₦airaland Forum

wizzakosh:
That is your normal assignment. To post picture. Laterin poo eater

Please be serious. This is not food, is it?

SuperS1Panther:
Lokoja is not but Ajaokuta is.

Hausa was never indigenous to Lokoja. Hausas were refugees in Lokoja. The deposed Sarkis and Barons in Hausaland were driven South to the river basins by their Fulani conquerors. When British came to colonize they met resistance with the Fulani Emirs. They in turn were deposed and driven South to a refuge area in the basin and under the watchful eyes of the colonial administrators.

Lokoja was a tributary of Old Oyo. Old Oyo fell much after the first wave of deposed rulers sent Southward. So Hausa were guests and subjects under Yoruba dominion in Lokoja. By the time of the British establishment, Old Oyo had fell to Fulani. Our hold on Lokoja were not as resolute as before. After the second deposition and Fulani Emirs joined their Hausa kins in Lokoja Islam grew and overtook the city further cutting back Yoruba hold.

During successive military rule North consolidated their hold on Lokoja and brought in new settlements to dilute the Yoruba enclaves. We lost three important cities to the political North, Ilorin, Katunga and Lokoja. Ilorin and Katunga through war, Lokoja through our own self doing. Till today, the Yoruba ruler, Olu of Oworo is independent and does not pay homage to the Hausa ruler in Lokoja.

We are very prodigal and careless politically. Omoluabi has dwindled away our fortunes.

If I may add, river basins are naturally blessed for agriculture and commerce. Lokoja is a prime location, even moreso than Ilorin...but we failed to see the worth. If we are not careful, in another 50 to 100 yrs we will be completely irrelevant in Lokoja culture and politics.

^^^^
Ogbeni, A ye e kale!

CaptainGOOD:
Yoruba dont think the way ibos think..
Yes very well...
Thats why you killed an innocent young promising comedian.

Yoruba hypocrisy stinks to high heavens.

If the enormity of destruction you have brought on our land were put on measure and an equity is needed to balance the scale, we have earned every right on earth to massacre Ibos in Yorubaland and get that equal measure. We hate crime and criminals, whether of Yoruba or Ibo stock. You will not preserve your criminals on our land. We will not allow it. We will kill an Ibo criminal. If it bothers you, I will revisit what was pointed to your leaders in Kaduna Declaration.....why wait for the situation to get out of hand to complain, where is your voice of wisdom to teach charity at home?

Eastfield1:
I just watched that video now.
Nnamdi KANU was not preaching one Nigeria, he was protesting against the killing of innocent men women & children in Northern Nigeria.
this goes to show he was a patroit before he lost hope in Nigeria.
and he started Biafran struggle even when GEJ was still a president.
the tittle of this post made it seem like this is an organised propaganda against NK to make it look like he was working for PDP

I understand. My input is based on ongoing shifts in allegiance following Kaaduna Declaration. Those who cheered and celebrated the imprisoned Kanu and saw in him a salvation for Ibo children are all of a sudden abandoning the dream and renewing oaths of allegiance to Kanu's opposition. The Northerner has an unwilling soldier of opportunity (fortune) and they came out other day and addressed the nation, they called themselves Northern Igbos

TundeHashim:
His father was called "Oloye" and when he was getting, precisely 2003 when he became 70...people started adding "Baba" to it...so bukky is "omo Baba oloye". His father was not only the dominant force, but the ONLY force in my state's politics from 1976 till 2011. Then Bukky's ascendancy started from 2011 till date.

The problem with Ilorin politics is tied to culture. In West we are Yoruba FIRST, other titles and identities follow behind and underneath. In Ilorin you are Muslims FIRST, other things follow behind. This is why you have not been able, independently, to change orientation from the turban to a Crown, and also why for over three decades Saraki has dominated your destiny. Belgore is challenging that and hopefully more people will rise to displace Saraki. Ilorin need a new orientation in cultural politics.

