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TGreatGatsby:
Another Timilehin in the news for involvement with female folks in a short time.

Timilehin kilódé

Satani lo ti awon mejeji lehin.

Konquest:
@Doylestown92,

My pleasure... Anytime.

Your insightful thread indeed brought back memories for me as well. Especially with reference to the U.S. Collegiate and U.S. NBA basketballer, Yinka Dare and his older brother Michael Dare, who I first personally knew as buddies back in the 1980s. They are one of the finest guys of Nigerian descent and paternally from Kabba.

Have a fulfilling year 2025 ahead!

Cheers.

Most thanks to you, cheers also.

SheikhMuniru:
I disagree with you on EYITAYO LAMBO.

The Lambos are from Igbore in Abeokuta Ogun State

Pardon me on that, however, ibi Ori ba dani si, ni ese gba lo. Bi oro awon Lambo se ri niyen.
It's like Wole Soyinka, an Ijebu born in Egba, identified as Egba for much of his life until he eventually discovered or revealed he was Ijebu.
Despite that, Yoruba kan naa ni gbogbo wa Jo je. Ire oo.

juwonlo15:
6 local government areas is a joke to you..
We are formally in Kwara before formation of kogi.

Once you reach kogi west areas, you will definitely know you're in yoruba land.

Don't mind the hairy Emeka.

demoBaba:
Their from Kabba local government area council.

No, from all the Okun local government areas.

Konquest:
That's an impressive list of distinguished folks of Okun-Yoruba descent. I used to think the British-Nigerian co-founder of the iconic music group, Light House Family 'Tunde Baiyewu is paternally from Abeokuta in Ogun State but he's right here under Kogi State. A younger sister of his Kofo (who I know) is former President Olusegun Obasanjo's biological daughter married to a White guy. Sam Adeyemi is another surprise here... That's mad cool.


Yinka Dare (who is from Kabba but was born in 1972 in Kano. He painfully passed on in 2004 in New Jersey) played in the U.S. Collegiate basketball for George Washington University in the United States back from the early 1990s (long before we ever heard of the Bam Adebayos or the Giannis Adetokunbos of today).

Because of his very tall height at 7 ft tall, he was seen by American NBA analysts as the next big replacement for the iconic 2-time NBA MVP, Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets after being drafted into the NBA, but his sudden death on January 9, 2004 at Englewood, New Jersey truncated that. Yinka Dare hailed from Kabba in the current Kogi State. He has a British-born biological older brother named Michael. I actually personally knew both of them from back in the day. Yinka Dare's commanding memories will remain.

OK, I found two good links. Read more about Yinka Dare right BELOW.

=>http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yinka_dare/index.html

=>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinka_Dare


The iconic Chief Sunday Awoniyi who was the FIRST EVER Yoruba man to become the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in the 2000s till he passed on. His first son was also the past Deputy Governor of Kogi State when Governor Wada was in charge of Kogi State.

I also know of the seasoned TV and media personality Babajide Kolade Otitoju and a TV political analyst Gbola Oba who are both from Kogi State. The badass Gbola Oba was born in Lagos State though but is actually from Kogi.


Indeed, looking at the names here from a bird's eye view, Yoruba folks of Kogi State are NO pushovers. They are absolutely well-read and accomplished folks from the music maestro Art Alade (Dare Art Alade's biological father), to Yinka Dare of George Washington University and the U.S. NBA, to Tolu Arotile (the FIRST ever female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force in 2019 who actually flew on combat missions against terrorists), and more.

Thank you so very much for updating my knowledge.

Konquest:
That's an impressive list of distinguished folks of Okun-Yoruba descent. I used to think the British-Nigerian co-founder of the iconic music group, Light House Family 'Tunde Baiyewu is paternally from Abeokuta in Ogun State but he's right here under Kogi State. A younger sister of his Kofo (who I know) is former President Olusegun Obasanjo's biological daughter married to a White guy. Sam Adeyemi is another surprise here... That's mad cool.


