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EducationRe: Unilag’s Best Student Scores 4.96 CGPA by Crispels(m): 8:30pm On Apr 24, 2015
And there are some people in that same department who will claim its impossible to make a first class in their course, nobody has ever made a first class, the lecturers won't give it to you and all sorts of balderdash to Justify their own personal failure.

Congratulations to the LAD!
Technology MarketRe: CHEAPEST PRICES ON PHONES/TABLETS/POWERBANK:GIONEE,XIAOMI,OPO,CUBETALK,JIAYU ETC by Crispels(m): 2:58pm On Apr 24, 2015
Fiilosofer:
I'll be posting some things on this thread and answering questions but to get a full review go

https://www.nairaland.com/2269344/lenovo-k3-note-first-hand#32958929
I need an 8 inch tablet with 2gb ram, good battery life(3kpmahplus) and good cameras(front and back). I have 25k
PhonesRe: My Open Letter To Tecno Mobile by Crispels(m): 2:11pm On Apr 24, 2015
Tallesty1:
Sorry for the loss.


Tecno phones and every other phones that use Mediatek processor do not survive water damage.

That's the No1 disadvantage of Mediatek Phones.

With that 30k you can get a decent snapdragon phone that is faster and would last longer.
Like which phone?
EducationRe: UNILORIN Law Faculty Rated Best In Nigeria by Crispels(m): 8:08pm On Apr 21, 2015
Lawprince:
[b]Unilorin is Excellent. However, rating based on just the Bar Finals performance isn't a sufficient method of accessing a good faculty of Law. Anyone who has written Bar finals before will understand that whichever school you graduated from has extremely low influence on your result.

The Faculty structure, Composition of Academics, Resourcefulness of the Law Library, Delivery methodology and Ethical Compliance with the Professional Regulations should be the major yardstick in any profound rating of Law faculties.

In many cases, the least significant students in the University comes out with the most shinning results at the Law School, and vice-versa. This is because Law School training is a different therein from the University training. Law School is a Professional Training Ground while the latter is just a home of Academics.

Thus, if all the other criteria are taken into cognizance, The Lagos State University Faculty of Law LASULAWS can never be omitted from the list, especially with its largest University Law Library in Nigeria. [/b]
#ProudlyLasuite bro!
PoliticsRe: Lagos To Join Oil Producing States In 2015 by Crispels(m): 4:58pm On Apr 16, 2015
olawalepopoola:
I am a geologist and I had always told people that there is no way you will find oil in Niger Delta and Ghana and you'll will find it in Lagos! Now we Yorubas have it all! Land, water, oil, mineral resources and intellectual!
Ondo state has it too bro!!! Oduduwa agbewa ooo lola eledumare
PoliticsRe: Oba Of Lagos, Akiolu Organises Prayer For Peaceful Co-existence In Lagos by Crispels(m): 9:35pm On Apr 12, 2015
nd07:
This write-up simply depicts d mind of a hater, disrespectful, ungrateful & all sorts of saucy character. do u know d revenue d Igbos bring 2 Lagos state on daily basis? do u know d effect of population of entrepreneurs like d igbos on lagos state economy? u tried in listing big conglomerates in Lagos because they r nt owned by Igbos forgetting that d most patronage those companies enjoyed till date comes from d entrepreneurial spirit of d Igbos. left 4 d lazy life of most yoruba men who rely on their wives 4 their feeding, how can those conglomerates survive? pls bury ur stupidity & show some respects 2 those blessed of God.
Which revenue do these criminals bring?? Who begged them to bring the revenues??

Abeg let them go to their states! As a matter of fact, Ogun and Oyo state attracts more investors! Check out Ogun state.
PoliticsRe: Oba Of Lagos, Akiolu Organises Prayer For Peaceful Co-existence In Lagos by Crispels(m): 8:16pm On Apr 12, 2015
LAGOS MADE THE IGBOS;THE IGBOS DIDN'T MAKE LAGOS.

