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Nice one. Am so glad for Mr Ben Akabueze he is one of the few people in public service that deserve their positions

OfoIgbo:
SE and SS voted for OBJ.

Osibanjo, or indeed any other Yoruba will have a herculean task convincing the SE and SS to ever vote for any SWesterner again
Even Fayose or Mimiko may not be able to get it.

On 28th March 2015, things changed, and definitely not to the benefit of SW. Akwa Ibom and Rivers states judgement shoukd be a pointer as to where the south is politically
Yorubas are huge orphans now. They don't know it until they try to run for presidency.

The SE and SS will dust up Sanni Abacha's son and have him run under PDP. The north will always vote for their son

you still haven't learnt a thing pathetic really

PRXPERT:
the man said nothing new! He sounded like a typical yoruba loudspeaker that doesn't know jack outside lagos.

agreed he sounded like a typical yoruba man but there are truths in what he said infact he was too blunt. Like some one saidthese old men should learn diplomacy

mynd1:
u care to join my team?

if you need a team am here. I am an amazing team player. *winks*

PRXPERT:
[s][/s] my friend the old man did not witness any war! Typical yoruba man that was hiding in ibadan! Tell me what new did he say in the interview? Commot for road abeg

bros, you wey witness d war I dey hail you. Every Nigeria whether in Sokoto or Enugu alive then were part of the war.

pinceprinz:
Not we. Me and my sweetie lol. You're still a pinky judging from that one on yo profile yknow. Will be child abuse if I think of u in that kinda way..

dear pinceprinz please tone down on the sarcasm a little before we start being jealous. Thanks National Association of Sarcastic Nigerians

Shuooo may they pack this guy go sharp sharp na make we know who remain for here.

PRXPERT:
Even their elders don't speak the truth! Just look at how he is jumping from one topic to another. What a very disjointed discussion! I didn't know when I got to the last page.. hypocrites

hypocrite? If you think he is not being truthful, pray tell us the truth. But remember HE WITNESSED THE WAR. This disjointed interview is a problem of the interviewer

I would wait to hear from the Biafraan agitators.

*Clapping**holding back the tears*

Ghen action film don start abeg who get popcorn

Awon olo orun. Useless political jobbers. Bunch of crooks

RIP. Thank you for believing in the Nigerian project

Longeria:
Nobody is blackmailing anybody here. Some people are inside school compound praying, without any arms, you go there and shoot them. Is that the way to go?

they were praying inside a school compound while class was going on, they locked the gate and literally held the school captive. Then when the money came to arrest their leaders they confronted them and tried to stop them. Seriously, I blame the leaders of these 'protest' they are bunch of clowns.

Resipsa thanks so much. Have a fwend like dat too. I can understand how d guy feel and how you feel too. Since I left school I've been involved an a couple of relationship all of which I've ended because everytime I look at them I see her almost the same thing with her she breaks up relationships without giving good reasons like she was never interested. Right now, after years of trying to do like warripekin am planning on popping the question. Can't spend my whole life loving someone else's wife.

Super1Star:
Tell us what it means.

Let us take it from.there.

Unkpo Oba means red cloth. I speak Yoruba wella and also understand Benin so you will knw wen I tell you words borrowed and words not

hotwax:
Even Benin people know they dont use Oba before. They use "Ogiso"

Aweka an Ife Prince went there and Install Oba and Omo'Noba in Edo meaning Omo Oba.

Omo Oba means son or subject of Oba. Someone who is accountable to Oba.

Omo and Oba are never Benin words. They were borrowed from Yoruba. Yoruba also sold them many artworks, terracota, weaving, fashion, Language and spirituals e.t.c.

Oba is a word for dominion.

[b]Ba [/b]is the verb meaning suppress or dominate

Oba is the noun.

Ba - alee: Dominate over a land. Thats why we call village head Baale.

Ba-ale: Dominate a house (head of the house)

Ba, Oba, Baale are yoruba words.

There is no crime in benin people borrowing it, but twisting facts is a crime.

