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So, even oyinbo girl knows we're miracle hunters

I can understand why they must be non Yoruba indigenes of southwest.
This is too much.

Touch not my anointed!
You need to hear from the pastor, perhaps he heard from his lord to do so.

Bastard!
Who brought you here? You seem to have forgotten the hardship, penury, and the never-do-well syndrome that drove you to the Southwest. Pls go! We can do without your contributions and congestion.

Standardcosting:
Toor
And their goons here have been screaming in support, even quoting biblical verses for further showcase their ignorance!

That's because they're not only foolish and driven by hatred, but more importantly, very ignorant.

I remember Uniben, in those days.
Everyone attended fellowships, about 50 different fellowships.
Everyone jacked at night; LTs were filled up, Law, Agric, Social Science, 500LT, 218 LTs, Engineering, and the common rooms.
Then, you could not help but wonder who were the hardmen.
All I can say is violence solves no problem.

Young beast, what did you achieve as a minister? Idiot!!

historyworld031:
When speaking to others speak clearly, I don't understand you at all.
By the way, I am Edo and I am yet to know what non-Edos keep referring to as "Bini", do I become "Bini" each time I am in Benin City or is it even when I am in Esanland or Delta or elsewhere. I mean Are my cousins who do not live in Benin City "Bini". Do people living in the capital of a kingdom get to have a diffrent name from their brothers and sisters living elsewhere in the kingdom ? Are washington people a distinguished people from chicago people ? Are paris people distinguished from bordeaux people ?
We will always refuse to see ourselves through th eyes of outsiders.
People who don't know us want to tell us who we are.

Your view is understood and respected. Cheers!

historyworld031:
Ok, the yoruba moderators are deliberatly ignoring the combined trolling of yoruba and ijaw trolls against Edo. And the same moderators are very quick to ban Edos for no good reason. Perharps we should start calling for a boycott of nairaland, or we could make an Edo version.
These yoruba folks are too dubious.
So seun, either you put your house in order either you will face a boycott and a new rival social media.

Which of the Yorubas? Yoruba turned Bini or the ones in SW?

So edo state government now recognizes chinese communities ine edo, what an ignorant comparison
1) The Bini met the Ijaws in their current settlement when they left Ille-Ife courtesy of late Dr. Jacob U. Egharevba, an eminent traditional who him self is a benin in his book titled "A short History of benin Third Print :, 1968 page 1.
(2) there was no time that any part of Ijaw Land, Gelegelegbene inclusive has been part of Bini Kingdom because all European Explorers who visited the Binin Kingdom wrote that the Ijaws were not living under the authority of the Oba of Binin; British Consul Richard Burton wrote in his book (My Wanderings In West Africa) in 1863 that "in 20 minutes, we reached Gelegele a village of Ijaw-Men".
(3) According to the E.A. Kenyo in his book "the origin and the title of Yoruba Rulers" page 3. He wrote about: " The New people" the Bini thus" up till this time of Oba of {Benin} and his people were pure Yoruba and did not understand the language of the Aborigines who usually salute themselves and the new and the new people thus: "A Doo" "Dolo O" and wherever the Oba's people saw the Aborigines they used to call them "Ados" from were the name Edo was taken. The Adoo is an Ijaw prayer greeting from the root "UNDO" meaning"may you live long".
(4) According to prof. Allan Rider in his book "Bini and Europeans" 1485-1897, published 1967, page 27.
Which ever of the "Slave River" the portuguese frequented, the people they first met would have belonged to the Ijohs {Ijaws} which dominated the coastal belt swamp forest, extending inland to a depth of 30 to 40 mile in this region.
(5) He went further to state in page 28 thus: ""The Bini Edo lived now as they seem then, outside swamp forest area... and there are no reason for believing that it ever extended to the coast. Nor are the Bini ever river faerer or cannoe men"
Thus it is cheer stupidity and the worst form of traditional perfidy for these traditional rulers with what now seem a lack of academic capacity even in advisory level to have said that the Governors of Delta and Bayelsa States should call their people to order as if Ijaws in Edo State came to take permission from them before settling there whereas they met the Ijaws in Edo State there when they came from the North-East and South-West of Nigeria respectively. Again, it is clear that they knew nothing about the origin of Ijaws and so should stop making baseless statements for the interest of peace, they should know that Ijaws can be found in 6 States of Nigeria and that any attack on a single Ijaw community no matter the state it is located, is an attack on the entire Ijaw Nation and Ijaws will retaliate with maximum force!!
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Why is the house so quiet?
If not for the useless banks we have, most of us ought not to have any headache about second tranche. Anyhow, we can't kill ourselves, send me your account no so I could send you something for festivities but you must meet the upgraded festivities milestones to receive alerts
Compliments of the season to great entrepreneurs!!!