Most Igbos say they are the people that developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished. And i keep on wondering, how has Igbos helped in shaping and developing Lagos?Lets get the facts right, Igbos didn't develop Lagos, rather, it was Lagos that shaped and made the Igbos what they are today. Without igbos in Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.“Reasons for my assertion is that most giant and top companies that attracts millions of people across the country to Lagos are not owned by the Igbos, so, how has Igbos shaped and developed Lagos?These are the achievements and economic advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians; tokunbo and fake spare parts at Ladipo Market, China Electronics and pirated CDs at Alaba market, bend-down select clothes at Idumota,yaba and katangowa market, Chinese and tokunbo computers accessories and Fake phones at Computer village Ikeja; are Igbos economical achievement and contribution to Lagos. In fact, most Igbos are causing nuissance in Lagos. A visit to this markets will tell you the amount of nuissance that most Igbos has caused in Lagos. The environments these Igbos traders are mostly populated are always polluted with waste of all sorts, they are dirty,stinking,rough, erection of illegal shops on the road,on the pipeline and railway lines are encouraged in this market places that causes traffic gridlock and other dangerous acts and when Lagos state government dismantle these illegal shops, they get angry, if Lagos state government close their shops for environmental violation, they pick offence. How then has the Igbos developed Lagos? As far as am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP, CADBURY, MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE, SHOP-RITES, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL, INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED, GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO, CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, AQUADANA, KFC, EKO HOTEL, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL,ORIENTAL HOTEL,JULIUS BERGER, RCC CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK, FRISLAND FOOD, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA TOBACCO, FLOUR MILL, SCHLUBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV, CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE,AVIS,CECC etc are not owned by the Igbos. These companies are what attracted millions of people to Lagos. Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they develop a place by becoming a nuisance. Most of the top churches in Lagos are not also owned by the Igbos. House on the Rock, Redeem, Christ Embassy, Deeper life, living faith, MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos, the only church owned by an Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo church Lord Chosen church encourage nuissance in Lagos and its also dubbed as the dirtiest church in Lagos.Records shows that 75% of robbery cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70% of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 90% of pirated CDs in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of fake and Adulterated drugs in Lagos that has killed thousands of Lagosians are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the crimes in Lagos are related to the Igbos so how has Igbos developed Lagos when they can't get their hands off crimes?There is no Igbo man among the top three richest people in Nigeria, so how are they successful?The truth is that the Igbos should be grateful that the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos peacefully, they shouldn't take the Meekness and kindness of the Yorubas for granted.Igbos didn't make Lagos but its actually Lagos that made Igbos.
Jokes EtcRe: Hilarous Photo On Oba Of Lagos Threat On Ibos by Crispels(m): 7:45pm On Apr 12, 2015
LewisO:
[color=#000033] This is too boring for my likings. undecided[/color]
“Most Igbos say they are the people that developed Lagos and made Lagos what it is today. They say without Igbos, Lagos is finished. And i keep on wondering, how has Igbos helped in shaping and developing Lagos?Lets get the facts right, Igbos didn't develop Lagos, rather, it was Lagos that shaped and made the Igbos what they are today. Without igbos in Lagos, Lagos will remain Lagos and without Lagos, most Igbos may likely be nothing.“Reasons for my assertion is that most giant and top companies that attracts millions of people across the country to Lagos are not owned by the Igbos, so, how has Igbos shaped and developed Lagos?These are the achievements and economic advancement Igbos gave Lagos and Lagosians; tokunbo and fake spare parts at Ladipo Market, China Electronics and pirated CDs at Alaba market, bend-down select clothes at Idumota,yaba and katangowa market, Chinese and tokunbo computers accessories and Fake phones at Computer village Ikeja; are Igbos economical achievement and contribution to Lagos. In fact, most Igbos are causing nuissance in Lagos. A visit to this markets will tell you the amount of nuissance that most Igbos has caused in Lagos. The environments these Igbos traders are mostly populated are always polluted with waste of all sorts, they are dirty,stinking,rough, erection of illegal shops on the road,on the pipeline and railway lines are encouraged in this market places that causes traffic gridlock and other dangerous acts and when Lagos state government dismantle these illegal shops, they get angry, if Lagos state government close their shops for environmental violation, they pick offence. How then has the Igbos developed Lagos?