Kathmandu:
A poll of 8000 people and 58% said they want restructuring and you had the audacity to type that nonsense there.


Education in the core North is truly a waste

givbitcoin is a Northern Ibo protecting his investment, by fire by force

SuperS1Panther:
No dot of our ancestors' soil will be ceded to the North.

From Kabba to Epe, Jebba to Ese Odo, and Saki to Ore -- all will be excised into our region or nation.

Lokoja is a Yoruba town...dont leave it behind.

Abagworo:
Based on this I think it's about time he gets arrested again. He is working for PDP.

His agenda is at cross-purpose and a risk to the commercial interest of crossregional-centric Ibos. Im afraid one of them might silence him, rather than have him locked up where he will continue, remotely, to fan heated agitation for Biafra and become a legend.

OBAGADAFFI:
Awon boys on NL, are still claiming that Safari is a Yoruba Man.

Maybe they need a lecture on Kwara/Kogi.

Saraki is indeed Yoruba, his intimacy lean more to the North. This political leaning does not make him a less Yorubaman.

Sanusi is a Fulani, his political intimacy leans more to West. Sanusi cannot say it out loud but he nurses a desire to reincarnate as a Yorubaman. He is about 56yrs old, more than half of that life is spent in Yoruba cities, he speaks fluent Yoruba. You probably also saw Northern youths telling Dangote that he is traitor. This is because his allegiance has always been to Lagos. Sanusi and Dangote are no less Fulani because they have a political safetynet in Yorubaland.

Culture is interwoven in Politics and you must understand the intricacies and how to manage it without confusing one with the other. You might be shocked at this revelation, Oba of Lagos was like a son to Ado Bayero. Ado himself weighed in in the conrtroversial selection of Akiolu. Same with Sanusi. Alaafin put his weight behind Sanusi's emergence.

OBAGADAFFI:
You Just remind me of Sunday Bolorunduro Awoniyi (chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum), Ibrahim Agboola Gambari and Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari(Emir of the Ilorin Emirate).

Notice they have Yoruba name but fully working with North.

Is there anything you say here that is not already known?

obayaya:
And you think the cabal cares about that right now?

The cabal cares only about the preservation of the "North's right to rule".

They are better off with Saraki than a Tinubu puppet, Osibanjo in power.

When they secure the presidency, they can then worry about an Ekweremadu led NASS

They care very much. They do not see Saraki in their 'right to rule' mantra. They have said repeatedly that they do not want the country divided. Saraki is power hungry and can be manipulated to go against that desire.

At whatever cost, Saraki's rise to Acting President position will be shut down because it leaves the Senate President position open for Ekweramadu, PDP, to take control of Senate.

APC will not allow PDP to get that far.
Yoruba will not allow Osinbajo to be displaced, whether Saraki is Yoruba or Hausa or Fulani or Ibo is inconsequential
North will not allow Ekweremadu, an Ibo to lead Senate with the ongoing contentions of restructuring, secession

Anyway you cut it, Saraki will not get there. I noticed he was in the lineup of the . pall bearaers for Maitama Sule's casket. Its symbolic,...Saraki is recommiting Ilorin's allegiance to North. He would not do that if Maitama was from West. People like Saraki is what North count on to hold political majority but then they always have a ceiling. Saraki is at the ceiling.

Vicfuntop,
In case you don't understand Yoruba my comment to TimeMod in Yoruba is to appease his patience. Please I beg in same spirit to let it go. No need for all these projectiles back and forth. Thanks.

TimeMod1:
You are being childish. How can I call you precious vic while you return it for timeb****.
You need to disabuse your mind. Your mentality is despicably low.
I'm appealing that we talk about what the future might hold for us. I'm restraining myself from activating my brute mode, as much as I feel committed to this, it appears you're getting comfortable in getting brutalized. When I come crushing on you, I hold no prisoner.
If you are ready to stop being spectacularly insane, assume a more humane temperaments, be strong willed
against psychotic display that often results in seizures(your most embarrassing story). You need to get rid of hell alot of infirmities bedevilling you. However, I remain your best option. Just calm down and talk to me respectfully on a fine tangent or else........

