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PrinceOgun:
Stop making a fool of yourself ....... Only a complete foolish man lacking in brainz would bliv oduduwa feel from sky with two fowl and a shovel

In fact you better leave before Yoruba's start getting roasted again on this thread , na cry una like to dey cry I sabi

macof:
Tell your father to go and claim it

Bini can talk all it likes, Lagos is Awori and Awori is Yoruba

Until you take an ignorant man through a preliminary knowledge he will continue to bask in the solitude of his foolishness and ignorance, that is the case of the ijaw and their falsified historical gibberish, I will like to quickly answer some of the delusional fact about a one paged history of the ijaw people, first and foremost this people are not recognized anywhere in the world but the little known about them is thuggery, land evaders, kidnapping, bunkering, arm robbery etc. God gave one of their Son the opportunity to rectify their waywardness but he became even the worst and most corrupt president in the history of Nigeria instead of sending this hooligans back to primary school or at best secondary school he was empowering them through ammunitions, well for the purpose of this article let me answer some of your allegations.

First the ijaws have been unable to tell us where exactly their origin is, they are liken to the biblical Cain who was the first known fugitive. They went further to say they are about 15 millions in number, don’t forget that in early 60s it was on record that they were the fifth most populated minorities in the then Old eastern region how then in less than 60 years they are now the most populated tribe in Niger Delta for clarity lets fragmentize so the world can know that this people are born liars

In the last presidential election, Bayelsa their sole state could not produce up to 500, 000 votes, they are less than 5, 000 ijaws in Edo which can be visibly proved during the September 28th gubernatorial election, they are less than 50, 000 in Ondo States while in Delta State the Urhobos are about 1.5million in population as the most populated tribe in Delta it therefore means the Ijaw are less than 1million, then in River State predominately dominated by Ikwerres I put it to you that they are not up to 100, 000 Ijaws living there, with all this analysis the Ijaw population in Nigeria is between 1-1.5million, propaganda cannot get you people anywhere but facts[/b]
The article further wrote that Ijaw earliest ancestors dropped from the sky, another fairytale that even the Yorubas have since dissociated from their Story about Oduduwa fallen from the Sky I wonder why a tribe in which over 90% of their entire populace are stark illiterate. Let’s go further please.

They further quote Dr. J U Egharevba of Benins migrating from Sudan to Ile-Ife gibberish talk, but what they never knew was that part of J U Egharevba book on Short History of Benin has been long faulted by Egharevba himself and other Benin historians, the Benins never left Benin it is our Aboriginal land. So you see your argument on us meeting ferryman no longer hold water. Let’s go further.

The writer eventually said the Portuguese possibly had a relationship with the ijaws before the Benin, another lie from pit of hell the Portuguese were at that time the greatest navigators they understood and heard that there was a kingdom richly blessed with pepper, coral beads, palm oil etc. They came solely for business not to interact with slaves of a well-known empire, what could you have offered the Portuguese for those years you had an interaction with them before they met with Benin people? Are there evidence in Portuguese archive that they met with Ijaw first before the Benin¬¬? In the name of trying to give a meaning to your aboriginal myopic identity don’t go changing history. All the dealings the Benins had with the Portuguese are well documented in their archives as well as the Benin having embassy in Portugal and our princes they all have advance education as early as 14th century, which make the Benin people the first educated people in a geographical location now called Nigeria, to further prove our relationship with the Portuguese Oba Esigie was the first Man in Nigeria to speak a foreign language (Portuguese) even our princes were being trained in Portuguese language,

Again Holy Aruosa was built in 15th century as one of the oldest church in Nigeria if not the Oldest. I could go on and on. What are your evidence Izon people that you had relationship with the Portuguese?

The author foolishly wrote that the Oba of Benin is for the Binis not ijaws, it shows how myopic and less read the writer could be, Is the queen of England does she only preside over England or the entire British kingdom that houses three other countries in which her Buckingham palace sits at England? I’m sure coming from a slave tribe like Ijaw where there has never been any Royalty except the sham you guys call gbaramatu Kingdom that was established few years ago by a state government, can it be compared to other kingdoms that were under the province of great Benin Empire. Well Oba of Benin reside in Benin where is kingdom stretched almost the entire present South-South region and beyond, again Ijaws where never added because they are selectively inconsequential people who always did what was ask of them and the Oba saw no reason to vet his authority on people who are naturally obedient. So there was no need to establish a dukedom amongst the Ijaw you can see why you guys lack a royal blood unlike other tribes in Niger-Delta.

Other tribes have moved from violence into education, which is one of the powerful instruments possessed by the modern Igbos who have bridged the education gap which is richly possessed by the yorubas, today in Niger Delta Edo comfortably sits at the top of the educational chain, in the past five years they have consistently maintained the second best position only bested by Anambra in the entire Nigeria in WAEC and NECO examinations, of the 20 best secondary schools in Nigeria in year 2016 they were 6 Edo Schools in which Top 5 we had 2, Anambra 2 and Imo 1. In the past Decade. University of Benin has maintained Top 5 in which in that period they have been the best university in Nigeria on 3 occasions. We arguably have the best polytechnic in Nigeria (Auchi Poly) and one of the best State University, which is remarkably known to produce the best Lawyers in the continent (Ambrose Alli University). I can go on and on, it only shows how we have improved educationally in the past two decades unlike our Niger Delta Ijaw who continue to think that the best way to be known is through all negative means, Bayelsa is the worst State Educationally and their expansionist agenda can never come to fruition now that we have realized who they really are.

