₦airaland Forum

KUBA1987:
So now 1957 is 600 years ago.
yoruba revisionists, it will never be well with you guys.
Although I think you would stand a better chance at trying to steal egyptian, israely, or arabian history, Edo history is thief-proof.

OrisaEsu:
Good.

You lot have endlessly benefitted from Yoruba,I won’t extend it by adding to your knowledge.

I have provided you with the citation to the document. Now what do you? Take that citation and find the document.

You claimed to have corrected your professors, wrote publications and have a master’s. Certainly, you know how to retreive citations. Now go get it.

UGHELLI—A clash between Itsekiri youths and their Ijaw neighbours is imminent as both groups are planning a protest in Abuja, for and against plans to change the name of the location of the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, in Delta State, from Okerenkoko to Okerenghigho as advised by the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, in a memo to the National Assembly.

Nigerian youths Publicity Secretary, Itsekiri National Youth Council, INYC, Joseph Uwawah, in a statement, had said its members in all the states of the country are being mobilized to converge at the National Assembly, Abuja, over the controversy of the ijaw landgrabbers trailing the naming of the university’s location.

Reacting to the planned protest by the Itsekiris, Chairman, Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, Gbaramatu clan, Goodwill Wuruyai, said that the ploy by the Itsekiris was an attempt to “force and cow the National Assembly to reject the ideal name of the university’s location.” He noted that the protest, if not instantaneously matched with a counter protest, will ridicule members of both the green and red chambers and may erroneously create the impression that both Houses are working in tandem with certain saboteurs to undermine an important project.
He said: “For this reason, Ijaw youths across the Niger Delta, under the aegis of the IYC, have unanimously agreed to stage a five million-man-march in Abuja on the same day with the INYC’s proposed project in defence of the position of the lawmakers.” The youths also explained that they were ready to defend the decision of the National Assembly with respect to fair hearing from both Itsekiris and Ijaws as encoded in democratic principles.

Omadino people laud AGF

Meanwhile, following the advice by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, to the National Assembly to act in accordance with the judgment of the Supreme Court on the issue and retain the name “Okerenghigho” as the lawful name of the location of the proposed Maritime University, the people of Omadino, who have been adjudged the owners of the said estate by the judgment, yesterday, lauded the AGF for his dexterity, skilful devotion to duty, uprightness and fearlessness as demonstrated in his well-informed legal opinion on the subject.

Dr. R. Eyekosi-Uwatse, Chairman of the Omadino Management Committee, who spoke to Vanguard in Warri, Delta State, said: “I am deeply disappointed that in this modern age, there are people who consider themselves educated and desirous of a university but unfortunately at the same time are exhibiting the primitiveness of absolute disregard not only for the judgment of the court of law but that of the highest court in our land, the Supreme Court.” He urged the National Assembly not to succumb to the blackmail of the Ijaws of Gbaramatu, who have threatened that should the said judgment be enforced, they would resume bombing of pipelines in the Niger Delta region. “In a constitutional democracy like the type we practise, it will be the blunder of biblical proportion for the judiciary to interpret the law only for the legislative arm to act in contempt of it,” he said. He called on all Nigerians to unanimously speak out for once and speak the language of respect for the rule of law as, according to him: “This is the only way this country can sustain its gravitation away from the primitive state of nature where might is king.” He requested members of the civil society, especially the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA and the international community not to maintain their silence on what he called a threat to civilisation.

scholes0:
Which pipulation?

Abeg what is the population of THE WHOLE of Edo state sef?

businessempire:


I hate that language ehn

Badagry people, bush people!.

Olu317:
And you think BINI is an EDO word? OMG. ;DAnd you think BINI is an EDO word? OMG.

9jakool:
You are entitled to your opinion. The people who call themselves Yoruba today claim origins from Ile-Ife irregardless of your opinion.

Why should I feel shame?

9jakool:
It's one thing to rebut his claim, but the bolded I cannot stand. Yoruba has become an inclusive term for over the past centuries for all people with origins to Ife. You think you know the origin of how the common Yoruba language came to be, but you don't. You must think Oyo is the only dialect spoken in Oyo and Osun.

nobaga:
Afemai were there on the land before Edo.

Bibi294:
I think Edo people hate Yoruba's generally eben when most of them can understand and speak Yoruba fluently... I've seen different cases when I served there....


We're one NIGERIA...
Why is the hating too much?

Ikengawo:
People i ham from Kwara, Kwara is West-west. Lagos is South South under Bini hEmpire

nengibo:
Ban in 5 4 3 2......

nengibo:
Mynd4, lalasticlla this monicker is still roaming nairaland despite breaking rule 2 and rule 8

nengibo:
urhobos who speak unique Niger delta languages

nengibo:
I expected you to keep quiet and hide your ignorant face in shame, But u still decided to continue in your shameless rant devoid of basic sense, using empire and kingdoms interchangenly like akara and beans cake, and calling kings of different ethnic nationalities princes to a yoruba king in edo state, take this assignment go back and study the meaning of these words king, Empire, prince , kingdom, Ethnic group and stop disgracing yourself and the bini people, don't quote me unless you're done because we can't have any discuss when you're educationally challenged

coolebux:
They have very short memories

BabaCommander:
Benin empire emblems on colourful display.

Puffydon1:
Ijaw galz have a stinking armpit

onuhabel1:
N61450

Opiletool:
I don't drag issues with people from a minority tribe.

I don't drag issues with people with Zero Historical Relevance or Entity !!

Only a fool would consider Yoruba a tribe

Come on fuvvck off

Bajoagbo:
cleared of documents, registration fee and immediately I got my matriculation number.

Deadlytruth:
Nice to have you around my Akoko-Edo brother.
You see I am currently leading the creation of awareness at home the need for us to cast off the "Akoko" root in our name as all it has given us is unnecessary identity crisis over the years.
We currently agitate for a hybrid name derived by combination of initials of all the various ethnic groups of the area.

historyworld031:
The "we be plenty confused"/yoruba will always have sleepless nights about Edo.
Please can someone locate the bight of yoruba for me, or the bight of ife or the bight of oyo ?
So "we be plenty confused"/yoruba no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to sufficiently rewrite history in order to delivers Edo heritage to you and your ife willage.
The Capital of most of west Africa will always be Benin City, not your ife.