₦airaland Forum

Validated:
Anyone that you see badmouthing ICAN failed woefully. They are all ANAN members. With ICAN, you can get reciprocity in some courses with ACCA, CGMA and CPA. With ANAN, you are useless, even in Nigeria. No serious corporation employ ANAN.

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IbrahimSola:
Do they still fail ICAN these days?When all you need is a good relationship with certain people? Do they conduct ICAN in Ghana? Is it not in Nigeria? Fail? No way! Rather I'm telling you that there are too many ICAN certificates flooding the market that are worthless both to the holder and to the society.

You sound like someone who is bitter because he couldn't pass ICAN...

IbrahimSola:
This is how some of them get I CAN and be brandishing it as if it's better than any other certificate in Nigeria.

ICAN that some of their members will still be asking archaic questions as if the world has left them.

Anyway this is a country of certificates.

In the outer world, AI prompt engineering has taken over while they're still struggling with ICAN. All those accountants better go and learn AI technology very well, else the world will leave them behind like computers left typewriters.

Be sincere, how many times did you fail ICAN before you gave up?

Chai

Nigerian women can be so corrupt

I am sure that was how she went through school and earned her 'degrees'.

What a shame!

NUPENG, DAPPMAN and any other peng or man can go and DIE!!!

They've fleeced and held Nigerians enough!!!

There is NO danger anywhere

For decades, NUPENG and cohorts held Nigerians hostage in the dark days of subsidy

Nigerians CANNOT wait to see your backs

Game over!

Nice

Naira will continue to appreciate

I pity speculators

They will cry blood

Great

Tinubu saved the state from anarchy and Fubara from impeachment.

AMINDA:
Of course I did. Should we roll out the drums because Tinubu did what he should have never undo in the first place? His democratic credentials have been forever tainted. All for 2027 so-called structure.

Then you did not read with an open mind.

The Supreme Court declared that there was NO government in RIvers state.

Anarchy was looming.

What did you expect the president to do?

AMINDA:
What a disgrace. At least, no one will come and tell us tomorrow that Tinubu is a democrat.

Did you even read the post?

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Shawarmagirl:
I believe you mean the chairman's and board of directors of bank that earn the $8 per month. Bank managers earn 300-400k monthly which is just few hours job here. Why is the truth paining you?

Please mention just 1 professor in Nigeria that earn $2k let alone 5k or 10k as monthly salary. Which school?

Where did you get this nonsense information from

And $2k dollars abroad is far less than the equivalent value in Nigeria. $2k is just like NGN500,000 in Nigeria actually.

What of the fact that once jolly nuclear families are now dispersed all over the place and may NEVER reunite physically again

FIRST cousins MAY NEVER know one another

Pathetic!

I hope they don't have HIV...

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Peeggs are so dull

Printing more Naira notes is not equivalent to printing more Naira.

Emhefielleh did not really print more Naira notes when he printed more Naira. He simply invoked Naira from thin air and started crediting people's accounts

omoredia:
Hehe ur oluwole chart? Lol deceivers

Go and hug transformer

omoredia:
Hehe ur oluwole chart? Lol deceivers

Olohdoh! Chart that been there for decades.

omoredia:
The same igbo u said do too much of statistics and charts. U see how ur dey confuse ur destiny

Seems you are dorrllard. The chart in this case is different from that of statistics.

The Lagos royalty chart shows you the line of Lagos kings from the first to the current.

ibbo man

omoredia:
Hehe which charts? History is public knowledge i would go to apc secretariat to be looking at charts

Chart that has been there since forever

It seems you are actually Igbo...

Funkyswagzz:
Like seriously do you have at all or you just want to use it.. why don't you compare the minimum wage

It's still almost the same on the long run...

And mind you, not everybody earns minimum wage in Nigeria

omoredia:
Una go soon sey Tinubu was the oba and that Lagos was founded by him in 1999.

Go to the palace of the Oba of Lagos and see the chart of Lagos kings there

DiamondsAreFore:
So the richest country on earth with the biggest economy is still subsidising fuel for its citizens even in spite of the likely environmental issues which might arise from it.

Meanwhile over here in Africa, the "giant" of Africa was thumping its hollow chest and belowing with glee after their World Bank stooge of a president ended a fuel subsidy of just $4.5 billion a year in a country with some of the poorest people on earth.

Ollle

There is no free lunch in life.

Nigerian government does have money for subsidies. How can you be borrowing money to pay subsidy

Yet it's still more expensive than our unsubsidised fuel

omoredia:
U are a poor student of history.

Fake news

The Obaship passed to Yorubas in the 4th generation...

I just knew peegs wills kick against state police because of fear of being kicked out of Lagos

State police can be established under a very tight framework that will prevent abuse.

The FG will takeover any state in crisis that the state police cannot handle.

omoredia:
U are a liar

A list of Lagos areas whose names show Edo/Benin influence, mostly from the prefix “Idun/Idumu” (meaning “quarter/settlement” in Edo):

Lagos Island & Environs

1. Idumota – “Idumu Ota” (Ota’s quarter).


2. Idumagbo – “Idumu Agbo” (Agbo’s quarter).


3. Idumagbon – “Idumu Agbon” (Agbon’s quarter).


4. Idumadan – “Idumu Adan” (Adan’s quarter).


5. Idunsagbe / Idunsagbe market (old records).


6. Idunsare – settlement named after a leader/family.



Others

Idumota Market (famous Lagos market) keeps the Benin-rooted name.