As far as am concerned, PZ, COCA-COLA, 7UP, CADBURY, MTN, AIRTEL, GLO, ETISALAT, DANGOTE, SHOP-RITES, GOLDEN PENNY, FLOUR MILL, INDOMIE, UNILEVER, P&G, CHI LIMITED, GUINNESS, NIGERIA BREWERIES, OANDO, CONOIL, TOTAL, MOBIL, CHEVRON, SHELL, AQUADANA, KFC, EKO HOTEL, INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL, PROTEA HOTEL,ORIENTAL HOTEL,JULIUS BERGER, RCC CONSTRUCTION, NESTLE, KPMG, GSK, FRISLAND FOOD, WAMCO, BRITISH AMERICA TOBACCO, FLOUR MILL, SCHLUBEGER, AIT, SILVERBIRD TV, CHANNELS TV, LARFARGE,AVIS,CECC etc are not owned by the Igbos. These companies are what attracted millions of people to Lagos.
Igbos shouldn't lay claim that they develop a place by becoming a nuisance. Most of the top churches in Lagos are not also owned by the Igbos. House on the Rock, Redeem, Christ Embassy, Deeper life, living faith, MFM, etc are not owned by Igbos, the only church owned by an Igbo man is TREM, while another Igbo church Lord Chosen church encourage nuissance in Lagos and its also dubbed as the dirtiest church in Lagos.Records shows that 75% of robbery cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 85% of ritual cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of drug cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 70% of fraud cases in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 90% of pirated CDs in Lagos are carried out by Igbos, 60% of fake and Adulterated drugs in Lagos that has killed thousands of Lagosians are carried out by Igbos, in fact, most of the crimes in Lagos are related to the Igbos so how has Igbos developed Lagos when they can't get their hands off crimes?There is no Igbo man among the top three richest people in Nigeria, so how are they successful?The truth is that the Igbos should be grateful that the Yorubas accommodated them in Lagos peacefully, they shouldn't take the Meekness and kindness of the Yorubas for granted.Igbos didn't make Lagos but its actually Lagos that made Igbos.
PoliticsRe: Ambode Wins Lagos Governorship Election, Succeeds Fashola by Crispels(m): 6:16pm On Apr 12, 2015
I thought they said they dominate Lagos??

I thought they said there are millions of them in every streets of Lagos??

I thought they said they own all the houses and toilets in Lagos??

I thought they said they will decide who rules Lagos??

I thought they said Lagos is a NO MAN'S LAND??Now the indigenes have shown them its their land!!

Where are they?? Where are their so called votes??
So they can only make noise like toothless dogs??
I thought they said they will vote Agbaje,go to Lagoon,build sky scrappers and turn it to dubai in 5years(when they have not even built one in Enugu,Onitsha,Owerri,Aba,Nnewi,Abakaliki in thousand of years,what they can't do in hundreds of years on their own Land is what they want to do on another man's Land in just 5years??)

These guys are Just Kidding Like their candidate JIMI!!

Jimi should have won,I should have voted for him but the moment he stopped campaigning to indigenes and started campaigning to Foreigners and refugees,the moment we decided to Punish him!

The Indigenes have spoken,Akinwunmi Ambode(A+) is our Governor, if you are not okay with it,the road by which you came to Lagos is still very much open,you are free to leave,Nobody begged you to come to Lagos,Nobody will beg you to stay!

LAGOS BELONGS TO THE ODUDUWA NATION,its the heritage of the Yorubas which was inhabited by Ogunfunminire in the 9th century!! No stranger or refugee can tell us who to vote for, we own our land and we decides what happens to it,Lagos belongs to us and to us alone!!!
PoliticsRe: I Haven’t Lost, Agbaje Insists by Crispels(m): 1:59pm On Apr 12, 2015
emperorchedda:
I know you'll lose though I wanted you to win so yorubas will know igbos have a high stake in Lagos and contributed even more than the dirty yorubas to its development.

