hotwax:


Are you student of history?
Benin was very influential...their influence extended to lagos...infact Lagos was benin slave route to the outside world.

Lagos was a yoruba land they didnt take serious. Yorubas saw lagos as a trade land...They didnt establish administrative center or Obahood there.

The same way Yorubas are not taking Yewa in Ogun state seriosly. Fulanis are using yewa to import goods now. But it doesnt mean Yewa is fulani land...

Benin was an iconic African empire recognized by UNESCO

Benin was never an empire

Goke7:


This is their pain, yorubas are proud to exhibit their culture anywhere they are which speaks of healthy self image reason they don't have issues with their host unlike others whose inferiority complex is always a basis for useless agitations.

In addition, yoruba is the most dominant langauge in nigeria
Yoruba is the sweetest, lovely, pleasant language in Nigeria
Even professors in UI speak Yoruba like no tomorrow unless in lecture room or official

zinizta:
...do your research. I will send you 100k if what you said is the fact

Its fact. Now send me 100k

zinizta:
..dividing Nigeria will be a mess. Where does the Delta guys go to? If they go to Niger Delta republic ..what of the far flung akwa ibom and Calabar people.... .
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The civil war was a war of the old Eastern region and to which Delta and Edo did not belong....

.what of the middle belt what becomes of them?

I only see Biafra actualised if the proponents stick to the number of SE states there is presently ...then Niger Deltas will want a separate republic too .....

There will be different war when Nigeria disintegrates

hotwax:


Its fooolish yorubas and benins that fight... Thier forefathers were brothers. Benin appointment of Oba is organized by Yorubas..I dont know why you people fight.

Benin kindom was well know all over the world. Same with Oyo...Oyo empire may be larger..but they were both influential

Benin was never influential

geemd434:



Mumu. Do you know Japan invaded and rule China??. Do you know that China is 10X and mean 12X bigger than Japan. Because una land big mean say una get sense. Land of slaves.

Benin was never an empire my Benin slave

Let me give you example of Oyo empire

Oyo state today has the largest landmass and highest number of indigenes in southern nigeria

The Yoruba we speak today is Oyo Yoruba

The word Yoruba was coined from Oyo which means Oyo is king(oyo roba)

There are ethnic Oyo in osun state, Oyo state, Ogun state

Ikoyi in Lagos state today is an Oyo chief who migrated from old Oyo ile

Oyo subgroup is the highest among Yorubas today

So thats Oyo empire

My Benin slave is in sifia pains

zinizta:
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.more than tone. .the vowels are interposed and certain words are more specific.

In Ekiti the part of Ekiti I am from we call yam 'Usu', the broad Yoruba word is 'Isu'
..you are right though..
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Lol, fun facts we call maize Oka...I think the Igbos call it the same ..I suspect influence of the Old Benin Empire who ruled those regions indirectly in earlier centuries.

Benin only ruled Edo state

zinizta:
apoi? Ijaw! Ok, I would have sworn he is Ilaje. He is from Ondo state as well. So, can you say he isn't Yoruba?�

Let's say Yoruba ijaw. His ancestory is ijaw but have integrated with Yoruba same with other apoi

geemd434:


There is never a Benin slave. Tell me how Yorubas got to Benin republic, Togo, Ghana Cuba Brazil Argentina. It was Tru slave trade baby . It was Tru slave trade. History tells us that. And you history can't lie. Yorubas are beating cest because they have the backing off the north. The north will soon find friends in the South south and you people will return been slaves. Ask tinubu

Benin was never an empire my Benin slave

Let me give you example of Oyo empire

Oyo state today has the largest landmass and highest number of indigenes in southern nigeria

The Yoruba we speak today is Oyo Yoruba

The word Yoruba was coined from Oyo which means Oyo is king(oyo roba)

There are ethnic Oyo in osun state, Oyo state, Ogun state

Ikoyi in Lagos state today is an Oyo chief who migrated from old Oyo ile

Oyo subgroup is the highest among Yorubas today

So thats Oyo empire

My Benin slave is in sifia pains

IamAsiri:


I don't understand why it's being called odua anthem. Why can't they just call it Ondo anthem? At least there are 100 different dialects in Ondo state if I'm not exaggerating and only few towns speak Yoruba expressly, though that's not to say the other towns don't speak Yoruba too generally.

