This statement implies you know little about Edo history. Other than the fact your story looks like a poorly woven cloth, you need to understand that Edo has been through about 3 dynasties namely pre ogiso (poorly recorded), the Ogiso (Well documented from 40AD) and the Oba era.
Also it may interest you to know that the Portuguese first came to Nigeria in the 15th century. Which is recent and at the time the Benin empire (not the pre ogiso or the ogiso era) was in its full majesty. This already makes all your claims false.

About the Obi of Onitsha and Onitsha itself, the Benin presence and influence cannot be denied. Onitsha was founded in 17th century.

As for places like Asaba; Many of the people there originated from Benin, others Igala others Igbo.

You can deny it all you want but, be honest with yourself and connect the dots. It is obvious that the Igbos, Yoruba and Benin are different people. Not withstanding Benin's influence is predominant and not the other way around.

I also read someone say the Benin's are few, they aren't. The difference is they don't go around claiming people like other ethnic groups in Nigeria do. They have people in the Northern( middle belt), s. eastern, S.southern and S.Western parts of Nigeria, they also have Ga ethnic group of Ghana and some people in Benin Republic and Togo to mention those I am aware about.

Let's not also forget about the Ancient Benin Genocide, now dubbed massacre of 1897. That disintegrated the empire as it was and dispersed it's people.



(well documented) Og

OfoIgbo:



That is my point... Remember that I had already written that the Oba title originated in Nri, and it is still born today. People in Enugwu-ukwu must have heard of the late Oba Nwandu. In fact, a cousin of the current Eze Nri is known as Oba Agbalanze (Prince Emeka Onyesoh). The title has been in Igboland (Umu-Nri clan to be exact) 100s of years before the first Oba of Nri ancestry was installed in Benin, and the current nomenclature's OBA IWEKA.
Put simply, it was the Nris that introduced the oba title to Benin, by installing an Nri titled man as the first Oba. Now Iweka means ANGER IS GREAT presumably in the land that he was installed as the don.

Akalaka is reputed to be a Benin prince that established Ikwerre, Ekpeye. Akalaka means DESTINY in Igbo.

Ezechima is reputed to be a Benin prince that established Onitsha. So how come these Benin princes all seem to have Igbo names? Because the first oba was an Nri man and his early descendants were Igbo, and Igbo was the language spoken at the Oba's palace to start with.

Add all these to the findings of early Portuguese explorers, most probably led by Prince Henry the navigator, in which they saw Nri people in the Oba's palace, and a picture begins to develop

DeanOlamide:



Look for the nearest Adult school and enroll with them ..


They will enrol you in the next primary leaving certificate examination and that sort it out ..



Your case is not as serious as it is .


Use the nearest adult school and enrol with them ..

Cheers

I appreciate the tip, thank you very much.

Firstly, Opportunities.

At the moment, my field of practice is purely technical and my employer didn't request for it.

But, I also had missed a couple of opportunities in previous years. Some very reputable organizations include it as a requisite. I hear it's used as a tool to guage age by HR (Not really sure), but I have come across a couple.

Secondly, Esteem value.

I feel a great dissatisfaction knowing I wrote an examination but may never have evidence to prove I did. I also feel that in the near future a necessity may arise for it, be it political or economic.

I therefore think it's best to make hay while the sun shines as a stitch in time saves nine.

Thank you.

My Fellow Nairalanders, I beseech guidance from your bottomless well of knowledge. Please turn up for me.

I need all the guidance I can get on how to get my primary school leaving certificate. I wrote my common entrance in the year 1999. I passed the examination and was admitted into a state secondary school in Lagos.

While I was in the higher institution, I lost my mum who was the custodian of my documents, this was in the year 2011. After I lost her, I went looking for all my credentials and documents I had left in her custody. I found all but the primary school leaving testimonial. This was where my problem began.

At the time I wrote the exams, alot was happening with us as a family. At some point we could not meet up with the financial requirements for the exam in the primary school I was attending, so I was withdrawn and my mum took me to a school owned by her friend to write the exams (School's name I do not know).

Since the discovery of the adsence of the testimonial in 2011, I have been plagued with frequent worry.

The biggest challenge is that the primary school through which I wrote the exams cannot be traced (mainly because I do not know the name), all forms of contact with the proprietor of the school (my mum's friend) had been lost since 1999. It has just been crazy. At some point my dad tried to go through the center where I wrote the exams (Ojo girls cantonment), only to meet a dead end.

I do not know what to do at this point. I would appreciate every guide or support I can get.

Thank you in anticipation.

Oga good mornings o. Do you have a reliable 1hp low voltage or inverter AC that a 1.5kva generator can conveniently power?