Alubosa is not a Yoruba word. It was borrowed from the hausa. Its only a yoruba fool who will claim alubosa is a yoruba word.

Infact its an arabic word.

Benin people wise up.

oba was use by the Benins more than 1000years before any Yoruba king was called Oba. Omogbae, Omokheoha, omowume, omoye are all Benin names

Super1Star:
There is nothing like Oba in the dynasty of Ogisos.

Oba started with Eweka 1, son of Oranmiyan, the great grandson of Oduduwa.

confirm things first, before talking. I gave a link check it up. Do you speak the language? do you know the meaning of 'UNKPO OBA'? If you do then no further discussion but i can bet.

May his soul rest in peace......Kai, see wicked Wike. He quickly remove the guy to stop him from exposing their secrets........lol

SmartMugu:
Why are you cursing? Do I know you? Do you know you can be prosecuted in a court of law for this comment you just made against my person?

oga he was being very nice. Read your silly, childish comment again.

danot1030:
Those Benin indigenes that have been fed with fake history by their parents and those useless IPOB Biafra youth who always think the Yoruba nation is in rivalry of prominence with their tribe and would therefore support anything that is against Yoruba should come and learn from this historic picture and stop arguements.

otuoke may be imperative of you yo ask your elders what transpired between the Oba of Benin and the Britains a few years before that when the Ooni was busy licking Britain's behind.

waleola09:
The other time you asked me to use google to search for the name of the first Ogiso which I did and I gave you the answer to be Igodo and not Oba. Now I believe google is your friend too, so I'll like you to search for Olokun on google and see for yourself if it's an indigenous Yoruba orisha or not. And for your information sir, Olokun is not a man/son by gender she's a female goddess so it's obvious she's not the favorite son of Osalobua as you stated. Good night and happy night rest.

read my reply to the other guy. I am talking the Benin MYTH HERE about the Olokun. BTW check the name of first Ogiso properly. Secondly, I know both Traditions of Benin and Yoruba. If you want me to I can twist the Yoruba myth to collaborate with The Greek and Norse legends.

nairaimporter:
Omo oba ni edo means the son of the king that now resides in edo.

Oduduwa had 7 sons, one of them went to bini to become king.

that's Yoruba translating but am giving you the Benin meaning which is the real one since ITS A BENIN TITLE.

waleola09:
The first ogiso is Igodo, I delibrately showed you those two pictures of Statue Known as the child of Obatala(Oba-tala) and the Egyptian god Bes so you can see the plain similarity between the two and to let you know that even before any Ogiso or whatever the word Oba has been a Yoruba word except you want to tell me the Ogiso dynasty predates the Egyptans,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_Ogiso list of the Ogisos Note; the first is known as Oba Igodo or Igodo. Igodo means 'Brightly' Oba Igodo means 'shines Brightly' Note also the 28th Ogiso was Ogiso ODUWA.

waleola09:
Sir below is the head of Olokun excavated from Ife and presently in UK museum

i never denied the presence of Olokun in Ife, what am telling you is that Olokun was introduced to your people by prince Ekalarderhan. Olokun is regarded as the favorite son of Osalobua, God, in Benin mythology which had been, long before Oduduwa. BTW answer my question. That OLOKUN FACE LOOK MORE LIKE AN ORA PERSON'S FACE

Oga Google is your friend use it. Check the first Ogiso name check the Benin word for red. You are a Yoruba person who knows next to nothing about the Edo people while I have lived with both and speak both languages so when I tell you somethings about the language take it

waleola09:
Did I hear you say Oba and Omo are Benin words sir? When did Benin start using the word Oba sir? Even long before the advent of Oduduwa, Yoruba have been using the word Oba for kings/rulers. Sentiments apart, some things should not even be argued about. The whole world know who owns those words. Those words are borrowed words by Benin. I'll like you take a look at these pictures:
The first one is the Statue Known as the child of Obatala(Yoruba orisha/god) while the second one is the Egyptian god Bes

adsonstone:
Oba is the word for King in the Yoruba language of contemporary West Africa Nigeria. Kings in Yorubaland are known as Obas, for example Oba Sijuade of Ile ife, Oba Aromoralan of Ijeshaland, Oba Adeyemi of Oyo, Oba Eriediewa of Benin. The Benin people adopted the word from the Yoruba. The Benin word for King is Ogie or Ogiso changed to Oba when Eweka l son of yoruba prince Oranmiyan came to the throne in Benin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oba_(ruler)

