₦airaland Forum

BKayy:
So you now bring diagrams to an argument of facts?
Mtcheww. Typical of Yoruba people.

Simple logic is if your Alaafin's Palace looks like the picture below, imagine how an average Yoruba man's houses looked like then.
It is important to note that you people were under monarchy so the monarch represents times 100 wealth of a typical commoner.

In summary, you people have always been broke. It was not Nigeria that made you so

monajit:
KNOW YOUR PIONEERING PROFESSORS

First Nigerian Professor of History ~ Prof Kenneth Dike ( From Awka, Anambra).

First Nigerian Professor of Philosophy ~ Prof Olubi Sodipo (From Ilishan-Remo, Ogun state).

First Nigerian Professor of Linguistic ~ Prof Ayo Bamgbose (From Oyo, Oyo State).

First Nigerian Professor of French Language ~ Prof Evans.
First Nigerian professor is Yoruba MAN
First Nigerian Professor of Arabic and Islamic Language ~ Prof M.O.A Abdul (Ijebu Ode, Ogun State).

First Nigerian Professor of Yoruba and African Literature ~ Prof Wande Abimbola (From Oyo, Oyo State).

First Nigerian Professor of Music ~ Prof. Lazarus Ekwueme (From Oko, Anambra state).

First Nigerian Professor of Theatre and Arts ~ Prof Joel Adeyinka Adedeji (State of Origin Unknown).

First Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria ~ Prof Alfred Opubor (Nigerian-Cotonou).

First Nigerian Professor of Library and Information Science ~ Prof Mrs Adetoun Ogunsheye.

First Nigerian Professor of Education ~ Prof. Aliu Babs Fafunwa (Isale Eko, Lagos State).

First Nigerian Professor of Physical Education ~ Prof. M. Oluwafemi Ajisafe (Ekiti State).

First Nigerian Professor of Tests and Measurement ~ Prof. Dibu Ojerinde (Igboho, Oyo State).

First Nigerian Professor of Law ~ Prof Teslim Olawale Elias (Lagos State)

First Nigerian Professor of Agriculture ~ Prof. Victor Adenuga Oyenuga (Ijebu, Ogun state).

First Nigerian Professor of Animal Science ~ Prof. Gabriel. M. Babatunde (Afijio, Oyo State).

First Nigeria Professor of Forestry ~ Professor Kolade Adeyoju (Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti State).

First Nigerian professor of clinical pharmacy ~ Prof. Nzebunwa Aguwa (Eke-Nguru, IMO State).

First Nigerian Professor of Medicine ~ Prof. Theophius Ogunlesi (Sagamu, Ogun State).

First Nigerian Professor of Nursing ~ Prof (Mrs). Elfrida. O. Adebo (Abeokuta, Ogun State).

First Nigerian Professor of Physiotherapy ~ Prof. Vincent C. B. Nwuga (Asaba, Delta State).

First Nigerian Professor of Anatomy ~ Prof. Thomas Adesanya Grillo (Lagos State).

First Nigerian Professor of Physiology ~ HRH Prof. Joseph Chike Edozien (Asaba, Delta State).

First Nigerian Professor of psychiatry ~ Prof. Thomas Adeoye Lambo ( Abeokuta, Ogun State).

First Nigerian Professor of public health ~ Prof. Oladele Ajose (Lagos state).

First Nigerian Professor of Nutrition ~ Prof Babatunde Oguntona.

First Nigerian Professor of Paediatrics ~ Prof Olikoye Ransome-Kuti (Abeokuta, Ogun State).

First Nigerian Professor of Botany ~ Prof. Eni Njoku (Ohafia, Abia State).

First Nigerian Professor of Physics ~ Prof. Muyiwa Awe (Esie, Kwara State).

First Nigerian Professor of statistics ~ Prof. Nwoue Adichie "Chinamada's dad (Abba, Anambra).

First Nigerian Professor of Mathematics ~ Prof. Chike Obi (Anambra State).

First Nigerian Professor of Geology ~ Prof. Mosobolaje O. Oyawoye (Offa, Kwara State).

First Nigerian Professor of Computer Science ~ Prof. Olu Longe.

First Nigerian Professor of Chemistry ~ Prof. Stephen Oluwole Awokoya (Awa-Ijebu, Ogun state).

First Nigerian Professor Of Architecture ~ Prof. Ekundayo Adeyemi (Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State).

First Nigerian Professor of Urban and Regional Planning ~ Prof. Adepoju Onibokun(Iwoye-Ijesha, Osun State).

