Opiletool:


So shakushaku is a Benin cultural dance?

No it is not,
other questions ?

You guys are in such a haste to find reason to deride Benin which you hate that it is turning into desperation and since you have no actual reason to deride, you do the mental gymnastic of confusing what is normal with what is not, then you try to laugh whereas a normal human being would actually clap.

Opiletool:
From Ooni cat walking, to Oba of Benin dancing shakushaku. Seems the gods have introduced a new 'highing' substance to their representatives.

Dancing is actually part of Benin culture, the Oba actually performs cultural dances at some ceremonies.

A305:
This guy has reduced the honour in being an OBA in Benin. The previous OBAs never leave their palace for petty occasion like this or even go to Abuja to see the president. The president goes to them.

What a joke.

The previous Oba was his father, the one before that what his grand father, the one before his great grand father... You know nothing about Benin culture or Benin or even history.


For your info the Oba of Benin doesn't go to frivolous escapades, this is a party he organised for children in his palace. Jeez !

Also, for your info Benin Kingdom predates Nigeria, it is not like your fake Nigerian Kingdoms, it was an actual multiethnic country with its leader the Oba and its army.

Let me guess, you are one of those lost yoruba who believe they know us too much while they know nothing about us.

I don't hate Yoruba for copying Benin culture, but I hate them for not paying credits and turning around to claim Benin copied them instead.

ORIENTATION101:
oba is a Yoruba word borrowed by benin. Before first oba of Benin the word have already been existing among yorubas. Their yoruba gods like obaluwaye,obalufon e.t.c
Every monarch in yoruba is oba but the title of their throne is used to address them
Like alafin of Oyo, Oni of ife, Soun of Ogbomosho, awujale of ijebu e.t.c
Oba in yoruba

O-he
BA- reigns

meaning he reigns over the land.

The benin word for king is ogie/ogiso
The name benin is a corruption of yoruba word ile-ibinu. Benin name before coming of oranmiyan is igodomigodo kingdom ruled by the ogisos.

Actually, you are wrong.

1) The first mention of the word Oba in writing was around the 15th century and it referred exclusively to the Oba of Benin.

2) in the precolonial era and in the early colonial era , no Yoruba was referred to as Oba. Instead the likes of the ooni of ife were referred to as " ooni of ife, sir Obasanjo". But late in the colonial era, the Yoruba replaced the English word "sir" with the title of the emperor of Benin "Oba".

You can check precolonial captions of photos of Yoruba chiefs and even early colonial ones.

3) you Yoruba should stop refusing reality.
Benin was copied many times:

1) Bight of Benin
2) Benin Republic
3) the British exposing hundreds of Benin artworks belonging to the Oba
4) the germans exposing hundreds of Benin artworks belonging to the Oba
France doing same, America doing same...

So stop feeling inferior when confronted with the fact you guys copied the word Oba from Benin.

5) the attire of your ooni is half copied from the king of the Ashanti and the rest is from the Oba of Benin.

6) the fact your gods had the name Oba on them could mean your ancestors worshipped the Oba of Benin or the names are revisionist names.

Benin was a great empire ! It is normal that you guys copied it, just like the rest of Europe copied Rome.

7) it is as if you guys don't understand the fact your ooni's title is ooni and the Oba of Benin's title is Oba. All the rest you say is feel good propaganda, lies told over and over. Accept the truth.

Benin city, where The King lives.

Great emperor, father to his people.
Oba ghatokpere, Isse !
I am loyal to you my great emperor, like my ancestors were.
Oba ghatokpere ! Isse !

The problem with most of you nigerians is your lack of education.
You people know nothing about even your very recent history.
The Oba of Benin organizes a celebration for Edo kids in his palace and joins in dancing, and so what ?
If the king of Portugal does it, the whole internet will praise him so much it would make a buzz. If queen elizabeth or her son prince charles do it, everybody will praise them as well.
Nigerians are very weird.
Would you prefer to see kings beating up children rather than this lovely sight ?
Kindness is not a nigerian for sure. How I wish we weren't defeated by the british !
The Benin empire would still be standing, our own country would still be standing, we wouldn't have to be packed with these weird nigerians.

Haywhysat:
Where are all these people that use to say, OBA of Benin is the only real Oba, he can not do this, he can not do that, come and see your Oba oo

The Oba of Benin is the only real Oba because that is his actual title !
The yoruba copied it late in the colonial era.
The same way you can say the alafin of oyo is the only real alafin or the ooni of ife is the only real ooni, although nobody cared to copy their titles.
So the Oba of Benin dances, boo hah hah... grow up. The Oba of Benin made those Edo kids happy. Mission accomplished. The only real Oba taking care of his people.