Igbos have spoken in one voice made their voice known!
I thought they said they dominate Lagos??

I thought they said there are millions of them in every streets of Lagos??

I thought they said they own all the houses and toilets in Lagos??

I thought they said they will decide who rules Lagos??

I thought they said Lagos is a NO MAN'S LAND??Now the indigenes have shown them its their land!!

Where are they?? Where are their so called votes??
So they can only make noise like toothless dogs??
I thought they said they will vote Agbaje,go to Lagoon,build sky scrappers and turn it to dubai in 5years(when they have not even built one in Enugu,Onitsha,Owerri,Aba,Nnewi,Abakaliki in thousand of years,what they can't do in hundreds of years on their own Land is what they want to do on another man's Land in just 5years??)

These guys are Just Kidding Like their candidate JIMI!!

Jimi should have won,I should have voted for him but the moment he stopped campaigning to indigenes and started campaigning to Foreigners and refugees,the moment we decided to Punish him!

The Indigenes have spoken,Akinwunmi Ambode(A+) is our Governor, if you are not okay with it,the road by which you came to Lagos is still very much open,you are free to leave,Nobody begged you to come to Lagos,Nobody will beg you to stay!

LAGOS BELONGS TO THE ODUDUWA NATION,its the heritage of the Yorubas which was inhabited by Ogunfunminire in the 9th century!! No stranger or refugee can tell us who to vote for, we own our land and we decides what happens to it,Lagos belongs to us and to us alone!!!

You guys should go with your oil, don't forget the oil in ondo state(goggle it) is enough for the Yorubas, you should pack your things and get out. Go and read the history of Lagos, the Yorubas already built their own bridge as far back as the 14th century(over 4,000 years before Nigeria was amalgamated and much more years before your so called worthless oil was discovered).
Yorubas already built a strong economy under Ogunfunminire(the man that first inhabited Lagos) in the 9th century, as at 14th century,Eko had already gone ahead of other west African states and countries even before the brief benin contact.
Go and read the History of Lagos written by Lancelot De Freitas(The man that named the city Lagos in the year 1450),Yorubas already built their bridges,had their market and were very organized. That was why when the europeans came,they decided to make Lagos the seat of power because they know its the most developed region even before we were amalgamated, go and read and study History before coming here to say what you don't know.
Get a copy of Lagos State University(LASU) GNS vol 2 text book, you will see the whole history of Lagos there,we have been developing rapidly before you came! Mind u, nobody begged you to come,Nobody will beg you to stay,the road by which you came to south west is still very much available,you are free to take it back,nobody invited you to south west,so you can leave!
PoliticsRe: I’ll Accept Defeat In Good Faith ─ Agbaje by Crispels(m): 8:37am On Apr 12, 2015
ILIDEFI:
So 14th century is 4000 years before Nigeria's amalgamation? So much for the quality of education these days.

Now let me ask you, how come no other south western state is a tenth as economically viable as Lagos? Why are all other Yoruba states as poor as they are and less economically viable than their south eastern counterparts? Take Lagos away from the south west for a moment and see how poor the Yoruba region is.
Then its how many years pls??


Have u ever been to Ogun state or Oyo??

