IFELEKE:


Okun awe mi, se ala ni? kete ule sikan? otijo meedogun sugbon adupe lo'o eledumare ko pa'amo tebi tara d'ojo oni...
Aba ria a gbe a o!
Maybe I'll bring up the ekiti kete thread again if our number swells...
Fayose!
Akoni lo pe yen o,
Oshokomole the first!
Ebora to n je jollof rice!
Am actually not in ekiti but ekiti is in me you know
I follow activities and trend closely...
Fayose is on a league of his own, loved by masses, hated by few elites, he knows and he's presently dealing with them with a carrot/stick approach.
The man is actually trying to match words with action while also running mouth as usual...but we love him!

I'll put up more details about him and his government subsequently...
Okun O!

You love him?

LOL My whole family hates him

How is he planning to generate revenue? I mean, what is he actually doing besides parading his toutishness in the market place?

ekafine:



me think that yorubas are rather too barbaric and stark backward in their thinking and way of life. you made mention of the british, do the british do fetish things like the yorubas did with their oba? why is the oba had to go to the forest? probably to fortify himself for merely world dirty throne in the backward yorubaland?

Don't igbos do fetish things? Don't igbos do rituals in their evil forest and okija shrine?

Must you lick the white's azz?

House slave.

Joavid:


When Nigeria Divides?

So, Yoruba's are thinking of a future Oduduwa Nation?

P.S, there's nothing like non yoruba kogi people - the state is multi-ethnic.
Be specific of the tribe you are talking about next time.

About 4 ethnic groups in Kogi and 6 smaller minority groups.

In order of population and land mass
Igala,
Ebira,
Okun (a Yoruba Group)

with other minorities like
Bassa- in Lokoja,
Ogugu- subgroup of the Igala,
Gwari,
Kakanda,
Oworo people (A Yoruba Group),
ogori magongo,
And Eggan community.

Never heard of Oworo people.

Should Nigeria divide, how will Kogi divide?

Are you from Kogi state?

My sister, e no be fight o. Cool down.

Ko concern Southerners.

Any Yoruba still living in Borno is doing himself a great disservice. He's not doing the Yoruba race.

Lovely picture <Ghost ID>

superstar1:


I have never been a fan of APC'S. I supported GMB because I believe in him.

Actually, it was only Audu that could have displaced Wada in Kogi.

Ahh okay.

Let me guess, WADA is PDP.

IFELEKE:

It's good to be here again dear friend,
I didn't leave, I just went into ghost mode when sanity drifted to dogs on this platform chasing good people away...
This thread interests me, it reminds me of our thread/threads of old...
Hwdy?

Ahha my brother please I'd like for you to speak Ekiti to me whenever you can on this thread.
I'm trying to be as fluent in Ekiti as I am in Yoruba. My grandma sabi complain about losing my Ekiti dialect, even though she can speak central Yoruba herself

Ghost mode hmm. Se Ekiti le wa nisisiyin? Ki le ri si Fayose?

Too late to bother Jesus!

Joavid:


Seriously, who doesn't know Kogi state is a multi-ethnic state?

Seriously!!

chaii to break this Nigeria apart won't be easy.

I'm sure the non-Yoruba Kogi people wey dey form mouth now won't stay with the North when Nigeria divides, it's the Yorubas they'll be bothering.

SirJeffry:
See as the prospects of this young man has been caged with a silly traditional title just like that of Sanusi lamido.

This is why we Africans remain so backward

It's you that's backwards.

Why don't you ask Britian to end the Queen/Princess/Monarchy nonsense. Brainwashed pygmy.

This would have been a great tourism.....money money money

IFELEKE,

Good to see your handle again......thought you'd have left like TerraCotta.

superstar1:


Sincerely, I care less. That is APC's headache.

Why on earth will the party or even INEC not ask for certificate of sound health from contestants?

lmao are you just distancing yourself from APC [I don't blame you] or have you been doing that for a while?

Something tells me that a lot of Nigerians don't care about health until the homeostasis of their physiology becomes unbalanced.

TBH, me thinks they probably know and still used him to campaign for the face of APC... but I don't think it's because Tinubu wants to install Yoruba in Kogi, else he'd have started with Kwara state [80% Yorubaland (Kwara) vs 20% Yorubaland (20%)].

tupacshakur:


Obafemi Awolowo's recently deceased wife.

Ahh okay, well I am not she. The HD stands for whatever you like.

