bentenny:
If a personality from another tribe had made this sensitive post on social media,this thread would have been on fire with urchins wailing up and down!

iLoveYouToo:
Meaning Lagos is owned by the Portuguese? I don’t think Seun is as smart as touted.

It’s as dumb as saying Alaska belongs to Russia. Man should stop living in the past.

Changing Lagos’ name won’t change its past or future either.

freeandfair247:
And it's like Tinubu's great grandmother was a powerful slave trader

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efunroye_Tinubu

RZArecta:
Bola Ahmed has no blood relationship with the Tinubu family in Lagos either past or present, the family has said so severally and even had a book written tracing genealogy of all family members

AbdulMagaji:


She was part of the calamity that befell Nigeria because those slaves would have cursed the land tire and Lagos was the seat of power then.

Until a woman seats as a president in Nigeria, thats when the calamity would be broken and Nigeria will be free.

AbdulMagaji:


She was part of the calamity that befell Nigeria because those slaves would have cursed the land tire and Lagos was the seat of power then.

Until a woman seats as a president in Nigeria, thats when the calamity would be broken and Nigeria will be free.

omohayek:

Exactly - and this is something anyone could easily verify by looking it up in a Portuguese-English dictionary. Besides, even if it were true, so what? Does the fact that English-speakers use the word "Germany" to refer to Deutschland now mean that Germany belongs to the British? Or does "Sverige" being called "Sweden" mean the Swedes are living on UK soil? A place having different names in different languages says absolutely nothing about who its indigenous inhabitants are or how it was founded.

Seun Kuti is just revealing his own ignorance and laziness by circulating this ridiculous, low-IQ piece of propaganda born of some semi-literate IPOB sympathiser.

omohayek:

Exactly - and this is something anyone could easily verify by looking it up in a Portuguese-English dictionary. Besides, even if it were true, so what? Does the fact that English-speakers use the word "Germany" to refer to Deutschland now mean that Germany belongs to the British? Or does "Sverige" being called "Sweden" mean the Swedes are living on UK soil? A place having different names in different languages says absolutely nothing about who its indigenous inhabitants are or how it was founded.

Seun Kuti is just revealing his own ignorance and laziness by circulating this ridiculous, low-IQ piece of propaganda born of some semi-literate IPOB sympathiser.

freeandfair247:
And it's like Tinubu's great grandmother was a powerful slave trader

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efunroye_Tinubu

bentenny:
If a personality from another tribe had made this sensitive post on social media,this thread would have been on fire with urchins wailing up and down!

martin123:


The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land.

Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event.

In a statement from Akiolu’s palace, the monarch traced the historical background of the state and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land.

The statement reads: “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.

“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)

“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.”

millionaireman:



Yoruba land is nearest to Lagos. So for convenience sake, one may say Lagos is part of Yoruba land.
But it's absolutely absurd to say Yorubas own Lagos, whereas Lagos is a cosmopolitan city started by slave returnees including the Binis that still lay claim to being the first inhabitants of Lagos.

AbdulMagaji:
After they will say Tinubu built Lagos




Slave coast meaning that Lagos is originally owned by the British






But how would Nigerians know their history when it's government scrapped it from their school curriculum!

RZArecta:
Bola Ahmed has no blood relationship with the Tinubu family in Lagos either past or present, the family has said so severally and even had a book written tracing genealogy of all family members

putin2:
Everybody know that Lagos is a Slavs coast own by bini people , that's why oba of Lagos is a bini man until today, that's why tinubu whom everybody know he is not from Lagos is controlling Lagos like his father house.

bentenny:
If a personality from another tribe had made this sensitive post on social media,this thread would have been on fire with urchins wailing up and down!

jmoore:
If na Psquare wey post this, we no go hear word.

They will be shouting for deportation of Seun Kuti.


On the topic, it is actually false information.


Goldcoast= Ghana. White folks took the gold.

Ivorycoast= Coted'ivore. White folks took the ivory.

Slavecoast= Nigeria, Togo, Benin Republic. White folks took the people.

While some African countries were selling other things to the white men, Nigeria sold her people.
Oba Kosoko of Lagos was against the abolition of slave trade.

Moh247:





Largos vs Lagos vs Lagoon

Bright of Miafra vs Biafra

Nigga Area vs Nigeria

Zaria vs Zazzau


Facts...

What is Lagos, and who are Lagosians

Lagos is a Cosmopolitan state with over 37 LGA, 100s of indegeneous Villages and Traditional rulers under the Guidance of Eleko Oba ridwan

Ikorodu, Ibeju,Lekki, Oworonshoki, Oshodi, Iba, Alimosho, IsaleEko (Island) Mushin , Okokomaiko, elegushi, EtiOSA etc

All this community are villages occupied by Yorubas, especially Egun, Iwori, Ilaje and other fishing and trading tribes


During the abolition of Slave trade, Two cities allowed British Navy free pasage to bring in intercepted slaves , LAGOS and FREETOWN , slaves got freedom, new identity and ability to start a fresh hence the likes of Herbert Macaulay , Wellington, Vivoh and many slave names in Isale eko

Long before British or Portuguese, Since the advent of Water transport, Eko, Lagos and environs and Ijebu played a critical roll in Yoruba Trans Atlantic trade, Ibadan traders bought farm product from Ekiti, Ondo, Oke Ogun, Ijesa , Osogbo etc , sold it to Ijebu , Ijebu traded with Eko people and Eko people sold directly at the beaches to any sailor



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millionaireman:



Yoruba land is nearest to Lagos. So for convenience sake, one may say Lagos is part of Yoruba land.
But it's absolutely absurd to say Yorubas own Lagos, whereas Lagos is a cosmopolitan city started by slave returnees including the Binis that still lay claim to being the first inhabitants of Lagos.

freeandfair247:
How true?



https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpe8jUhKBo4/?hl=en

KGD10:


Will you keep quiet?

And is that an achievement? Just look at the pedigree of the children of the Yoruba maternal ancestor of Rhodes vivour for example. Far better than the dumb Ipob terrorist chinedu.

If any untrained dumb son insult the Yoruba tribe while living on Yoruba soil just because of his stupid Ungrateful toxic mother or something, such useless dumb child will have to go to the southeast for whatever position he wants there. Yeye dey smell. You can't hate us while living on our soil.

silverkings:
Your fathers sold your ancestral lands to attend Owanbe parties and spray money to Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey & Shina Peter, you grow up, instead of you to hustle and know if you can buy the lands back, you sold the remaining one and relocate to Sango, Ikorodu and other suburbs and spray the rest to Wasiu Ayinde, Pasuma Wonder and Small Doctor. Now the buyers of your lands are expanding and consolidating, you begin to cry like babies and start constituting go back to your land nuisance. Oga we are in the lands that we bought from you and will live comfortable on it because we pay you completely and even pay extra while building. You sold your lands and still wants to be landlord, no way. Oga stop crying because you can never eat your cake and have it

putin2:
Everybody know that Lagos is a Slavs coast own by bini people , that's why oba of Lagos is a bini man until today, that's why tinubu whom everybody know he is not from Lagos is controlling Lagos like his father house.