Ogun state has more investments put together than the whole of south east, all the major companies in Nigeria has their factories in Agbara and Abeokuta.
PoliticsRe: I’ll Accept Defeat In Good Faith ─ Agbaje by Crispels(m): 4:46am On Apr 12, 2015
new2020:
Very shameless yoruba man. Lagos maybe in SW however very different from Osun, Ondo, Oyo, Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti in that 80% of taxes and duties paid into its coffers are by non yorubas...keep that in mind. When next you see Fashola commissioning a project...say big thank you to the non yorubas who are funding it through their taxes and duties. You think Lagos can function without them? You people should be very careful how carelessly you speak. Also say big thank you to the Niger Delta for your behemoth monthly allocation...you think you can survive without this handout by generous Niger Delta people? Speaking as a Niger Deltan, the day you Yoruba will marginalize any non yoruba in Lagos, be prepared to lose your federal monthly allocation and non payment of taxes and duties by non Yorubas...let's see how you will survive. You think Lagos would have attained its current economic and social status without nom yorubas and federal character? You want one Nigeria, you must abide by every law that glues us as Nigerians.
You guys should go with your oil, don't forget the oil in ondo state(goggle it) is enough for the Yorubas, you should pack your things and get out. Go and read the history of Lagos, the Yorubas already built their own bridge as far back as the 14th century(over 4,000 years before Nigeria was amalgamated and much more years before your so called worthless oil was discovered).

Yorubas already built a strong economy under Ogunfunminire(the man that first inhabited Lagos) in the 9th century, as at 14th century,Eko had already gone ahead of other west African states and countries even before the brief benin contact.
Go and read the History of Lagos written by Lancelot De Freitas(The man that named the city Lagos in the year 1450),Yorubas already built their bridges,had their market and were very organized. That was why when the europeans came,they decided to make Lagos the seat of power because they know its the most developed region even before we were amalgamated, go and read and study History before coming here to say what you don't know.
Get a copy of Lagos State University(LASU) GNS vol 2 text book, you will see the whole history of Lagos there,we have been developing rapidly before you came! Mind u, nobody begged you to come,Nobody will beg you to stay,the road by which you came to south west is still very much available,you are free to take it back,nobody invited you to south west,so you can leave!
PoliticsRe: Jimi Agbaje Lost To Ambode In His Polling Unit by Crispels(m): 8:03pm On Apr 11, 2015
I thought they said they dominate Lagos??

I thought they said there are millions of them in every streets of Lagos??

I thought they said they own all the houses and toilets in Lagos??

I thought they said they will decide who rules Lagos??

I thought they said Lagos is a NO MAN'S LAND??Now the indigenes have shown them its their land!!

Where are they?? Where are their so called votes??
So they can only make noise like toothless dogs??
I thought they said they will vote Agbaje,go to Lagoon,build sky scrappers and turn it to dubai in 5years(when they have not even built one in Enugu,Onitsha,Owerri,Aba,Nnewi,Abakaliki in thousand of years,what they can't do in hundreds of years on their own Land is what they want to do on another man's Land in just 5years??)

These guys are Just Kidding Like their candidate JIMI!!

Jimi should have won,I should have voted for him but the moment he stopped campaigning to indigenes and started campaigning to Foreigners and refugees,the moment we decided to Punish him!

The Indigenes have spoken,Akinwunmi Ambode(A+) is our Governor, if you are not okay with it,the road by which you came to Lagos is still very much open,you are free to leave,Nobody begged you to come to Lagos,Nobody will beg you to stay!

LAGOS BELONGS TO THE ODUDUWA NATION,its the heritage of the Yorubas which was inhabited by Ogunfunminire in the 9th century!! No stranger or refugee can tell us who to vote for, we own our land and we decides what happens to it,Lagos belongs to us and to us alone!!!
PoliticsIgbo Claims To Have Founded Lagos,threatens the Yorubas by Crispels(op):
I just saw this post on Lagos State Facebook Page and am suprised an Igbo man could type this, the likes of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Don Jazzy,Basket Mouth,Linda Ikeji etc will not see this now and see why the Yorubas are angry with the Igbos.
Yes,Lagos is a metropolitan city but insulting the Yorubas over their Land is completely out of the box. I study Lagos History in Lagos State University(LASU) and the Yorubas have been inhabitating Lagos as far back as the 9th century.Aromire was the first man from Ile-Ife to live in Lagos,so it will be delusional to claim what belongs to others. You can even pick the GNS textbook(Vol 2) of LASU and you will read the whole History of Lagos there,it would be educating. economically,Lagos had grown its own economy since the 14th century and it was one of the strongest in Africa then,even before it came in contact with the benins or even the Igbos that only came to Lagos in the 19th century(over 10,000 years after the Yorubas have been living there and developing their Land).
As a matter of Fact, it was because Lagos economy has already boomed that made the white men love it and hence,put the seat of power there,Yorubas already built their first bridge themselves even before Nigeria was amalgamated.