Bro,
Se bi Okunrin! Omoluabi o gbodo fi gbogbo enu soro ju, wa ni iko mora. Oju afefe la wa, ka bo ra l'asiri. Dakun Ogbeni.

hammer6:
THE BRITISH ARE A PROBLEM.

THEY TOOK THE STAR OF DAVID WITH THEM TO LONDON.

IT IS IN THE QUEEN PALACE.

I pity you guys. The star of David is a modern creation, not an ancient insignia. You are making mockery of your history and legitimacy. These statements will be on the internet forever you know. un-erasable!

BabaRamota1980:
Hello brothers.
This word Ado is very grounded in Yoruba ancestry. I think Ido, Odo, Udo, Edo and so on are the many variants of the primal Ado.

There is a tribe of Arabs referred as the "the lost Arabs" or "the perished Arabs". Of the clans formed by Yarub they were the only one unaccounted for till today, no one know where they are - the lost Arabs! Midyan in Arabia was their original territory. The other Arabs say the reason for their perish because they rebelled against God so he destroyed their land and scattered them abroad. He sent Prophet Hud ( Lot) to visit and admonish them but their atrocities were great that God himself wiped them out. It is argued that this account itself is biased since the narrative is one sided. It seemed the tribes used these people as scapegoats to carry their sins and blames since their whereabouts are unknown. They are called The People of Ad. Their story is in Bible and Quran, but of course much of whats in Quran are stories from Bible itself.

Then there is also the claim that Ogun Lakaye Oshinmole is Ishmael. Wow wetin persin no hear finish from bloggers. The lineage of Islam came from Ishmael and the ram sacrifice in honour of Ishameal is a pillar of the faith just like blood of dog is used in sacrifice to honor Oshinmole. After this story I began thinking if Oshiomhole was named after Ogun sef. . Who knows? Lara don enter one chance be that.

What do you learned people think, too much fabu out there, but no clarity on what is truthful and what is lie.

I think you may be upto something here. This assertion on Ad being Ado should not be dismissed. Without going into elaborate length here, below, are a few similar name pairs or cognates that are not accidental or coincidences but factual link.

mandarin:
Can we have these as encyclopedia of a sort please.
I think the Samuel Johnson version of Yoruba history had alot of wrong descriptions of Yoruba tribes forming the very existence of all groups from the perspective of Oyo Empire which was the youngest of the generations if Yoruba kingdoms,much you get than Ugbo and Ife
Samuel Johnson made derogatory remarks for instance on Ijesa and Ijebu while also not being able to make any tangible description of Ekiti and the Ife throne.

My question is, how do we describe the distinct tribes of the Yoruba and their places in the Yoruba history?

Sometimes I wonder if the chroniclers of the Bible and those who translated the heiroglyphics and cuneiforms records of ancient Assyrian, Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Canaan, Accadian civilizations, got the pronounciation wrong; and if indeed the Yoruba spelling and pronounciation is the true original for the named places, regions and individuals as well as their titles recorded into Biblical accounts and history.

For instance, in the treaty of Lagos of 1864, Ashogbon, the head of the Idejo Chiefs, was recorded as Acheampong. Before invasion into Lagos the British sailors had sojourned in Slave Coast (Ghana) and were familiar with a Chief of the Akan named Acheampong. They approximated Ashogbon's name to what was pre-existing in their lexicon of African names. Unlike Acheampong which is a name, Ashogbon is a title. Dosunmu was written as Docemo. Ijebu was written as Jeboo and Oyo as Eyeo.

We need an assignment, to appoint taskmasters to comb through the Bible and find similars for Yoruba sounding words and list those. Then we need anthropologists, Yoruba language experts, historians, linguists and polyglots that will inspect the name list and decode them and use the criterias of (a) intelligibility; (b) comprehensibility and (c) interpretability, to find positive match or exclude .