Whether dialect or not. We only have 99 % Yoruba 1% ijaw in ondo state. Whether dialect or not, its still Yoruba langauge they speak just different tone.

geemd434:


Why is the great Britain influence reduce Soo drastically. Empire rise and fall. Oyo was never one and still not one

Shut up Benin was never an empire. Weak empire with 2 local governments. Minority tribe

geemd434:


Come Benin come don am. Your papa nor fit collect your dead body

Sifia pains my Benin slave

zinizta:



I hate arguing with you cos you dispute facts so why should I give you more facts the way your mind works you can dispute 2 plus 2 under base 10 isn't 4

You don't know history. Benin empire only controls today's Edo state

zinizta:
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..a question. Is Sowore of Sahara Reporters Yoruba? Think carefully because He is Ilaje

No he is apoi not ilaje. Wikki is there to check

INCREDIBLE007:


MUST is undemocratic bros

well with the tonation of their concern
and the fact that AK47 is not involve

it's either
they'll live with it or the Ondo govt will do something about it

chikena

Yes now. They will live with it because some of them have even accepted their fate by speaking Yoruba and bearing Yoruba names

geemd434:


Na bragging be this. Tell us how you people became slaves all over the world

E pain am. Tell me how your weak Benin empire only have 4 local governments today

nencounter10:



Brother, Ilajes are not indigenous to Lagos nor to Ogun be state. They are like fulanis. Anywhere you find fishable water you find them even up to as far as Cameroon. That there are Ilaje settlements in different places outside ondo doesn't mean they hail from there. I know this for sure because my mother is Ilaje. I

At least they are Yoruba

geemd434:


Let the Oni of Ife say that to the oba of Benin. Or the alafin of Oyo. Some of you have been told lies go and read . Benin empire overrides you Oyo empire

Benin is just over hyped weak empire with no trace of any empire. Why did your Benin have 4 local governments today if you are an empire

geemd434:



Britain is an over hype empire but your people were slaves to them for years. The land mass of Nigeria was given by the British.

You don't call Oyo an empire. Boy! Oyo was never an empire. Yorubas with their slavery attitude will get to a land and serve them they reproduce. They are never in conflict with the owners of the land because they are wimps. That's how you people penetrate. Like the itsekiri in Delta .

E pain am. Weak Benin empire with 4 local governmemts

geemd434:


You be mumu. You think you are talking to someone who is your age and intellect. The Dahomey are never Yoruba. Go and read the history of Benin republic. And come here to talk. Half brain. We have the Fon tribe who conquer Oyo also the women known as the Amazon warriors defected and took your wimp ass tribe men. Sold them to north America. Yorubas are slaves. Period. Nothing you can say history is there to backit. people are realizing and will soon do the necessary. You see why your Yoruba leaders kiss the north ass the.g tinubu

Shut up Dahomey today have Oyo blood
Benin remain our slaves forever

nencounter10:



Eguns are never yorubas.

Eguns have Oyo and Dahomey blood

zinizta:


Lies The old Benin empire ruled over Ekiti, Ondo and the whole East and southern Nigeria except regions controlled by The old Oyo Empire..


The Old Benin empire shouldn't be confused with Edo state. Edo is a creation of the constitution

Thats a lie. Benin empire only ruled Edo state
If they ruled ondo and ekiti, why are they speaking Yoruba today ?

BruncleZuma:
You're retárd and should be institutionalised.

Ondo state government is waiting for you

nencounter10:



The war was fought because Arogbos demanded "compensation" for the oil found on their land. Ilaje felt ijaws have no such right because they migrated to to the land they live in and that all of those land originally belong to the Ilajes.

Yes thats it. Ilaje owns the land. So why will ijaws be demanding compensation.

INCREDIBLE007:


since they are indigenes.

they have a right to stake a claim for inclusiveness

it's not about number of years they stay there that matter

Yes and that inclusiveness is that they must sing oodua anthem

Uchasa:


LMAO..Empty barrels

Sifia pains

BastardWike:


In as much as I'm not holding brief for Ijaws but you're wrong in using Odi massacre to threaten them. OBJ used the opportunity of being the president of Nigeria to commit that crime and get away with it. However, when Nigeria breaks up, it will be Ijaw vs Oduduwa and I think that's a fairly balanced fight.

Again, Ijaws have fought with Yorubas sometime ago in Lagos, your home soil and they didn't fair badly

Opc killed so many of them in Lagos. Ijaws can only have upper hand in creek, water not on land

zinizta:

.
Okay it is futile having a back and forth with a person this 'sane'.

Enjoy .

Shut up

geemd434:


The Great Britain empire has now reduce drastically. Are you going to say they never had an empire?.

Over hyped empire

Let me give you example of Oyo empire

Oyo state today has the largest landmass and highest number of indigenes in southern nigeria

The Yoruba we speak today is Oyo Yoruba

The word Yoruba was coined from Oyo which means Oyo is king(oyo roba)

There are ethnic Oyo in osun state, Oyo state, Ogun state

Ikoyi in Lagos state today is an Oyo chief who migrated from old Oyo ile

Oyo subgroup is the highest among Yorubas today

So thats Oyo empire