First Nigerian Professor of Estate Management ~ Prof. John. A. Umeh (Nnobi, Anambra State).

First Nigerian Professor of Accounting ~ Prof. Micheal A. Adeyemo (Irun-Akoko, Ondo State)

First Nigerian Professor of Marketing ~ Prof. Julius Onuorah Onah (Orba, Enugu State).

First Nigerian Professor of Insurance ~ Prof. Joseph. O. Irukwu (Eteem, Abia State).

First Nigerian Professor of Chemical Engineering ~ Prof. Sikiru A. Sanni (Ibadan, Oyo State).

First Nigerian Professor of Industrial Engineering ~ Prof. David. E. Osifo (Benin-city, Edo State).

First Nigerian Professor of Civil Engineering ~ Prof. Ifedayo O. Oladapo ( Ondo, Ondo State).

First Nigerian Professor of Petroleum Engineering ~ Prof. Gabriel Kayode Falade

First Nigerian Professor of Mining Engineering ~ Prof. Zacheus Opafunso (Ede, Osun State).

First Nigerian Professor of Public Health Engineering ~ Prof. Paul Aibinuola Oluwande.

First Nigerian Professor of Geography ~ Prof. Akin Mobogunje (Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State)

First Nigerian Professor of Psychology ~ Prof. Dennis Ugwuegbu (Orlu, Imo State).

Prof. Funso Daramola - First African Professor of Jurisprudence/International Law. ( Ilobu, Kwara State).

First Female Academicians ~ Aim of collecting this is to promote girl child Education.

- First Nigerian Female Professor ever ~ Prof. (Mrs) Felicia Adetoun Ogunsheye.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Law ~ Prof (Mrs) Jadesola Olayinka Akande.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of History ~ Prof. (Mrs) Bolanle Awe.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Pharmacy ~ Prof. (Mrs) Babalola Chinedum Peace.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Psychiatry ~ Prof. (Mrs) Olayinka Omigbodun.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Mass Communication ~ Prof. (Mrs) Chinyere Stella Okunna.

- First female Physics Professor in Africa ~ Prof. (Mrs) Deborah Ajakaye.

- First Female Professor of Chemistry in Nigeria ~ Prof. (Mrs) Modupe Ogunlesi.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Quantity Surveying in Africa ~ Prof Olubola Babalola.

- First female Nigerian Professor of Accounting ~ Prof. Jane Ande.

- First Female professor of physiotherapy in Africa ~ Prof. Arinola O. Sanya.

- First Female Professor of Computer Science ~ Prof Adenike Osofisan.

- First female professor of Chemical Engineering in Nigeria ~Professor (Mrs) P.K. Igbokwe

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Mathematics Education ~ Prof. (Mrs). Grace Allele-Williams.

- First female Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics in Nigeria~Prof. Adebambo Ayoka.O. Ayoka-olufunmilayo

- First Female Professor of Yoruba Studies in the world ~ Prof. (Mrs). Omotayo Olutoye

- First Female Professor of Agriculture in Nigeria and First Female Professor of Agricultural Economics in Africa ~ Professor (Mrs)
Tomilayo O. Adekanye.

- First Nigerian Female Professor of Urban and Regional Planning ~ Prof.(Mrs).Ogbazi Joy Ukamaka.

babasolution:
Yoruba surnames are not evidence of Yoruba ancestry, most original ogori surnames are non Yoruba, most Yoruba surnames of ogori people today were the first names of their fathers who were named in the early colonial era or after ogori arrival from ijebu-owo ( okejebu) in today's ondo state.

The Yoruba names are not family names except for very few

Beuberry:
Why una come get do many yoruba words, names, similar culture etc? If culture was borrowed, Una too borrow am. The words too why una no get life sotey una borrow plenty. See, Ogoris are Yorubas.
I insist, wikipedia is the yardstick of all histories worldwide. Even Benins wey get strong head pass una respected that their king na Oranmiyan's pikin. Ogoris are Yorubas that migrated to other parts. If you think Wikipedia is wrong, make all you ogori pikins write una own and petition Google to change it. Fish out the culprit that wrote the one on wikipedia and let's ask him/her where the source came from.
Lastly, una too don think say una mature mature wan claim say we nor be Yorubas. Who cares sef? Yorubas should prune away bad seeds sef!

Simbrixton:
yes

Simbrixton:
what compound in Obalufon are you from?