Here are some:
Arkite - Ekiti
Amorite - Awori
Idumea - Idu
Nineveh - Ile Ife
Moses - Moshe
Jesus - Esu
Orisen - Orisa
Aaron - Aare
Magog, Gog and Og - Magongo and Ogori
Edomite - Edo
Sargon - Sango
Ark - Aroko
Ephod - Ifa Odu
Hudud/Hadad - Oduduwa
Nimrod - Lamurudu
Aramean - Oramiyan
Ad - Ado
Lot - Ota
Elijah - Ejilu
Malachi - Malaki
Adam - Adimula
Eber - Egba
Eleazer - Lisha
Keturah - Ketu
Tyre - Itire
Jebusite - Ijebu
Girgashite - Ajashe



The following is copied from another contributor here....
https://www.nairaland.com/529907/resurgence-life-yoruba-footprint-history/2#7068269


In addition, there are thousands of cross-matched terms in both Old Hebrew and Yoruba languages.

Elohiym - (Heb - god) = Oluaye (Yob - god/goddess)

Elyown - (Heb - Supreme Being) = Olorun (Yob - Supreme Being)

Elowah/Eloahh - (Heb-GOD/deity) = Oluwa (Yob- GOD)

Eldaah - (Heb- God of knowledge/origin) = Eleda (Yob- God of creation)

Kabbiyr - (Heb- mighty of power) = Kabiyesi (Yob - mighty lord or mighty king)

Esher - (Heb - blessings/happiness) = Eshe (Yob - thanks/gratitude)

Bara - (Heb - create/begin) = Bere (Yob- start/begin)

Ba'al - (Heb - Chancellor/Mayor) = Baale (Yob - Mayor of a town or city)

Baal - (Heb- Husband) = Bale ile - (Yob- Husband/Male head of household)

Owrah - (Heb - Luminous/prosperity) = Ora (Yob - Fat/Blubber)

Owr - (Heb - Light/luminary) = Orun (Yob - Sun)

Addereth - (Heb- Garment or robe of beauty) = Adire (Yob- Indigo garment)

Ayin - (Heb - Eye) = Eyin oju (Yob - Eye) . . . . .This is also the 16th character in the semitic alpha and in ancient mystic order corresponds secret or that which should be in the custody of high priests. This is why the 'eye" is often found in mystic symbols, it denotes the 16th power. This may explain the 16 Odus of Ifa corpus.

Eyphah - (Heb - Mysterious cover or secret code) = Ifa (Yob - Oracle of divination)

Atsah/Atseh - (Heb - To close/fasten or make firm) = Ashe (Yob - Closing to prayer/command)

Am - (Heb- Tribe/flock) = Omo (Yob - Child or belonging to)

Re elayah - (Heb - Punishment/Fear) = Eleya (Yob- Disgrace/punishment)

Dowdow - (Heb - Love/loving) = Ododo (Yob - Rose petal)

Duwd - (Heb - Pot for cooking/Cauldron/Kettle) = Dudu (Yob - Black/Dark)

Amar - (Heb - Talk/tell) = Oro (Yob - Speak/talk)

Imrah (Heb - Inner utterance/wisdom) = Imoran (Yob - Intuition/wisdom)

Ga'ah - (Heb - Height/rise) = Ga (Yob - Height/tall)

Geber/Gabar - (Heb - Valiant/strong) = Agbara (Yob - Strength)

Hader/Heder - (Heb - Adorn/honor/esteem) = Idera (Yob - Honor/success/victory)

Ilm - (Heb - Knowledge) = Imo (Knowledge/understanding)


Then there are root words (tri-literal and quadri-literal) like the three following:

MRM - (semitic - Maryam) = MRM (yoruba - Moremi)

BLQS SHB - (semitic - Bilqis of Sheba) = BLKS SGB (yoruba - Bilikisu Sugbo)

MLK - (semitic - Malik - King or Ruler) = MLK (yoruba - Miliki - Opulence, enjoyment or prosperity)

She is wearing a coronet, a non-sacred crown. The coronet is what is placed on heads of Erelus or Princesses on the throne in the interim of settling on a successor to a deceased Oba. A king may also place the coronet on head of a heir-prince for blessings, as was the case when Oba Akinsemoyin sat his crown on head of little Ologun Kutere and signalled beginning of a new dynasty.

