₦airaland Forum

sbeezy8: Lagos is yoruba land- with the exception of egun,ewe...- they are too if talking state. but Lagos was only an island before that did not include surrounding areas.

I dont know what the talk is about I know PLENTY of yorubas who are Ijebu, Oyo, Ilaje and will say they are not from Lagos- and return to their towns FREQUENTLY.

I hear more people non yorubas mainly igbos fixated on Lagos than yorubas edos hausas(who have been in Lagos longer)nupes,- Give it up its not that serious.

When I say Im form Lagos - im really from "Lagos" even my family have been senators in Lagos,commissioners in Lagos and Obas of Lagos.

Same as being a person from Southwest- Nigeria. When I say im from Southwest Nigeria- Im really from Southwest Nigeria I dont care what goes on in the north east or Niger delta excluding some-parts where grannys, aunts come from.
I understand what you mean. Why can't a Yoruba man who resides in Lagos be proud of his Ekiti roots or Iwoh, Owoh, Saki, Ede etc. Why must they claim Lagos as their state and can't allow others claim Lagos. How many Yorubas do you find here praising their towns apart from Dayo. Everyother Yoruba does not say anthing about his original hometown or his father's home town. Is it a taboo for Yorubas to mention where their parents came from or be proud of it. Dayo is exceptional, who else none.

Aigbofa: The only people claiming Lagos are ibos, even Lagos indigenes don't go about saying "look at me, we own Lagos"

dayokanu: I am from Oyo State, My father is from Ogbomosho. I lived in Lagos but I am not a Lagosian. I am from Oyo State. Aji sebi Oyo laari Oyo ki sebi baba enikankan.

If I have any Political future It would be in Oyo State and never from Lagos

Chinom: Yours is a very sensible comment. Being a Lagosian is NOT the same thing as being an Indigene. Let's not get the 2 mixed up. Of the near 20 million population of Lagos, i'm not sure Indigenes make up to 5 million. Besides all Yorubas are not indegenes of Lagos.

dayokanu: A Lagosian is anyone whose Father can trace his ancestory to any part of the modern Lagos state

saxywale: Good, I just don't understand why Igbos love the idea of investing in real estate in regions alien to them. Nigeria is a very fragile country, have you ever thought of what would become of those properties should all hell break loose. Anyway, that's another discussion for a different topic.

tintingz: I wonder why the hausas, igbos, ijaws etc are claiming Lagosian when their forefathers can't speak nor understand youruba Eko will always be the home for the yoruba-blood. Eko lo bi mi si ogun ni moti wa

truth4meal: you think with ur azz? So let's assume Lagos belongs to ur sorry azz-if u actualize ur successional agenda will you annex lagos-ur no man's land? All will divide it to lagos west and Lagos east? Go back to ur village refugee- its only a bastard that claims another man's lineage and heredity

geeez: A Lagosian is a Yoruba person living in Lagos. Live with it

ijaw citizen: AT LEAST SOME IGNORANT ONES HAVE BEEN EDUCATED ON THE DIFFERENCE BTW "TRIBE" & "ETHNIC GROUP"

Johndoe100: Who is a monkey? Why are these foools bothered. Amazing. I never knew the ibos were this jealous. I had heard that they were disgusting but, you don't want to believe. Now I can see that everything they say about Igbo is true. No Igbo man can be president in this country.

dayokanu: Wetin consign una if Ijaws are the biggest tribe in Nigeria.

I dont know why a particular section of the country is getting their boxers in a twist over the Ijaw claim

Ijaw is 100m wh no like am should go hug transformer

ijaw citizen: PEOPLE SHOULD STOP SPREADING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE PEACE LOVING IJAW PEOPLE. THIS WRITE UP IS THE WORK OF MISCHIEVIOUS PEOPLE WHOSE AIM IS TO PROMOTE & SPREAD BAD FEELINGS AMONST OTHER NIGERIAN GROUPS TOWARDS THE IJAW PEOPLE.

I URGE EVERYONE TO DISREGARD THIS PAGE BECAUSE IT WAS RE-EDITTED BY THE SAME PERSON (TORKAKA) BEFORE IT WAS POSTED AS A THREAD.

THE OFFICIAL POPULATION OF THE IJAWS IS PUT AT ABOUT 28 MILLION (WITHIN NIGERIA & IN DIASPORA) God bless you all.

bright007: @agbontaen:U are true son of d soil.I have been following this thread since last year and I must say,u are true son of d soil.
In d midst of wolves and tigers,u came out single-handedly defeating ur opponents with your on-point facts and unparalleled brilliance in your rich history.
If we had more people like you,no man or group of people can just wake up and claim our culture under the of pretence similar food,language,festivals etc.Even the Edos whose culture is more than 70% like that of d Ika people donot flaunt their mouth publicly like these folks are doing here.
They want u to answer questions posed at u and then when u ask your question,they feign blindness $ dumbness.
You have many people like me who share and believe in the same line of thought as you.
One love!

CAMEROONPRIDE: stop hating it's not good for your health ..take example on CAMEROON say no to TRIBALISM

agbotaen: i also guess the bini in our language and culture came from igbo land , you igbo people never cease to amaze me , you love propaganda so much , there is nothing you cannot say you can even say our obis name efeizomor is an igbo name and that olokun is an igbo deity , why do youdeceive your self , if ika people rejected igbo in a critical time like the civil war period , and at other times ,and dont come near you with a pole ,why do you think they will claim they are igbo.

Mr Fire: Why and how did Oduduwa fall from the sky? Was he pushed by God, by Satan or by some angels?
How did a renegade/rebellious Benin prince become the Yoruba progenitor
How is Yabatech the third oldest institution of higher learning in Africa and 27th in the world.
Why did Awolowo commit suicide?

So many questions, no answers.

kindabigg: I'm a young naija guy, and I live in London. I'll like to work with ACN, on media matters (internet wise, through blogs). I'm a proud Yoruba guy, and ACN seems to have won my heart; with the present re-transformation of the SW (though a lot more needs to be done).

email: kindabigg@gmail.com