ChristyG:
some of u wannabe nairaland historians just like embarrasing urselves.maybe it is ur village that made ilaje edos and not yoruba.one hand apoi are full ijaw,they just have yoruba influence but ilajes cant be yoruba cos they have 'edoid' influence...u are contradicting yourselve ni**a.alainironu

Chukky86:
1. Igbo ladies wearing brass anklets. Circa Early 1900s

2 & 3. Original copy of John Hinde's photo of Milk maids at the back of the N10 note

4 & 5 . Book was designed in honour of Emmanuel Ifeajuna,1st African to win a Commonwealth Gold,he was executed in Enugu,1967

Afoonja:
He's right, rotten is worse than bad, so bad is just a step away from good.

lawani:
Whatever it means, he did not reign for up to 100 years. In Oyo they claim one Alaafin ruled for centuries but I will say the reign would have been that of many people without the people knowing due to the fact that the Alaafin was always behind a veil of beads and could be replaced without the knowledge of the generality of the people. No indication that any human being can live up to 200 years at least not in the past few thousand years. Ife also claim to have had 90 kings before Oduduwa arrived. If you say the earlier ones of that set lived longer, I might be inclined to agree it can be possible.

Bigsunny01:
Even to de present governor of de state: OBASEKI

gregyboy:
TAO11 been trying to link her imaginary ife history to benin since 300bc....


All for what, her deceitful mental satisfaction

Its always gonna be TAO11 in this madness her reasonable brothers have all seen the truth and stepped back, but Tao disorders won't allow her be,
Anytime you have something new, come foward and bring it, instead of whining and drawing consultation from your fellow brothers,


Drop something new, make sure what you drop won't later be against you like the name of lagos
Ekoname


And be aware people all around are viewing this thread especially royals from benins who may also have this believe as you do, so all weight on you, to prove them right,

Ibalekute:
If IFA had really helped the Haitians to defeat the French, why is IFA not helping to improve Haiti's economy

bigfish3k:
The South west has shortage of critical thinkers

LiesSlayer007:
ko ni da fun gbogbo idile re,lati baba baba re ati iya iya re, ofo oni fi idire re sile. evil must surely overtake you.may the fulani herdsmen you are backing visit you forever and till time indefinite. baba re ni ko ronu. if to say your baba ronu,he for no born a street bastard like you

harmargedon:
Lagos means "lakes" in Portuguese, the language of the
first European immigrants known to visit the settlement,
then already inhabited by the Awori and Bini and known to
them as Oko. From the first contacts with the region
until the early 20th century, another Portuguese name for
the city that was interchangeably used was Onim.

From the crowning of Ado as its first Oba, Lagos (then
called Eko) served as a major center for slave-trade, from
which then Oba of Benin Ado and all of his successors for
over two centuries supported - until 1841, when Oba
Akitoye ascended to the throne of Lagos and attempted
to ban slave-trading.
Local merchants strongly opposed the intended move, and
deposed and exiled the king, and installed Akitoye's
brother Kosoko as Oba.
At exile in Europe, Akitoye met with British authorities,
who had banned slave-trading in 1807, and who therefore
decided to support the deposed Oba to regain his throne.
With the success of the British intervention, in 1851
Akitoye was reinstalled as Oba of Lagos. In practical
terms, however, British influence over the kingdom had
become absolute, and ten years later, in 1861, Lagos was
formally annexed as a British colony.