Yoruba traditional crowns (sacred) are of two, or perharps more, but I am conversant with two and the perched birds are common to both.

1 - beaded
2 - non beaded.

Beside these two there are special crowns, worn only for certain rituals, for instance the Aare Crown.

I sincerely think and hold the belief that the structure proposed in this document holds the solution to survival of Nigeria. If we could at least go back to this setup, and then from there move forward with other state-like ambitions at the different level. We need to push the reset button and start from this point.

Cuddlebugie:
These are the words of someone I know. An alternate account?

Lol. Really? An Ekiti former lover? You are on this thread because you love Ekiti. Confess nau.

The umbrella body of all the groups agitating for the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra, known as Biafra People National Council, BPNC, has described the quit notice issued on the Igbos by the coalition of Arewa youths as a divine intervention.

The group also called on Igbo people living in the northern region not to have confidence on the promises by Northern politicians and the federal government to protect them, urging them to take the threat seriously and start running down to Biafran land.

BPNC also begged owners of transport companies in Igbo land to reduce all fairs by 50 per cent in order to make it affordable for their people.

This was part of a communiqué signed by Comrade Uchenna Madu for MASSOB, Comrade Felix Obiora for Eastern Peoples Congress, EPC, Rev Dr Stanley Ajah for Biafra Revolutionary Organization, BRO, Comrade Ositachukwu Agbanarilam for Salvation People of Biafra, SP-Biafra, Comrade Prince Onyema for Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC, Comrade Austin Mary Ndukwu for Biafra Liberation Council, BLC, and Comrade Austin Ugwuoke for BULCO.

In the communiqué made available to DAILYPOST, after the group’s meeting in Enugu, BPNC highlighted the following resolutions:

“(1) That BPNC welcomed the quit notice order given to the people of Biafra by Arewa people. We view the quit notice order as divine intervention on speedy actualization and restoration of Biafra Republic.

“(2) That BPNC advised the people of Biafra to take the quit notice order serious as three weeks. Also BPNC has put the necessary humanitarian arrangements to assist on the welcoming back home all Biafrans returning home to Biafra land.

“(3) That BPNC urge all the Igbo owned transport companies to reduce all the transport fares to 50% to enable our people to return easily.

“(4) That BPNC condemned the political romance of some disgruntled self acclaimed Igbo leaders with Arewa people as such people are on their own. They don’t represent Ndigbo.

“(5) That BPNC opposes any form of restructuring or confederation in Nigeria. Our only demand is Biafra independence from Nigeria.

“(6) That BPNC salute the consistency, uprightness and steadfastness of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in Biafra actualization and restoration struggle.

“(7) That BPNC condemn the bias raid and confiscation of SUN Newspaper publishing company by EFCC. ( That BPNC demand the unconditional release of all pro Biafra detainees in Nigeria prisons like Kuje, Onitsha and Awka prisons.

“(9) That BPNC demand that Federal Government of Nigeria should set up necessary machineries for separation of the region of Biafra from Nigeria and sharing of all assets and liabilities.

“(10) That BPNC advised all the governors of Eastern region (Southeast/ south south) to ignore the questionable assurances given to them by the Arewa governors and federal government with the subtle promises that Biafrans residing in Arewa land are save.

“(11) That BPNC urgently call for total unity of purpose among all the major and minor pro Biafra groups.”



http://dailypost.ng/2017/06/15/leave-north-now-coalition-biafra-agitators-tells-igbos/

linearity:
Yes you can enter school premises with your gun and even students are allowed to carry guns. Like I said in my initial response, it depends on the open carry law in that particular state, the fact that your state does not allow it, does not mean that is the law everywhere...there is no federal law in the US preventing one from carrying gun into schools or preventing a mall or university cop from carrying one.

