iammo:




British started that nonsense in hopes of colonising nigeria.. only few kings actually fought them, kings like Alafin, Arochuku king, and Jaja of Opobo

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175:
Nice expose!

However, in modern times, it's so obvious that Constitutional Democracy and Unconstitutional Monarchy can not flow together.

The way the Emir of Kano was demystified says much about the waning down of monarchy.

helinues:


Same way the Chinese are the one constructing our major roads as if we have no engineering graduates from the country.

A lot is wrong about Nigeria

Abalado:
Nigerian kings lost their power bcs they involve themselves I politics, they do collect contracts from the government and won't do it, they have useless themselves by involving in politics...

Sotland:
There are regions where the King has lost their powers not all regions. Remove a king? It is never possible in th benin kingdom not even in states like Anambra... Can the governor remove alafin iku baba yeye?... Where the kings are strictly by heritance, the governor has no such power as to remove them from their thrones..

McClean573:

Source : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51853564

HRMK:
stop dcvg urself!it has happened in all the regions even though some were carried out by colonial masters!!

helinues:
BBC always running our local investigative
journalism for us.

iammo:




British started that nonsense in hopes of colonising nigeria.. only few kings actually fought them, kings like Alafin, Arochuku king, and Jaja of Opobo

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ogmask:


King jaja did not fight the British they had trade disagreement. If you want to talk of a king that fought the British or the whites your best bet is the oba of Benin.

CoronaVirusRelo:


That's just the way it is.

Incompetent lots we have.

Just like the Paracetamol and Antibiotics Doctors we have. Any ailment, you must use paracetamol, antibiotics and blood tonic. Standard cure for all ailments. Even for HIV

helinues:
BBC always running our local investigative
journalism for us.

vibre:
BBC should shut up! Sanusi has paid them bribe to write this nonsense. Because oluwo refused to pay bribe they are now peddling false stories about him. Shame on BBC

175:


Honestly! While some of our journalists (who happens to be in majority) keeps running after our political class for pittance!

175:
Nice expose!

However, in modern times, it's so obvious that Constitutional Democracy and Unconstitutional Monarchy can not flow together.

The way the Emir of Kano was demystified says much about the waning down of monarchy.

musicwriter:
What Britain or those they've educated as their mouth piece won't tell you is that the dethronement of African kings began upon arrival of Europeans in Africa. It was only upon our unfortunate contact with the Europeans did the dethronement and desecration of our institutions begin. But they won't tell you that.

During slavery and colonialism, Britain and France disgraced and dethroned African kings, after which they sent them into exile, unless you agreed to work as a servant to the colonial powers. They looted Africa and took many to slavery. That's how the dethronement and destruction of our institutions began.

In 1887, the British dethroned king Jaja of Opobo and forced him to exile for refusing to allow British monopoly on commodity trade in his kingdom.

In 1861, the British threatened Oba of Lagos, Oba Dosunmu with war for refusing to sign a treaty surrendering Lagos to them as a British protectorate. He later succumbed and gave up Lagos as a British protectorate.

In 1895, the British dethroned king Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe and sent him to exile for refusing to accept an exploitative contract term from the royal Niger company- a British colonial monopoly.

In 1735, a British delegation shot Oba Oresoyen in his palace for being stubborn and refusing to take instruction from Queen of England.

In 1897, the British dethroned Oba Ovonramwen of Bini kingdom and sent him to exile after unsuccessful attempts to lure him to surrender his kingdom to slavery. After he was exiled, the British called a meeting of the community, and in a triumphant tone, they said “you see, your King is gone!. From today, you have only one King and her name is Queen Victoria. Henceforth, she’s the only one you shall pay tributes to”.

In 1894, the British exiled king Nana of Itsekiri to Ghana and took over his oil palm factory and cocoa plantation.

In 1896, the British exiled King Prempeh I of Ashanti kingdom for refusing to offer them 50,000 ounces of gold at once, even as the king was begging them he can pay in installments starting with an initial 680 ounces down payment. The British took the 680 initial deposit from him and reneged from the agreement. Finally, the head of the British expedition ordered king Prempeh to vacate his seat and to sit on the floor. When king Prempeh sat on the floor, he sat on Prempeh's official seat and started verbally abusing the king, the Ashanti kingdom, and black people in general with all sorts of derogatory words. When he was done abusing the king, he asked the king to come forward to kiss his boots (his right and left foot) and the king did so. After humiliating the king in the presence of the whole village, he sent him to exile to Seychelles.
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King Prempeh kissing the boot of British invaders in 1896

Note that king Prempeh did not owe Britain any gold as he didn’t have any business with them; rather, the British heard his official seat was made of real gold, they got jealous and wanted some of the gold. When Prempeh refused to give them gold, they threatened him to provide gold or have his kingdom invaded. The king under fear of exile signed he would provide the gold, but he didn’t have all of the gold at once.

In 1899, the British exiled King Mwanga II of Buganda a.k.a the Kabaka of Buganda to Seychelles. He was dethroned for refusing to convert to Christianity and also for refusing to sign a treaty with Lord Lugard granting Britain power over taxes in his kingdom and trade to the Imperial British East Africa Company.

In 1899, the British shot and wounded king Kabalega of Bunyoro in his palace for refusing to surrender his kingdom to colonialism. He was exiled to Seychelles and the British installed a puppet king.

In 1883, the British pressured Oba Awujale Fidipote to exile in Epe, after threatening military invasion of his kingdom.

In 1896, the British sent Queen Yaa Asantewaa to exile to Seychelles for refusing to submit to imperial rule. Queen Yaa Asantewa fought gallantly and was only defeated by a fortified British expeditionary force.

In 1891, the British dethroned and exiled king Waiyaki Wa Hinga. King Waiyaki had earlier made an agreement with the British to allow them to settle peacefully in his land. As usual, the British reneged from the agreement a few months later and wanted everything in his kingdom including his seat. A fight ensued and they hit king Waiyaki with (simi) dagger on his head and planned to take him to court for prosecution. On the way to the court, they changed their mind and decided to bury him alive instead. Till today, nobody knows where they buried him.

In 1835, the British captured and beheaded king Hintsa in South Africa. He was of the Xhosa tribe. The queen of England asked that his skull be brought to her palace in London, and it was done. Till today, nobody knows where they buried him or where his skull is.

The list of dethroned and exiled African kings is endless. There must have been over 2,500 of such cases as ancient Africa was ruled by kings. Every single African king had to be dethroned or exiled for his kingdom to be enslaved. The French, Germans, Spanish, Portuguese, also have their share of these crimes in Africa.

But they won't tell you how the dethronement of our kings began and how the artificial political power structure came to be, whereas, in Europe they evolved out of theirs for and by themselves. As I speak, the one you all call queen remain the head of government in Britain and many more countries.

ogmask:


King jaja did not fight the British they had trade disagreement. If you want to talk of a king that fought the British or the whites your best bet is the oba of Benin.

helinues:
BBC always running our local investigative
journalism for us.