Cheers.

ok, we have heard

Y0ruba:



What Oba of Lagos is contesting is the land upon which his palace stands. All the parts I listed were added to Lagos when it became a state in 1967. Prior to this, they were not in ‘Lagos’.

Using your logic that since those subgroup migrated and do not own Lagos also means Igbos do not own any piece of land in the East because since they did not grow out of the soil, they must have migrated there.

Wrong analogy.
The point is: can the Yorubas prove that they were the earliest settlers in Lagos?
NO.
By the way, what's with this constant mentioning of Igbos?
I don't seem to get it at all.

Habakus:

Wrong analogy.
The point is: can the Yorubas prove that they were the earliest settlers in Lagos?
NO.
By the way, what's with this constant mentioning of Igbos?
I don't seem to get it at all.

Oh, so for Igboland it is a wrong analogy but for Yoruba it is a right analogy.

Who did the Bini tell you they met at Eko? Who did the Bini tell you thy reported to their Oba who sent an army to invade? Who did the Benin tell you gave them the land to settle on? Who did the Portuguese, French and English wrote about to have populated Lagos in the 17th and 18th century and did these Europeans mention Hausa, Igbo and so on?

Igbos are the only group obsessed over Lagos and your obsession over Lagos is a pointer to the fact which the history of your posts prove.

You may want to provide proof Igbos were the first settlers in the East too then?

imhotep:

ok, we have heard

Lewwwl you play too much.

Stop trolling, fam.

Y0ruba:


Lewwwl you play too much.

Stop trolling, fam.

OBJ must hear this

imhotep:

OBJ must hear this