It is therefore left to each state to decide how restrictive or the lack thereof they want to go...most North East States have taken the more restrictive route. I am also a licensed gun owner, but live in one of the most restrictive states. However, most Southern and Western States like Texas, Wisconsin, Utah, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado and a hosts of others have taken the lest restrictive route and they allow open carry in Schools, I believe up to 18 states in the US do allow open carry in school, google should be able to lay this out for you.

Yes some Mall & University Cops carry guns, but not the rank and files...some of the more senior Mall cops do...Even in states with restrictive open carry laws, Mall cops are allowed to carry, if the owner can make a business case for it, during the application process and they pass the necessary training.

Correct!

DeadPresident:

Licensed to carry a gun ??

I need some of that stuff you've been smoking

In my 13 years of living in the USA, I've never seen a strapped security guard, what do you think security guards are ??

Even the UK police do not carry guns

Were you born on the highway because that's where most accidents do happen

Universities in US have campus police and jurisdiction power. They are licensed to wear side ammo of no more than 9mm calibre. They have a higher grade shotgun or rifle secured in the trunk of their car and are only permitted in cases involving a lock-down to bring out the rifle.

Certain class of security men also carry gun in US, depending on what asset they are protecting. For instance the security of Federal Buildings is contracted to private security firm and they carry ammo. Bullion vans security guards carry ammo.

In Unilag, we will be over-policing to issue ammo to security guards. This security guard in the picture has ambition...he wishes he had a gun so he could display power, the wish come true for him with the wooden replica in his hand. This was not officially issued, the discretion to carry a wooden pistol is this man's alone. He has ego problem, and I can imagine if he indeed was allowed to carry a true gun how much authority he will impose on innocent students.

Cuddlebugie:
They are accomplished liars.

Is that nice enough?

Lie ke? Iroo o! A beautiful girl like you should be treated with good impression.

Why veil your face, are you hiding from Ekiti?

The claim has to be carefully studied. In a span of 200yrs Western Europeans entered and colonized every land of West Africa. Before their entry we were black, after their exit we are still black...but our landscape is no longer what it was, our language, culture, worship, judicial and even political structure all went through a complete new birth and changed our consciousness and philosophy from afrocentric to eurocentric, yet from outside looking at us there is nothing to suggest we ever had contact with the European. It is not impossible that the two cultures were at one point in contact.

Cuddlebugie:
They are also known for their bullheadedness

Is that all you can say about Ekiti? Come on, say something nice

OP, American pronounciation is not the standard english usage across the globe. Your lessons is adequate for US but inadequate for the globe.

One of the many absurdities of English language is its disconnect from true emotions. Though very romantic to the ear, it is somewhat distant when needed to convey emotiona and reality.

Take for instance "mankind". Do we have a animalkind, a plantkind, a sea-creaturekind? Mankind would mean someone not fully man...but just an image of man. Who then is man, a deity? It cycles back to your point on son of man and eniyan...perfect observation with the usage of Elyon.

Olu317:
I agree with you in totality because Yoruba always believe good thing can come out of every individual if such was willing. This was the blunder of Herbert Macaulay. Even Awolowo did blundered too on such instance too when he formed alliance with an Ibo during the third Republic. And instead, the Ibos voted for Shehu Shagari . Perhaps, a bigger cross for Yorubas to carry.

