₦airaland Forum

Governors with massive support from the Presidency are always monumental failures.

TAO11:
Whether or not Benin Kingdom sold its own people is not what I am defending.

I do know for sure, however, that Benin Kingom had the habit of reserving its own people as food to Yoruba gods.

That probably explains why it may not have sold its own people if it truly didn't.

Moreover, there is historical evidence that some of the war prisoners sold by the Yorubas were prisoners captured from Benin Kingdom.

Lolz


Even your ancestors are turning in their graves reading this blasphemy.

AreaFada2:
Wow! Delusion of grandeur is real here. So just you have monopoly over truth? Do you ascribe that your being a saint, better education, going through better universities, better interaction with well informed people or experience? What exactly do you base that on?

I cannot be explaining to every new upstart and new tribal zealot. I have been through all these with your predecessors over the years here.

A French explorer and trader Monsieur Randolphe narrated that on his way from Benin City to Gwatto Port, of about 100 slaves on sale along the way, both slaves and their sellers were either Igbo or Yoruba. Chief Ezomo with thousands of strong healthy soldiers had already rebuffed his attempt to buy from among the soldiers. Telling him Oba prohibits slavery of Benin people.

Oba only reluctantly granted request of other tribes in the empire, notably Igbo & Yoruba to sell themselves.

When slave trade to the Americas took off fully by late 1600s early 1700s, Benin had banned slavery already. Note that was the time Oyo empire really took off.

Some say Oba supported Eleko Kosoko, so he supported slave trade. Slave trade matter had been devolved to territories already. So long no Benin man is bought or sold. Oba supported his loyalist Eleko Kosoko against Akitoye that turned out to be a British puppet as Benin anticipated.

Years back someone uploaded by chance a European document that registered the slave origins in Africa. It supported my claim for years prior that Benin banned slavery long before it became lucrative. I have also written over the years here about the role my family played in enforcing slave ban.

As for sacrifices to gods, it's obvious you just want to be offensive. Good that your mask of pseudo-intellectualism falls off so easily for all to see.

Anyway, I write epistles here for wise, discerning and objective yet silent readers to see. Not really to reply provocative posters.

Schooling 'em kids as usual.

Thumbs up!!!

macof:
Then you reduce history to mere storytelling

Lol!!!!

What is the first meaning of history before delving into chronological records?

AreaFada2:
You're right. It has become one. What our SW people do is just begin provocative threads about how Benin is part of Yoruba. They want to dominate Southern Nigeria like Hausa Fulani wants to dominate Nigeria.

When you dispute it, it turns to insult from them. They will start putting questionable publications forward. Benin are very assured and confident of own culture and history. Why they will start claiming Benin and then throw insults when you refuse their version is pathetic.

They say Benin is only a few local governments, etc. Then let it be. Do not be attaching to it.

The fact Benin punches very highly in African history worldwide is giving some people headache. Benin doesn't even lobby anybody abroad. Oba of Benin doesn't go abroad travelling to former slaves. Benin has no slave diaspora.

Benin is one of very few Africans that didn't sell its people. Oba banned Benin people from buying or selling slaves of any tribe. Long long before 1807 that Britain banned slavery. That's how sophisticated Benin has been.

Why would that lady accuse Benin of inferiority? Nothing in our history would make us feel inferior to anyone.

I believe those attaching to us or deliberately denigrating Benin that are trying to boost own ego. It's bullies that have ego problem. Not those they are trying to bully.

During Oba Ewuare II coronation speech in 2016, he narrated Benin history briefly including Ekaladerhan. He also made it clear that we the Benins are not to tell others their version of their history. Effectively he was saying let everybody write own history. Many Yoruba monarchs were there. So I very much agree with you. They should mind their business and leave Benin history to Benin people.

So when once in a while a Benin person counters with a thread, they go wild.

Ovbioba!!!
Ughator otemwen.


We all know the tribe who has inferiority complex. They are dominated by children of returnee slaves who are bent on re-writing history. It all started with those who had no surnames but had to adopt English/Portugues surnames.

To summarize what Ogidigan said during his coronation "tell your history and let me tell mine".

We gave them a Prince who became their god.

Edo orisiagbon!!!

They sent the good ones to Kano and contaminated ones to Oyo.

Slave-master mentality.

Ba Kworona!!!

If that coup had succeeded,Nigeria would have been a better country today.

But the likes of Ifeajuna turned it into ethnic cleansing.

What long lasting solution has other countries found?

Udom!!!

Buhari is never aware.

They all have secret rooms with fetish materials.

Btw, they have no case against him.

This is not peculiar to Abia state.

Majority of Nigerian States acclaimed isolation centers are nothing but eyesore.

Start holding your respective states governors accountable now,cos they are all thieving idiots.

Oga Jona we sabi you jari.

People only misunderstood you.

Make them carry searchlight them nor go see anything cos you have nothing to hide.

Unlike those who lied that they were broke and couldn't afford nomination form of 2.7million but had kids in school paying 30million per annum.

Collecting 20million per annum from his abuja properties.

Had cattle's worth 200 million and secret account stashed with millions of pounds £££ in U.K.

These figures are just 30% of those that are really positive.

Just keep good hygiene and adhere religiously to social distancing.

Another maga don pay.

Sailor22:
Are you this useless or u r just pretending to be

Chai!!!

Proletariat:
It has to be the same MapleWood after Sunshine Estate.

This was the same estate that his Chief Driver that died some years ago was reported to be living.

It seems Lagos politicians use houses in such decent estates to compensate their trusted stewards.

Thanks.

Is it the same Maplewood Estate at Oko-Oba?

NaijaRoyalty:
if truly you're from Isale Eko, then how did became so dumb ?

Lol

If Tinubu sneeze e go touch that gorimakpa.

Him for cover everywhere.

Harvest of death.

Flog them before deportation

The $5million dollars you stole can build molecular labs in some LGA's in Kano.

Ba corona covidiots!!!

Wickedness won't go unpunished. That meat will become cancer to the thief.

If only Sanusi was still the emir.

This thread eh!

So sad.

RIP to all our loved ones.

Righteousness89:
This is why the Churches should be open...

There is Little or Nothing the Government can do now...

Nigeria has had Ebola, Cholera, Lassa fever, HIV aids, Tuberculosis,etc we didn't lock down...

No African Nation is supposed to be on Lock down.. Our Leaders just copied what the Americans and Europeans were doing..

Africa is different Continent ! We have always had a way of Sorting out these things..

The Church has been a Major Help in things like this in Nigeria..

Let's stop Decieving ourselves.... We are not Americans, Americans are not us..

The Oxford Dictionary has added a new word and its covidiot.

thesicilian:
I'm sure right now on his hospital bed, Kim Jong Un must have realized that despite all the power and all the air of invincibility he must have felt all this while, he's no different from every other man afterall.

Death bed humbles the mighty.

Eulogizing someone loyal to a tyrant is a new low.

Kyari was everything wrong with Buhari's administration.