Please let's be careful to avoid violence or reactions from the Locals.

Jokes EtcRe: Mazi Moses Nwafor Dividing The Lagos Lagoon For Igbos (Pics) by Crispels(m): 10:46am On Apr 11, 2015
Arysexy:
Don't worry We can still perform wonders in lagoon
Stupid people, why haven't you guys developed Enugu or Anambra that you have been living for hundreds of years, when you can't develop ur own land to be like this for thousands of years,is it another man's land you will develop within 5years?? Awon ode afofun gbemu omo jati jati!
PoliticsRe: ‘enough Of Igbo Disruption In Lagos’ - Yorubas Outside Nigeria Speak by Crispels(m): 10:34am On Apr 11, 2015
tucky200:
I'm now confused Ion even knw who owns lagos ..is it igbo or yoruba ?? undecided
I will like to educate and enlighten these people who always doubt the indigenous ownership of Lagos and many others who are ignorant of history and suffers intellectual defficiency, so becaue lagos is a portugese word,he is now saying its a no man's land,that means Nigeria too is a no man's land because the name Nigeria is not Yoruba,Hausa or Igbo,so Niger and Ghana people can come in and take over! Even Port-Har-Court is now a no man's land! and some even said benins are the owner of lagos,yes they had a contact with lagos but they were not the first occupants.
In fact its time I dispense what am studying, I study lagos history as a compulsory course at Lagos State University lectured by Dr.Sanni(an indigenous lagosian and a scholar of lagos history)Now to all of you shouting lagos is a no man's land, please stay attentive as I tell u how the name lagos,Eko and who first occupied lagos are.
How did we come about the name LAGOS??
Undoubtedly, the word LAGOS is derived from the portugese word, "LAGOS" meaning LAGOONS(and not prison as some people speculate).
The word lagos could be traced to LANCELOT DE FREITAS(a portugese man) who himself was a local lagosian in his native home of lagos in portugal,in the course of the portugese voyage of 1431-1462(14th century), LANCELOT DE FREITAS stopped to get provision around the modern day carter bridge,and looking towards Ebute Metta,he recorded in his log book the word"LAGOS" thus, named after a place surrounded by water(he saw that carter bridge where he bought provision in 1450 was surrounded by water,hence,he gave it the name LAGOS).
THE NAME EKOhuh?
There are two versions to this very one but it will be summarily explained to a plausible version.
According to J.B losi M. book titled "History of Lagos" Lagos was founded and first occupied by a group of hunters led by Olofin Ogunfunminire,aprince from Ile-Ife, who first settled at Isheri-Olofin,acommunity situated 12miles north of lagos. From Isheri, series of dispersals led to the founding of other yoruba awori settlement such as Iropa,Irepu,Ado-Odo,Ogudu,Ikeja,Ojota etc. South ward movement led to the settlement of Yaba later on Ebute-metta,Otoand Ido which later became the home of the olofin(first leader of lagos). Although JB losi vernacular version of his write up vindicate that prior to the movement of Ogunfunminire;there were early Yoruba Awori settlements such as Olopon,Tomuwe,Omuse,Alase etc who had settled before the coming of the Olofin(Ogunfunminire).These groups were said to have moved from Egun Ibeji an ancient Yoruba Awori settlement that has gone into extinction.
After the settlement of Olofin's(princeogunfunminire) group,his children who were collectively known as ALADEJO(A Group Of Fishermen/Fishermen Co-Operative)settled at different parts of lagos. The earliest settlements was led by 'AROMIRE' who swam across the lagoon and established a settlement on the LAGOS ISLAND. This further encouraged his brothers to settle in different parts of lagos such that some of them bears the name that correspond with their settlement. E.g Oloto at oto,Ojora at Ijora,Oniru at Iru, Oluwa(Apapa)at Iwa,Elegushi which constitute the modern day Victoria Island.
Where do the Benin come into the history of Lagos?