Oh yes, clapperton didn't want to blow it out of proportion. And it saved us though because it was a time when European education was far ahead of us. Despite the fact that our ancestors didn't forget where they came from. The Bronze castings, Traditions, customs, Beads making etc speaks of our identity. Many Yoruba historians don't work which is the reason I see the United Nations Organisation's work on world history and culture don't take Yoruba historians serious because they don't even have accurate information but instead kept localising Yoruba people to West Africa, when in fact, Yoruba is a distinct group in the whole of Western Africa region. The uneducated will tell you in the olden days that their ancestors came from the East,instead the Yoruba scholars says otherwise. And non of these historians have have conclusively defend how our culture is similar to Hebrews. The Egyptians worship Ram. The Hebrews use Ram ,Heifer etc as sacrifice. Yoruba use Ram, Heifer etc as sacrifice . This is because they have studied all part of the world history which has given the detail information of the human history. There are books that specifically mentioned Canaanite worshipping ancestors, celebrate new farm produce season but in all of these, EL is worshipped as the Supreme God. This identical in Yoruba tradition and these alone testified to migrations of people to this Place. The Name Ooni came up in EGYPT but known as Onias. The position was acclaimed as a priest and descendant of Zaddok (Aaron) but somewhere along a son of David's kingly lineage got married to the Daughter of the Onias. All of these happened in Egypt. The name Onias is known in The land of Egypt as land owner and priest. Another striking thing is that in Yoruba land, it is not a crime to rebury the DEAD. This was done unto JOSEPH, when he was exhume from the land of Egypt. How can this pseudo historians are so blind to see this? Another feature is that ancients Hebrew Priests had TRIBAL marks. There is another factor which seem very striking. Such as
Chaldean's name “Aki"— Hero = Yoruba's “Aki"/“Akin" as Hero
Sumerian's name “SI"— life/exist = Yoruba's “Si" as life
Hebrew's name “Hannon" —mercy = Yoruba's “Anu"—mercy
Hebrew's name “iri"—see = Yoruba's “ri" —see etc

These are too close to be ignored. Anyway, some of us will get to the bottom of it.

Olu,

Thanks for this piece.


The Europeans have done vast studies on Yoruba and uncovered monumental facts and treasures to aid their understanding on the question of root and origin. The Portuguese have many many literatures and published works on our culture and civilization. So does Britain. Britain, out of self preservation for its own roots and to remove controversy prefer to keep its findings out of public glare. If they release what they know about Yoruba into public domain the doctrines of Christianity will have to be upgraded, and Yoruba spiritualism will be the donor for such upgrade. The global society of Judaism know who we are. The remnants of what our ancestors could not take with them on migration the Israelites acquired when they occupied Canaan. There is a cognitive awareness of Yoruba as an ancient Hebrew race. Due to the discoveries and archiving of materials collected by Leo Frobenius and his outburst on Ife civilization, the Germans and the Russians have also done vast studies on Yoruba culture and history. In fact Professor Dierk Lange did not release all his findings to the public either. He gave enough for comparison of cultures and identity between Yoruba, Assyria and Mesopotamia but he kept most of his works as proprietary assets and away from public. If he released everything it would cause new understanding on world order and civilizations and those previously upheld as civilized races may loose their position to Yoruba on the ranking list, an avoidable conflict and controversy; wisdom prevailed. The Arabs know who Yorubas are, their writings and oral record passed through the vines of caravan trade routes and was shared with Clapperton when he visited the Sultan of Sokoto. The first manuscript on the History of the Yorubas, originally composed by Samuel Johnson's brother was taken out of circulation when it got to England where it was dispatched to be published. A tenable version, revised for local consumption was published in its place. We, the Yorubas, know who we are through oral records and artifacts of history in tangible and non-tangible mediums by which we retell and document our past deeds and footprints.

The only people who are bereft of knowledge of Yoruba origin and roots are the few Yorubas taught by Europeans how to read and write their own history.

absoluteSuccess:
Well I'm a good student of yours, I almost put metaphysical in bracket writing the hebrew-Canaanite part but it would sound like I'm yet to embrace the truth without your shadow, hence I hold it. Mixing with your thought-system has paid off for me, I've come full cycle learning.

From glory to glory, we all shall ascend.

Ase.

My brother,

Aiye a yee si, Igba gbogbo a tu e l'ara.
Ase Edumare.