Hope you can see that the Bini man is lying when he says the word 'Oba' is indigenous to the Bini kingdom

how can the Benin man be telling a lie when the First king to be call Obasanjo in Benin lived like 500 years or more ago and the Yorubas recently start using the word. It may also interest you to know that the very first Ogiso is Oba-godo. O ba means to shine. Omo N'oba N' edo is the full title which can be translated as ' the child that shines for Edo'. Cc

Oga I speak both language stop asking rhetorical questions when YOU don't know both side of the story. Okun means river/sea in Benin the Ol' or Ole' means master, leader, expert. What does Oduduwa means in Yoruba? Mind you an Ogiso who lived tens of years before Ogiso Owodo was known as Oduwa

Olakunle007:
Olokun? Do you by any means know the meaning of OLOKUN sir?

ola6:
If the Ogisos are real, why name your king OBA? Why name him Omo n' Oba (son of the king). Why speak Yoruba in the palace? Why name the mother of the king Iyoba? Why worship Olokun, sango and the rest? Why bury your king's head in Ife not Bini??

Omo is a Benin word from time. Oba is also a Benin Word. How will they speak yoruba in the palace that's hogwash even a conquered kingdom won't do that because it takes YEARS to learn a language http://www.edofolks.com/html/osahon_ogiso_dynasty.htm

folks4luv:
like seriously? den u v no been to Benin.

Bae let me try explain small Olokun is one of the children of Osalobua, the others included Oguiwu (aka esu) and the elder sister this is according to the Benin legend Olokun in Benin means master of the sea/river. This legend predates IZODUWA aka Oduduwa.

ola6:
What is wrong with all these Benin people? We are all omo oduduwa whether you like it or not!

You guys know this truth... Yorubas and Benins have one and the same progenitor. We omo oduduwas all feel this connection; its in our blood!

Btw, Benin people are from the part and parcel of the Oodua nation!

which Omo Odua guy pack wella. The Ogisos had been LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGGG BEFORE Odua

Olakunle007:
This people are only confused. Doing the days of Oduduwa, Oromiyan, Eweka and the rest, non of them ever think or claim Oduduwa came from Bini. In fact, they were clueless of who Oduduwa was. If Oduduwa had really come from Benin and his grand son is needed to be a King, would he changed his title? NO. Oduduwa WASN'T IN ANY WAY A LINEAGE OF BENIN LAND and his grand Prince cannot use a strange land kingship title. THAT'S WHY THEY NEED TO START ANOTHER LINE BECAUSE ANOTHER RACE IS TAKING OVER. now to those that claim OBA is a Benin word, how come Oromiyan that had no understanding of their language choose that nane.? Everyone knows Oba is the overall title for Yoruba kings but these kings needed to use their home land title and abandon the title "Oba" and since Benin wasn't a Yoruba land then, Oromiyan had to use mere "OBA OF BENIN" THE BEEN BORROWED HAS HE HAD KNOWN RULERS AS OBA IN YORUBA LAND and start another kingdom which make it a subject to his father's EMPIRE. That's why the Benin kings needed the blessinfs of ooni of Ife (I don't think they still do it.) during their coronation just as a child will need his parents\boss prayer during marriage \freedom.

It was later that some folks thinking how Yoruba has much effect on their kingdom that make them claim Oduduwa must have come from Benin which is a. Complete spurious.

did you thought all this out on your own? Your imaginations must be extreme. How did you know nobody talked about Oduduwa being a Benin prince, are you a deity? The Benins were using the title of Omo n'Oba for their kings long before the Yorubas just like OLOKUN was bein worshiped by them before the Yorubas jump in again.