RevDesmondJuju:

He will be granted bail and he will skip it.

To Britain or Ivory Coast?

[size=18pt]Youths Threaten To Kill ‘prophet’ For Failing To ‘resurrect’ Audu [/size]

The remains of former Kogi governor, Prince Abubakar Audu was this afternoon laid to rest at Ogbonicha, Ofu Local Government Area. The burial took place at his residence.

The burial rites were conducted by a team of Imams from across Igalaland.
Controversy had trailed the burial of the former governor when rumour filtered into town that he had resurrected. A prophet had earlier promised to revive Audu to life.

There was mild drama between the prophet and members of the Audu family, who had refused to let him in. The youths of Ogbonicha broke the door to the room where Audu was laid to allow the prophet gain access.

However, the prophet failed to resurrect Audu, prompting the youths to go berserk, threatening to kill the prophet.
The burial was well attended as scores of the who-is-who in Nigerian politics as well as members of the business community were in Ogbonicha to give their last respect to the departed hero.
There was an ocean of tears when his body was lowered into the grave.

Igala people, how far?

tupacshakur:


Ileke, sorry...I've been trying to figure out the meaning of the "HD" after "Ileke".

Does it stand for "High Definition" or "Hannah Dideolu" or something?

Would you mind disclosing it? I really need to stop trying to figure it out.

Who is Hannah Dideolu?

modath:



It is not the Ebiras, it is the Igalas, you meant to say...

Okun & Ebira are in the minority in the state...


Ilekehd,

Tribe is the NO1 factor in ANYTHING in this contraption, The Igalas will rather hell rain down than willingly give their votes to one that doesn't belong to them....

I was laughing when people were Crucifying both parties for presenting their SIX & HALF A DOZEN but both parties knew the race will be DOA if they dare present anyone that isn't Igala in Kogi ..

Politics is a game of Nos, any political party will think of the individual who has the clout to command the nos & clean up the person's image

But it's not like Yorubas are trying to dominate anyone.

We're quiet peaceful loving folks.

And how dare someone even tries to bring up Lagos state. Igbos were never natives of Lagos state, Yorubas on the other had own a part of Kogi state, so we deserve the national cake too

superstar1:


I don't know where you got that from. They are a separate ethnicity.

Though, due to their proximity to yorubaland, there has been acculturisation over the centuries. They ain;t yoruba in anyway.

I'm trying to understand what's going on right now with the whole Audu vs Faleke sheninigans.

Here's a post from a nler

NaijaTalkTown:
Barely 24 hours after the death of Prince Abubakar Audu, none of the APC leaders have come out to express their 'shock' over the bad news probably because they are not in shock! The mistery surrounding the death of Mr. Audu suggests that he was poisoned by some powerful forces within the APC.

[size=15pt]Infact, I and majority of the Igala race now have the sentiment that Audu was killed in other to pave way for Faleke. [/size] But INEC's decision to declare the election inconclusive have ruined that plan. The Igalas are once again being forced to vote base on tribal sentiment.

Audu was more than just a politician to us. He was our beloved leader. If this is how the Okuns plan to hijack power in Kogi state, then we are ready to treat them like the minority they are. Their combination with Ebira people cannot do anything. We tried our best to maintain balance of power. We are no longer ready to appease anybody. In democracy, majority means power. We will excercise that power.

Until an Ibo person becomes the governor of Lagos state, a none Igala will not govern Kogi. I urge Capt. Idris Wada and the PDP to use this opportunity to redeem theirselves through good governance and accountability.

If Igalas truly feel that the Yorubas/Tinubu killed Audu to pave way for a Yoruba man, shouldn't they ignore the religious rite and do an autopsy on Audu's body?

I'm trying to get a sense of what's going on.

Is that a Dangote truck?

superstar1:


Yeah he is yoruba. Ifa-leke.

The tribe is relevant because Igbiras see Kogi State as their home state and they have the population to perpetrate themselves in power, except by divine intervention. You can't fault them.

The Sarakis hold on Kwara State is a story for another day.

What's Yoruba's business with awon egbira?

I thought they don't see themselves as Yorubas, hence my question, why is it a victory for Yoruba people?

Kastonkastroll:
I mostly do visit NL as a guest these days. So on the time I waste in NL, I spend like 70% of such time viewing/reading Yoruba success stories in this thread as a honourable guest . This I normally find cool doing.

Is that so?