I'm yet to see things original to Edo on this thread. A cultural festival? I can't see it in the dressing, the carnival idea, and even the masquerade on parade here. Later Bini historians will come and tell us how they taught Calabar people how to organise carnival, and Yorubas how to wear agbada!

Hmmm!!!
May God help us.

People have forgotten that at the time in question , Yoruba was the courtyard language even the palace of Oba of Benin, so they were not really seen as strangers by the Aworis. Binis can continue to deny their origin, good for them. As for Lagos, it was never theirs. They invaded it and have lost it forever.

"So edo state government now recognizes chinese communities ine edo, what an ignorant comparison
1) The Bini met the Ijaws in their current settlement when they left Ille-Ife courtesy of late Dr. Jacob U. Egharevba, an eminent traditional who him self is a benin in his book titled "A short History of benin Third Print :, 1968 page 1.
(2) there was no time that any part of Ijaw Land, Gelegelegbene inclusive has been part of Bini Kingdom because all European Explorers who visited the Binin Kingdom wrote that the Ijaws were not living under the authority of the Oba of Binin; British Consul Richard Burton wrote in his book (My Wanderings In West Africa) in 1863 that "in 20 minutes, we reached Gelegele a village of Ijaw-Men".
(3) According to the E.A. Kenyo in his book "the origin and the title of Yoruba Rulers" page 3. He wrote about: " The New people" the Bini thus" up till this time of Oba of {Benin} and his people were pure Yoruba and did not understand the language of the Aborigines who usually salute themselves and the new and the new people thus: "A Doo" "Dolo O" and wherever the Oba's people saw the Aborigines they used to call them "Ados" from were the name Edo was taken. The Adoo is an Ijaw prayer greeting from the root "UNDO" meaning"may you live long".
(4) According to prof. Allan Rider in his book "Bini and Europeans" 1485-1897, published 1967, page 27.
Which ever of the "Slave River" the portuguese frequented, the people they first met would have belonged to the Ijohs {Ijaws} which dominated the coastal belt swamp forest, extending inland to a depth of 30 to 40 mile in this region.
(5) He went further to state in page 28 thus: ""The Bini Edo lived now as they seem then, outside swamp forest area... and there are no reason for believing that it ever extended to the coast. Nor are the Bini ever river faerer or cannoe men"
Thus it is cheer stupidity and the worst form of traditional perfidy for these traditional rulers with what now seem a lack of academic capacity even in advisory level to have said that the Governors of Delta and Bayelsa States should call their people to order as if Ijaws in Edo State came to take permission from them before settling there whereas they met the Ijaws in Edo State there when they came from the North-East and South-West of Nigeria respectively. Again, it is clear that they knew nothing about the origin of Ijaw"
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No, I think they've been paid and are raptured.
This is Second Tranche Armageddon!! We need a lot of prayers.

The modern and foremost African Monarch!

A beautiful intellectual discuss being invaded by ethnic perverts.
One area that most contributors have failed to explore in this matter dates back to the period of antiquity.
The truth is, all these people including Bini, Nupe, Yoruba etc were one and same people who separated into tribes after thousands of years of separation and isolation, after a journey that separated them from the KhoSan(the oldest tribe) in Southern Africa, and later from the Bantu; the journey took them to Congo as one people, from where they journeyed to Sudan, and from Sudan to the Niger/ Benue confluence area. It was here first Ile Ife was established, at which point Yorubas were known as Ugbo. This ancient human settlement was destroyed by flood and another Ile Ife was founded further south; Igala separated, Igbo separated from Ugbo, the Binis sepata and intact over 70% of the tribes were birthed here. Nupe was originally Nyuife which referred to Ile Ife. It was Nyuife that was corrupted to Nupe. You'll be shocked if you study Yoruba, Igbo, and Igala languages the striking similarities, in all honesty, they're variations of same language if we can listen intelligently. So you'll continue to see things that makes you wonder how they happened. Those who named us together as Niger/Congo group weren't jokers, they were researchers.
DNA mapping of African tribes released a couple of years ago shows that Igbo and Yoruba are 99.99% genetically identical.

So, Nelson Mandela Secretariat has been changed to William Ubong Secretariat
This generation has lost touch with the original philosophy of Students Unionism in Uniben! Notwithstanding, I support you guys on this protest. I didn't spend up to #1,000 on registration and accommodation for the six years I spent in same Uniben.
How is Hall 3 and the Maracana stadium?