After critical study,juxtaposition and consolidation.The involvement of Benin in Lagos politics could be traced back to the quarrel of Olofin's children and a female personality named "AINA". Aina was accused of witchcraft,all her goats were killed as a result of this accusation and all effort to seek redress with olofin failed. She therefore complained to the King of Benin(Oba Orhogbua) who sent his warriors to attack and build a war CAMP in lagos under the leadership of one "Aseru". Let me explain one thing at this very point, "EKO" is the name of the benin for WAR CAMP.Aseru who was the commander of the Benin millitary camp undertook millitary expeditions to the towns situated north of Lagos and was killed during one of such operation in the marshes of Isheri. One yoruba personality,"ASHIPA" was said to have led an Isheri party that took the dead body of Aseru to Benin for burial in accordance with Benin tradition. This singular act of returning Aseru body to Benin was rewarded by the Oba of Benin who made Ashipa the first Eleko of Eko or Oloriogun i.e the millitary commander of his troops in Lagos.At his death,Ashipa was succeded by Ado,his son was in turn succeded by Gabaro and Akinsemoyin(in that order).
Nevertheless,available evidence seems to be pointing to the fact that the brief control of Lagos by the Benin was acheived by millitary conquest and the fact that the earliest settlers were not the Edo but the Awori Yorubas. The reasons for this position are not far to seek.Viewed from the linguistic angle,it appears that the language more indigenous to Lagos is the Awori dialect of the Yoruba.
The nucleus of this settlement of the Benin was the Enu-Owa area which today still retains the evidence of Benin architecture,culture and customs. Not too long after the Benin conquest of the forces of the Olofin,the Edo who did not occupy the Iddo Island but stayed in the Enu-Owa would appear to have been attracted to the relatively older and comparatively more developed and suitable for human dwelling area of their Awori brethren.Duringthe reign of Eleko Gabaro,the capital and seat of administration was effectively transferred to Idun-Iganran( pepper palace) which has since been the seat of government.
In totality,the period of the Awori's settlement and that of Benin represented two different periods in Lagos history,while the first Yoruba Awori's period represented the period when Lagos emerged as OKO(farmland) following Aromire's establishment of the Island as a farmland.
The second period represented the conquest and the brief occupation of Lagos by the Benin and the encampment of Lagos as Eko.
For the foregoing analysis,the antiquity of the Yoruba Awori settlement in Lagos seem not to be in doubt.
Conclusively, the modern day Lagos is the commercial hub and social vibe of Nigeria,Lagos was the federal capital of Nigeria from Amalgamation till 1991 when Former Head of State, Ibrahim Babaginda moved the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja.One of the reasons IBB gave then was that, Lagos serves the purpose of just the Yorubas since its their indigenous state,hence,theneed to move the Federal capital to a more central region(That's why we have the FCT in Abuja today).
If Lord Lugard had not amalgamated Nigeria(and made Lagos the FCT due to the development and potentials Lagos had even before oil money) will people be migrating and running to Lagos virtually everyday;only to call it a no man's land neglecting the fact that,some people's ancestors first occupied and developed it thousands of Years ago?
However,am not a Tribalist but a Nigerian and a Yoruba Nationalist to the core, despite the fact that I want a united Nigeria where love and tolerance reign. I won't sit back and watch some ill-informed ignorantum igorantatus;ignorants of History to point to Lagos,a state with thousands of years of Traditional leadership as a NO MAN'S LAND! I surely won't take that from anybody
PoliticsRe: Alleged Photo Of Desmond Elliot "Sharing" Money To Policemen Goes Viral Online by Crispels(m): 10:22am On Apr 11, 2015
Blind people!!

Is the polling unit inside the house??

How will u expect him to dress like this today??


Can't you guys see its phones he is holding?

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