Yinka Dare (who is from Kabba but was born in 1972 in Kano. He painfully passed on in 2004 in New Jersey) played in the U.S. Collegiate basketball for George Washington University in the United States back from the early 1990s (long before we ever heard of the Bam Adebayos or the Giannis Adetokunbos of today).

Because of his very tall height at 7 ft tall, he was seen by American NBA analysts as the next big replacement for the iconic 2-time NBA MVP, Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets after being drafted into the NBA, but his sudden death on January 9, 2004 at Englewood, New Jersey truncated that. Yinka Dare hailed from Kabba in the current Kogi State. He has a British-born biological older brother named Michael. I actually personally knew both of them from back in the day. Yinka Dare's commanding memories will remain.

OK, I found two good links. Read more about Yinka Dare right BELOW.

=>http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yinka_dare/index.html

=>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinka_Dare


The iconic Chief Sunday Awoniyi who was the FIRST EVER Yoruba man to become the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in the 2000s till he passed on. His first son was also the past Deputy Governor of Kogi State when Governor Wada was in charge of Kogi State.

I also know of the seasoned TV and media personality Babajide Kolade Otitoju and a TV political analyst Gbola Oba who are both from Kogi State. The badass Gbola Oba was born in Lagos State though but is actually from Kogi.


Indeed, looking at the names here from a bird's eye view, Yoruba folks of Kogi State are NO pushovers. They are absolutely well-read and accomplished folks from the music maestro Art Alade (Dare Art Alade's biological father), to Yinka Dare of George Washington University and the U.S. NBA, to Tolu Arotile (the FIRST ever female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force in 2019 who actually flew on combat missions against terrorists), and more.

Wow! The list is endless! Thank you for teaching me about the others I never knew.

Housing:
Babajide Otitoju is also from Kogi

Wow! Long Live The Yoruba Race.

miniziter:
Are you saying there no Yorubas in Kwara and Edo too?

Do you mind the yam-legged Okoro?

SalamRushdie:
Timi Ajayi that beheaded a girl in Abuja this week is also from Kogi

You're correct. It's so bad of him. Let him face the law.

In no particular order. As a Yoruba man from Kogi, I noticed there's less discussion about the Okun people. So I made this compilation of famous Okun people. We're one Yoruba people, this is not a competition against any other subgroup. Also, none Yoruba people should keep off, this thread is not for disunity, but just one more glory of the Yoruba people.


1. Pius Adesanmi- Former Professor of Literature at The Pennsylvania State University, United States., Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University.

2. Sam Adeyemi- Founder and Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Center.

3. Bayo Ojo- S.A.N., Former Attorney General of Nigeria. Former head of The Nigerian Ministry of Justice.

4. John Onaiyekan- Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Abuja. Cardinal Priest of San Saturnino in Rome.

5. Eyitayo Lambo- Professor, Former Nigerian Federal Minister of Health.

6. Olu Obafemi- Professor of English and Dramatic Literature at The University of Illorin, former President of The Nigerian Academy of Letters.

7. Jide Omokore- Marine and Construction businessman, Forbes multimillionaire.

8. Abiodun Faleke- Member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives for Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos.

9. John Obaro- Technology entrepreneur, public speaker, and founder of SystemSpecs Nigeria Limited.

10. John Olatunde Ayeni- Lawyer, investor and business magnate, Chairman of Skye Bank.

11. Tolulope Arotile- First-ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force.

12. Etannibi Alemika- . Professor of Criminology and the Sociology of Law at the University of Jos, member The American Society of Criminology and The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

13. Ibiyinka Alao- Nigerian-American artist, architect, writer, film director and musical theater composer.

14. Nike Davies-Okundaye- Artist, owner of the Nike Arts Galleries in Lagos, Abuja, Osogbo, and Ogidi.

15. Gbenro Ajibade- Actor, producer, model and presenter.

16. Seth Sunday Ajayi- Scientist, scholar, and the first African Professor of Wildlife Ecology.

17. Tunde Baiyewu- Nigeria-British singer and songwriter.

18. Joseph Abiodun Balogun- Nigerian-American academic, distinguished professor of Health Sciences at Chicago State University, Illinois, United States.