Welcome sha.... we'd love it if you become an active guest

superstar1:


The Supreme Court has established that the candidacy belongs to the party in any election, rather than individual actually contesting. That is why you will have to vacate your seat if you defect to another party now. If the party alo expel you, they cannot ask you to vacate your position until expiration of your tenure, except you a legislator that can be recalled by the constituency. This protects the party from defection and the individual from victimisation.

In that light, the flagbearer for APC is technically Faleke. Though it is not [b]Faleke [/b]that is contesting, but APC. He can only name his deputy after the swearing in, which he will send to the state house of assembly for approval.

I heard that the victory went to the Yorubas in Kogi state. Is Faleke a Yoruba name?

I don't know why it's relevant for tribe to be mentioned in this case scenario.

I'm still wondering when Yorubas will rid themselves of the Saraki family in Kwara state.

Nigerians come foolish like this....why?

How come every time there's an Igbo vs Ijaws or Igbos vs Fulanis-Hausa [their masters], you guys must drag Yorubas into your equation.

Dem craze all of una?

Ufranklin92:
1 slave down

Igbo slave...did your Fulani master send you?

MayorofLagos:

Ehnn speak am now. Oya e soro, e je ka gbo.

Ilaje44:


You sound like an oyinbo. They were not fighting, but were having a funny discussion. I think I may have a recording of meself on youtube speaking Ilaje. It's an old recording, so I have to dig through Youtube.

Regarding Ilaje names, some of our names are written in the standard Yoruba language, while others maintain their distinctive Ilaje flair.

Here are some Ilaje names:
Emiloju - Emi lo ju
Meseghan - Mi o se won
Mabamije - Ma bami je
Oloronjughan - Olorun ju won
Oraise - Ori ti ko se
Emopin - A ko mo opin
Omawunmi - Omowunmi (Isekiri write OMAWUMI)
Molewato
Ayanfe

The names are taken from my family. My own name is also among.

Lene - ta lo ni (was a most Reverend Apostle of the Zion Movement. Ilaje are traditionally adherent of the Cherub and Seraph church)
Megbodofo - Mi o gbudo so
Elebiju - eniti o lebi lo ju
Ebiesuwa - Ebi o se iwa
Ojagbohunmi - ilu gbohun mi (Ilajes call "ilu" Oja, and call "oja" obon. Mo nlo si oja ni Ilaje ni: Mo mi yu obon. Mo nlo si ilu a je: Mo mi yu oja. Ago ni a npe abule ni Ilaje.
Semudara - was also a popular priest/prince

Before, the Ilaje gospel singers of the seventies and eighties used to sing in Ilaje, but they now use the standard Yoruba to appeal to more audience.
I wished I took my audio cassettes with me when I left Nigeria in the days of yore.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqvy4CyBFqs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtMSrqQpNI?list=PLLDwtAcCVwmFsfRrImgzWackovQiRd9Mb

So cool.

Mii si nibi ti mo le wo awon youtube yen ni sin. Ti n ba ti wo, ma comment.

The names sounds very Yoruba.

Although you talk as if Ilaje is not a subgroup of Yorubas..... does each subgroup [ekiti, ilaje, ijesa etc] have its own distinct names?

Ilaje44:


If you are on Facebook, there are a number of Ilaje groups you can join. I am in "Ilaje World Congress". If you needs to be invited, send me a pim via Nairaland. I must admit that I rarely post on Facebook nowadays.

I'll check them out.

I'll see what they talk about. My Ilaje people, much love!

Ilaje44:


Here is another clip where you can hear the Oba Igbokoda and others speaking. Did you notice the dressing of the dancers? The Isekiri also tie those wrappers, theirs is more elaborate.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_l0bG0Yapk

Nice!! Can you do a voice note [record] of you speaking Ilaje for straight 2 mins? I'd really like that.

Gosh I love itsekiris.....Everything about them

Ilaje44:


Well, yeah, somehow reserved, and humble, but some might view it differently, because the Leo in me does roar sometimes. I am relatively quiet, but not dull. You know, I was almost two decades with a German woman, before I went the African way, so this all played a role in the way I see things.

I bet it does! I saw you roar at wytecat lol on the the Ilaje thread.

zimoni:



Seyi is crazy

He said he married an Igbo babe, princess said you married ibo

Seyi Law replied, Mo Do Omo Ibo O De Bi Ilaje

This boy is crazy.

What does that mean? As in its true meaning.