Idumagbo Avenue still carries that Edo heritage.

Many smaller streets on Lagos Island begin with “Idun/Idumu.”

Why this happened

In the 15th–16th centuries, Eko (Lagos Island) was a settlement under the control of the Oba of Benin.

When the Benin Empire stationed warriors, traders, and administrators in Eko, they organized the island into quarters (idumu), naming them after people, families, or guilds.

Over time, even as Yoruba became the dominant language in Lagos, the Edo naming pattern remained in place.


👉 That’s why today you see many “Idum–” names in central Lagos, especially around markets and old quarters, reflecting Benin heritage woven into Lagos identity.

This one is just manufacturing names to justify his point.

Aside, Idumota, Idumagbo and Iduntafa any other Idu there is a figment of your imagination. And they are just streets compared to OLOWOGBOWO, ITA FAAJI, EPETEDO, OKEPOPO, OKESUNA, ISALE EKO, ISALE GAN GAN, ISALE OFI, IGBOSERE, etc etc

Ota is an Awori town in Ogun state.

Agbo is ram.

Ofa is arrow.

Agbe is farmer or beggar.

Adan is bat.

Are is leader.

They are all Yoruba words.

Idumu kor Idimu ni

Continue deluding yourself.

Nobody is denying Binis WERE INVITED to Lagos Island to protect it from invaders.

The fact is that they can NEVER be founders or owners.

omoredia:
Thats a lie. Would u invite and who u invited will start naming all the major settlements? What does Eko, Obalende, Oshodi, Eti Osa, Idumagbo, Idumota etc mean? Are they not all Benin names? U cant change history. Just as Tinubu can never be Lagosian. Benin owns the land

Why are you so forgetful

Haven't I told you what they all mean

Are you a troll

omoredia:
Ok. U want to do yahoo with history?

Is it that you can't read and comprehend or you are deliberately trying to be mischievous

I said the Benin set up the Lagos monarchy but it passed to Yorubas in the 3rd generation and the facts are everywhere online and offline.

How can the Benin found Lagos when they were invited by the indigenes for protection

omoredia:
When we weigh the historical evidence (oral tradition + documented history + linguistics), the Benin/Edo origin of “Eko” as a “war camp” is considered stronger than the Awori/Yoruba “camp/settlement” version.

Here’s why:


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1. Early Control of Lagos (15th–16th century)

Historical records show that the Benin Kingdom expanded westward during the reign of Oba Orhogbua (mid-1500s).

Benin warriors established a military outpost on Lagos Island to control trade routes and collect tribute.

The Oba of Benin appointed a military administrator (called an “Eletu Odibo”) to govern the area.

This aligns with the interpretation of Eko as a “war camp” in Edo.



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2. Oral History & Naming

Lagos oral tradition (especially from Benin sources) consistently states that the Oba of Benin named the settlement Eko when it became a military camp.

The Yoruba Awori were already living there, but the name “Eko” was imposed through conquest and administration, making it a political name, not just a descriptive one.



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3. Linguistic Strength

In Edo (Bini), Eko indeed directly translates to “camp” or “encampment,” often military in sense.

In Yoruba, ẹ̀kọ́ has meanings like to gather, to learn, or to be trained (also the word for pap/fermented maize meal). But the usage of Eko to mean “settlement” is less direct and less common.

This makes the Edo origin linguistically tighter.



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4. European Accounts

Early Portuguese records from the 15th–16th centuries confirm that the Benin Kingdom was administering Lagos (Eko) before colonial Lagos emerged.

They describe Lagos Island as a tributary state of Benin, not Awori, in terms of political control.



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Conclusion

✅ The Benin (Edo) origin of Eko as “war camp” is better supported by historical, political, and linguistic evidence.
⚖️ The Awori/Yoruba origin reflects the fact that they were the indigenous settlers, but their explanation of Eko as “settlement” is more cultural than historical.

So, historically: “Eko” = war camp (Benin Edo origin).
Culturally: Yoruba still claim it as “our settlement.”.

You are just an ignnorrammus!

Nobody is denying Benin influence in Lagos.

Prior to the arrival of the Binis, the indigenes in Lagos used to be subject to attacks and slaves raids from the notorious Egun from Benin republic(Dahomey kingdom).

The Aworis appealed to the Alaafin of Oyo for protection but he couldn't oblige them for reasons best known him. I guess he too was contending with such attacks in his domain.

The Aworis then turned to the Oba of Benin for protection. He them came over and set up a monarchy in Lagos to displace the existing monarchy in return for protection from the Eguns.

The first king was Ado. The second was Ashipa. The third was Gabaro.

Unfortunately, Gabaro was childless and his sister was asked to marry the Ijesha high priest to birth the current line of Lagos kings.

This history and chart is openly displayed in the palace of the Oba of Lagos.

Nigeria was colonised by the British so much so that the we speak English, wear English clothes, and follow their religion.

Yet, does that make Nigeria British land Bini did not even have that much influence in Lagos.

PS: The Oba of Benin is also of Yoruba ancestry Ekaladerhan is a MYTH - a COCK and BULL story

omoredia:
Ok since u are ignorant what is the meaning of Eko, Obalende, Oshodi, Idumagbo, Idumota? Are those yoruba names?

Haba! Don't be a dollarrrd!!

Eko - Native Lagos name for farm

Obalende - Where the king pursued me to

Oshodi - One that goes against the popular way/thought

Idumagbo - Idu knows ram

Idumota - Idu knows Ota

What are your own definitions?