Movingon:
Please lets stop this nonsense. stop insulting our Monarch. it makes no sense when people dabble into what they have no knowledge of. i am doing this for the purpose of clarity to those that are willing to learn. Historically The Oba of Benin is more or less a Warrior King. they often set out to battles to conquer other kingdoms and set up domains for themselves. you can check wikipedia or Edoworld websites for references. so i wonder why people say or think the OBA does not leave his kingdom or set out for journeys.... this is a thank you visit and HE will embark on it in local, national and international stage to show appreciation for the honor the various kings or dignitaries bestwoed on him by coming to his coronation and any reasonable person should understand this... NOTE: We the Benins are not ungrateful in nature. we are known for reciprocating gestures. Enclosed are pictures of his grandfather traveling to England on the behest of the Queen and also other important articles from websites stating the obvious, also pictures of the Queen reciprocating same by stoping over in Benin when she came to Nigeria. it is also on record that the father also did similar by visiting the Oni of Ife, the then Sultan of Sokoto amongst others. so as for those that are unwilling to learn and understanding the culture or modus operandi of other traditional institution, i say keep on wailing, soon you will be shocked to see the OBA OF BENIN in other kingdoms in this nation and even in England with the Queen or her Dukes..... My final advise to you is #MOVEON & for those open to learning, i say thanks for desiring knowledge for its true POWER over foolishness. Pls login for more understanding... http://www.edoworld.net/Oba_Akenzua_II.html
http://metrowatchonline.com/queen-englands-delegation-arrives-benin-city-obas-coronation/ https://www.nairaland.com/3083075/oba-benin-erediauwa-visit-ooni

Look at the Bini queens in all the pictures carefully. Can anyone tell me the name of the clothes they wore? No insults pls! Where's the red I see these days?

The man has done nothing wrong, you guys are just living in the past.
Kudos to the Ooni, no Oba or Ogiso actually came from the sky. They're humans but you're free to delude yourself as long as you like. Let your city remain a relic while you go and hustle elsewhere. If the people of those places had remained archaic in their thinking, where would you have gone to hustle. Traveling and relating with commoners takes nothing away.
I wish the Oba a pleasant stay in Abuja and a safe journey back home with his entourage.

Africa might regret this just like Gaddafi's.
I'm not sure the change is about the masses or the country, but more about who gets what , when, and how.

proudlyYoruba:
And u were confined to a state?

A state or part of a state?

step1:
What is kabiyesi in edo language no be etoge porporo again

Go and ask the palace. Yoruba was the COURT LANGUAGE in the Benin palace for centuries.

meforyou1:
respect your big brothers. Binis own lagos. 1st oba of lagos was a bini mzn

Very true on paper. How many Efosa, Omorodion, Osagie do you see anywhere in Lagos hierarchy? There's a political difference between Lagos indigenes and our brothers from the SW that is brewing those statements. So , don't get carried away. Solve the problem and see who would choose being a Bini man given the opportunity to be a Yoruba man. More so, its only applicable to less than 5% of the total population of Lagos indigene because, Lagos in that sense refers to Lagos island, some of whose indigenes truly came from Benin.

For me , this is a welcome development. We're no more in 1500, The Oba must leave his palace if there's need to do so.
Kabiyesi o! Oba atopegheeeeee!!!!

Where are the prayer warriors in the house?
All obstacles in the way of honest grantees must fall!
Hmm! This matter get as e be oh!
Happy Sunday

Useless argument!
Benin kingdom itself is an appendage of Yoruba land.
Benin Obas are Ife princes.

GrandFinale2017:
Afonja shut ur trap.
The Ijaws are majority in this country and are sprea out in Akwa Ibom State, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Ondo and will combine together to wipe Bini away and the Yorubas will watch helplessly as how their cousins are consumed and wiped off to extinction.

They're not our cousins!
They have their history, we have our history!!

OAUTemitayo:
Benin people,

You can count on we Yorubas anytime.

Let Ijaws keep deceiving them selves.

Who are you to say that?
We have no problem with Ijaws, why are you painting a wrong picture?
Yoruba is on it's own, Bini is on it's own, and we side nobody.

If he's Itsekiri, then he's our brother Just the way Omawunmi is our sister, in good and bad times, the Itsekiris are our kits and kins. The name also sounds Bini, in which case the blame should be taken to their doorstep as Bini is distinct from Yoruba.
Anyway, who knows how much is on offer? It doesn't matter where he comes from

No big deal really!
What do you think is happening in other professions?
Engineering is worse! What percentage of engineering graduates ever get opportunity to practice engineering? They're sadly everywhere vying for the same jobs with accountants, sociologists, linguists, teachers and we think that is not a problem.