Until today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the
Kings in Lagos State and his status is different from
other Obas most of whom were later given back their
crowns and staff of office only within the last 40 years
except for the Alahun of Imoore Oba Haruna Okikiola who
went to late justice Savage enquiry to proof that the
Oba of Imoore is a first class Oba that had his crown
from ile-ife that should not be classified amongst Obas
that only got their crowns recently. Those who got their
crowns back were the original land owners (Olofin's
children).
The present day Lagos state has a higher percent of this
sub-group who allegedly migrated to the area from Isheri
along the Ogun river. History has it that the Awori were
actually from Ife , the cradle of Yorubaland. The Awori
people are a peaceful people initially not taken to
warfare. Due to war, those from the hinterlands , like the
Ekiti, ran towards Isheri, which at that time had more
than one Olofin who were heads of settlements about
1400AD.
When the people fled from the hinterlands most of them
scattered again, some to Iro, to Otta , Ado, others to
Ebute Metta i.e. three landing places - Oyingbo, Iddo
Island and Lagos Island (Eko). The Olofin that brought
those who went to Ebute-Metta was Ogunfunminire, later
known as Agbodere . With the full commencement of the
war about 2000 moved to Iddo Island , others to Otto
Awori or Otto Ijanikin towards modern-day Badagry . Those
from Ekiti Aramoko came to Ebute-Metta, Iddo and then
Ijora.
After the demise of Agbodere, the name Olofin became
the name used to remember him; the title of Oloto was
given to his successor. When one of his sons becoming
the Oloto his other children parted ways to what is known
as visible settlements in present-day Lagos.
Until the coming of the Benins, Lagos's geographic
boundary was Lagos Mainland. Lagos Island, the seat of
the Oba of Lagos, then consisted of a pepper farm which
belonged to the Aromire family (One of Olofin's sons) and
fishing posts. No one lived there. The name Eko was
given to it by its first king, Oba Ado, during its early
history; it also saw periods of rule by the Kingdom of
Benin .
Eko was the land area now known as Lagos Island where
the king's palace was built. The palace is called Iga
Idunganran , meaning palace built on the pepper farm . Oba
Ado and the warriors from Benin, as well as some of the
indigenous people who sought safety, settled in the
southern part of Eko, called Isale Eko . "Isale" literally
means "bottom", but must have been used to indicate
downtown.
The first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, apart from having two
sons also had a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begat Ologun
Kutere , who later became king. Shokun his brother, who
was more aggressive and whom the Erelu suspected could
plan a palace coup, was given a chieftaincy title, "Onile-
gbale", and a palace just behind the king's palace. This
was the first time that a Chief would be appointed and
installed at the same time as a King's coronation.
Oba Akitoye who ceded Lagos to the British was Oba
Kosoko's uncle. Oba Akitoye was the first Oba not to be
buried in Benin. Prior to this, all the Kings of lagos were
buried in Benin. They passed on taxes to the Oba of
Benin until the British came and explained that there was
no need to send taxes to Benin anymore since they were
no longer under Benin suzerainty. It was during his reign
that the direct influence of Benin on Lagos ended.
Oba Kosoko believed in the slave trade and was at
loggerheads with the British, hence his dethronement and
flight, first to Badagry and later to Epe, Nigeria where he
founded kingdoms that still exist today.

gregyboy:
Bro benin city was the battle field


Nawa for dis aboki ooh,

And yes the British could recruit after all the service men they used, were benin neighbour's

Igbo, hausa, Yoruba

Soulrebel2:
Can I pm you brother?

gregyboy:
Without any causualties, on their part


Now you're the one in dillusions,


Even with their heavy weapons they were crushed the 1200 soldiers died and they brought in recruit to the battle field


Hausa igbo and Yoruba recruit

Causualties wasnt recorded, the war didn't end because Benin soldiers had fallen, the war ended because the oba came out from hiding and surrender


Two great kingdom fought not some petty guerilla warfare, a war that involved machine guns, submarine, and even documented letters

The same forces used to conquer benin, was moved the next month to conquer the anshanti kingdom,

gregyboy:
Without any causualties, on their part


Now you're the one in dillusions,


Even with their heavy weapons they were crushed the 1200 soldiers died and they brought in recruit to the battle field


Hausa igbo and Yoruba recruit

Causualties wasnt recorded, the war didn't end because Benin soldiers had fallen, the war ended because the oba came out from hiding and surrender


Two great kingdom fought not some petty guerilla warfare, a war that involved machine guns, submarine, and even documented letters

The same forces used to conquer benin, was moved the next month to conquer the anshanti kingdom,

Web2020:
You are talking from the two side of your mouth. You failed to talk about the war the great Binis wedge against the British when they invaded Benin to take away the Oba. The millions of British soldiers killed before the unfortunate incident of capturing the Oba. You shabbily stated that the Oba was banished. He was taken to Calabar and another Oba installed to avoid vacuum and with that he can not come to Benin kingdom because there can never be two Obas in Benin Kingdom.
Secondly, limit the use of the phrase "I have proven" what have you proven by simply giving your unverified opinion. The only Kingdom in Nigeria is Edo kingdom. The British knew it, they saw that Edo Kingdom was well Organized with all forms of administration. They were surprised and needed to conker the kingdom to be able to penetrate the territory.

Ideadoctor:
The saying you wrote is meant for kings not Ogun,I grew up among elder and I know a lot of things about Yoruba spirituality, Ogun is a demon that his excited by blood, especially human blood, in my town, I have heard a lot of stories of how people were been sacrificed to Ogun, now I am hearing this from The mouth of an afrelist.

Christianity is not a religion of colonialism, remember Christianity started in Palestine as a family, where anybody who accept Christ is view as a brother OE sister, British and colonial masters are not Christians, they only professed Christian politically, they are not Christian in the real sense,because Christianity means being like Jesus himself.

TAO11:
STORY-STORY .............. STOOOOOOORY!

Take am again!
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