You have sounded the war drum I hope when the giants arose you people won’t beg for leniency. There is a Benin parable that says Ama vbe nor ovbokhan ghe wa ko valo valo ikhurion oya mu ne gbe (nobody warns a child not to have a sledged teeth but it gives he or she ugliness). I know you have one or two grievances to table after reading this brief article go ahead fishermen I am here to answer your questions,

Oba Gha To kpere
Uyi Edo Ghiwi.
To be continued…

AdaFonju:
Assuming everybody in those states are bini people which they are obviously not(cos bini is a measly 6lgas in edo state), are added together
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population
Lagos- 9,013,534
Edo-3,218,332
Delta-4,098,391
Ondo-3,441,024
Ekiti-2,384,212
They will be 22,155,493 and later someone will call these products of harlotry educated individuals, always twisting facts even in the light of evidence. ...tufia for these children of unknown fathers

Tundeobama:
This stupid people less than three million claiming land with Yoruba of 80m plus world wide,when they still have case to answer with ijaw.

highwaist:
I'm less concern about Lagos landlord .what I know is oba of binni is among of odoua son.nobody can change the history

Fourwinds:
:DIgodo mi godo

Fourwinds:

rolly44:
The ijaws are peace loving people o, but when you wake a sleeping lion you will beg for him to sleep back, remember ijaws are only tribe that can acquire armination at their wich, dont think the federal government will help you benis they already hv alot they are daling with, i smell doom for beni.

rhektor:
Digression and deviation keep it up. When you fail to answer simple questions it shows that you are just empty. What has Sunday school got to do with this? Can you see silly you are? You fail to appeal to even common sense.

AdaFonju:
This ashawo pikin is like libyan sperm has blocked your brain

AdaFonju:
Bini people no be south southerners, they are afonja people arrangements are being made to zone them to sw with their claw faced brothers

AdaFonju:
Make intelligent contribution of or kindly shut up

OyinO:
Well, everybody is given a mouth and vocal chords so they can speak. But it's quite sad and disheartening some spit and speak trash. To say that Ijaws are mere Ogogoro sellers while forgetting their main occupations such as Fishing, Boatmaking, etc., while busy quoting "Ogogoro trade" is the height of mental backwardness and irrelevance.

rhektor:
Your problem is simply empty pride, simple question you can not answer must you be this bigoted? You threw away common sense in a simple matter. As simple and clear as my statement is you still have to enmeshed your deluded mind I evading the question. You just expose your I'll feelings towards others by this act. Only those who are afraid of logic resolve to violence which you just did. Even Jesus used superior arguments to drive home his point not resolving to insults. You claim you know your history yet you are afraid to state the obvious but want you discard what someone wrote [/b]based[b] on what? Check the bolded if my question seem too much for you consult the elders or stop winning and whinger like a child here

Seems you have eye problems!

At the beginning of this thread an Edo man , took time to decimate and proof wrong all the trash written by Yoruba's here with facts, maps. And Videos and you are here still asking for what?

Sunday school teacher my ass , you are nothing but a misguided lair just like your brothers, stop redicling Christianity abeg

rhektor:
This is quite unnecessary and illogical, the truth needs no covering as much as lies do. Clear the air once and it will make a lasting impact. Names calling would only breed enmity which I'm sure our ancestors never were apart of

You have got your history totally messed up.
Benin is the name of the pre-colonial african country whose king holds the title Omo n'Oba n'Edo.
The Bight of Benin and the slave coast are two different things, by the way, the Bight of Benin got its name before the slave coast got its own name (because the Benin Kingdom was already trading with europeans way before the transatlantic slave trade.)
And for your information the Bight of Benin got its name from the Benin Kingdom.
The word "bini" has no meaning and is being used by those who have no clue of the history of the kingdom or who simply are confused because there is currently an other country which is calling itself: Republic of Benin.
And, Dahomey did rename itself after the Benin Kingdom, even your claim of Dahomey renaming itself after the Bight of Benin which was named after the Benin Kingdom shows an anti-Benin bias. But it is a non issue because the original Benin is the Benin Kingdom.
Why do people like you keep trying to reduce Benin by any means ? I bet you would have loved Dahomey calling itself "republic of oyo".

Here is a video about Benin Kingdom and some pre-colonial maps showing the kingdom/empire:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IlUMUGUorw


Some ancient maps of Benin Kingdom:

This one dates to around 1699:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8595525w/f1.item.r=Benin.zoom

An other map of Benin made in the 17th century once again:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b530530714.r=Benin?rk=214593;2

An other map of Benin from the 17th century:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8595583b.r=Benin?rk=193134;0

This one date to the 19th century:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8469390z/f1.item.r=Benin.zoom

An other map from the 17th century:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8595527q/f1.item.r=Benin.zoom

rhektor:
Based on what? Is it because you said that we should disregard it, or because you have provided us with a reasonable amount of evidence as to its ineffectiveness? You don't just disregard a thing until you have a fact contrary to that opinion or belief

bounty007:
you no wan dey your lane ba?
Egbesu visit dey imminent.. no joy..

no derail this thread..guy.

bounty007:
you still living in the past... me.. I've moved ahead and this DECEMBER 2017.

halla me when you get here..