19. Sunday Bada- Sprinter, gold medal winner.

20. Grace Oyelude- Beauty Pageant, First Miss Nigeria.

21. TY Bello- Singer, songwriter, photographer and philanthropist.

22. Jaywon- Singer, songwriter and actor.

23. Darey Art Alade- Singer, Song Writer.

24. WizzyPro- Music Producer.

25. Ruger- Singer, Songwriter.

26. Tunde Ednut- Internet blogger and musician.

27. Dino Melaye- Former Senator for Kogi West .
28. Yetunde Barnabas- Model, actress and Movie Producer.

29. - Smart Adeyemi- Senator for Kogi West.

30. Deji Adeyanju- Lawyer.

GeneralPula:
Very true..

Oyo empire was a very strong & influential one. They made warriors out of both men & women. They fought wars and didn’t lose any. When Nupe people invaded Oyo back then, they couldn’t defeat Oyo so they changed their mind and succumbed. They started living with Oyo people, married Yoruba women and by the time they wanted to leave back to their region, their Yoruba wives followed them..

This is one of the reasons why Yoruba are many in Niger state till date. The late King of Niger state royal Tinubu *Jagaban of Borgu* for historical relation and other reasons..

Tinubu is Yoruba of Nupe Origin. Just like FFK.

VinnyBaba:
Most of our Naija SlayQueen, If you see their Childhood pix, you will Marvel and have a good laugh.

Skinny/boney bodies, Ugly faces and Lakpalakpa heads.

So The UK is in Asia or what? Is it not Europe?
Is Canada too not in America or doesn't he knows that "America" refers to North America or The US, or South America?

Bobloco:
Untop him right to peaceful protest

Una just dey use this DSS dey threatened everybody as per say dem don turn errand boys na

The OP spotted on Original account.

TruthU87:
Not hacked, Henry Ford rising from the grave and taking control of the X account.

Meanwhile Natanyahu suffering fom Stage 3 cancer which is pretty advanced. It has most likely spread to his testes and they may need to be removed. It happened to Bobby Riggs. then even if the surgery was successful, if the cells have made their way to the lymph nodes, the cancer will still come back.

Same as former Israeli Prime Minister Sharon. Sharon suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on 4 January 2006, and remained in a long-term care facility in a vegetative state from late 2006 until his death. Sharon died at 14:00 on 11 January 2014. God works in mysterious ways.

Now I really am very curious to find out what God has in store for Netanyahu. Hopefully it's something worse than what Sharon had to endure.

What is even more sickening is the politicians who support these people.
All western governments, including the US know very well that Israel is evil to the core. Yet, they support it.
It's mind blowing.

You should be ashamed of yourself for that Photoshop.

docdes:
You are not wise. Is this why you're wasting your life. You are in the world to make impact, make news, and go. So, just because he will be forgotten in 2170 doesn't mean he doesn't matter.

You're so ignorant to say the world has moved on as if Einstein never lived...yet you're talking about him. Then, you said that Tesla is now past!?!

You're not wise for failing to comprehend that simple fact.

The Dude was pained, but found a round-corner way to express it. He said "Shurrup!"
By the way he wasn't quoting me, I was merely watching them drag themselves whilst I laughed.

PulaPower:
That quote is a sentimental one..

Is it every black man that doesn’t read? Is it every white man that reads?

You that read thru the post, you white?

You just justified his assertion, which is a quote from Malcolm X, though. You proved it's difficult for you to understand a simple saying that majority of black people don't read. What's difficult to understand there? Sorry, he didn't mean black people don't read at all. He meant majority of black people don't read.

Was I the only one who read "Fabio Okocha" at first?

WrriterNg:
Name them please.

You mean it produces nothing, yet thousands of Nigerians immigrate there each year? To do "nothing"?

diamond68:
Is it really by your productivity or by the size of your nuclear weapons ? What is Britain producing to have such a strong currency? What are they exporting ?

Football, Cricket etc, Universities, plus tons of Fortune 500 companies.

Softmirror:
Oga, one of the major reasons why businesses fail in Nigeria, big or small is because of trust and honesty issues so don't narrow it to politicians alone unless you are afraid that you will make the list of Nigerians who have made away with monies entrusted as an employee.

People entrusted with businesses and have run away with their oga's money should be EXECUTED too.

Doylestown92

Smacks lips. You got a point there.

In no particular order-
The Chinese treatment for thieving politicians is execution.

1. Olusegun Obasanjo
2. Muhammadu Buhari
3. Goodluck Johnathan
4. Bola Tinubu
5. Yahaya Bello
6. Peter Obi
7. Godwin Emefiele
8. Abubakar Atiku
9. Umar Ganduje
10. Dapo Abiodun
11. Diezanie Allison
12. Moshood Abiola
13. Alao Akala
14. Olusegun Agagu
15. Ibrahim Dende
16. Ibrahim Babangida
17. Uzor Kalu
18. Sheu Shagari
19. Sani Abacha
20. Mahmood Yakubu

Feel free to add your own list.

tommy589:
How Charles Taylor escaped from US prison to start the rebellion in Liberia still amazes me

He was a CIA agent, the CIA escaped him.

Nokio2:
Ufouma also known as princess U
Has come to Benin after 15 years in Italy to start farming...even oba no understand these her plants..

NOETHNICITY:
Russia weak as how?
In comparison with whom?

For the records, Russia is single-handedly fighting about 50 different countries. Those countries are the richest, most advanced and most powerful countries in the world.

Bt what standard is Russia weak?

"Singlehandedly"? Is that a deliberate lie? What about Iran, China, those small communist countries in Eastern Europe, rented soldiers from North Korea etc.

Alright!

ElevationD:
Some of the same reasons advanced by the old Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev were what caused the Americans to withdraw. For the Soviets, they found out that the war was not winnable and they preferred to cut their costs.

The Americans achieved the destruction of Al Qaeda and its then leader, Osama Bin Laden. Need I to inform you that the plan to withdraw the close to 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan was put in place by Donald Trump? He signed the 2020 USA - Taliban deal that put restrictions on the fighting by both parties. That of course was the longest fighting in American history as it lasted for 20 years.

Now you may keep wondering why the USA could not defeat a “common” Taliban. In the same vein, you must wonder why Russia is taking 3 years now to fight or overrun a nuclear less Ukraine. The truth remains that possession of nuclear arms is termed “deterrence”. The USA would wipe Afghanistan off the surface of the earth one day. But could they have done that? No. There were very vital considerations, chief among them was the humanitarian crisis that it would cause. They would risk the entry of other nuclear powered nations like Russia and China.

As already stated, they wanted to eliminate Al Qaeda and other terrorists groups in that area. They achieved that objective. They are signatories to the nuclear non proliferation treaty. Employing nuclear weapons would have severely damaged the US reputation as a global leader and they would be violating international law, just like Netanyahu has been accused. For this same reason, in the face of opposition from NATO in Eastern Europe, Russia WILL NOT use nuclear weapons against Israel or NATO either.

The Americans have largely been criticized for leaving behind, such huge amounts of weapons. However when you look at it logistically, you’d find that it was not that easy, especially with the time constraints of vacating Afghanistan. What about the cost of putting them together from their different locations? Again the Americans expected the Afghan armed forces to take charge of the weapons, but sadly they capitulated to Taliban. However some of the weapons have allowed the Americans to have a limited presence in the region.

The Americans destroyed or disabled some of the equipment that they left behind, including aircraft. During the withdrawal, US forces destroyed or disabled 73 aircraft, including A-29s and Black Hawks, to prevent them from being used by the Taliban. We saw Taliban fighters posing on them. But have they put any to use? NO. They cannot.

He doesn't understands your explanation. He thinks it's Maiduguri politics.

asala1:
Yet, they ran away from Afghanistan leaving billions worth of weapons from some sandal wearing jihadist.

Same thing happened in Vietnam, they ran away leaving the poor south Vietnamese in the hands of the advancing communist.

The Russians "ran away" from Afghanistan first.

Staged for TikTok.