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[quote author=ekt_bear link=topic=862912.msg10130703#msg10130703 date=1328487055]Why are you even responding to Obiagu1? Don't you notice that no one else is paying him any attention on his own thread?

If he choses to ignore the words of almost every single Edo person who has posted on this thread and denied an Igbo connection, that is his own choice.[/quote]The poo is on your face now or do you want more?

PapaBrowne:
SEE ARGUMENT OOH!! 18 pages already!!
People are working so hard to claim partnership with the Binis. I never knew we were that loved!!

Anyways, this is my opinion.
Both Igbos, Yorubas and lots of other tribes have similarities with the EDOs for the simple fact that historically the influence of the Bini Kingdom spread across board all the way from Onitsha through the whole of Yoruba land down to Dahomey(today known as Benin Republic) and even Ghana.
The argument is baseless. It is like America and Australia arguing over who is closer to the British

There has been a lot of back and forth on this thread that would lead us to no where. The only thing the thread ends up affirming, is the superiority of the Edo Heritage. A very proud heritage at that.

What is important then would be the opinions of Edos on the said question; Where would the Edo's rather lean towards- West or East + South??
Truth be told, Every EDO man would rather be in the same nation with the South East and South South for various reasons and never in the same nation with the South West where they would be in the minority.
The demand for the creation of MID WEST state from the then western region is enough to prove the aspirations of EDO people.

Again, why does everybody want to claim affinity?? I simply don't get it!! How special can the EDO's be??

alj harem:
Can you shut it already, it is only on NL we see likes of you

LOL Bini Majority in SE/SS lol what daft statement

As for my igbo brother Obiagu1 I have allowed you to have fun, It would soon be my turn o make u no vex

Wetin concern you and me? Are you Awori today or Kanuri? If Awori, then say your poo but if you're Kanuri today, then back off!

emmatok:
BINI is an  Itsekiri  name .

So what your point.

LMAO!

emmatok:
LOL,

Try tell that to the Oba of Benin.

Go and tell that Oba of Benin after this happened.

Oba Akenzua II, who had been generally snubbed and cut off from many day to day decisions in the Ministry of Midwest Affairs (in Old Western Region) except his approval was important to some Machiavellian scheme or the other, finally had enough.

GOVERNOR Peter Obi Sunday presented a cheque of N1 million each to 14 widows whose husbands were murdered by suspected Boko Haram members in Mubi, Adamawa State, thereby redeeming the promise he made last week.

He presented the cheques after a church service at St Andrew’s Catholic Church, Adazi-Nnukwu where he also warned against people trying to make political gains out of the Mubi incident.

Obi, who attended the church service in company of his wife, Margaret and member representing Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia federal constituency, Mrs. Uche Ekwunife, said the Adamawa State government promised to pay compensation to the victims.

While calling on the people of Anambra State to remember those who died in prayers and assist their families in any way possible to enable them move on with life, the governor commended the people of Adazi-Nnukwu for maintaining calm in the face of the unfortunate development and advised against revenge of any sort, saying “vengeance is God’s.”

The senator representing Anambra Central, Dr. Chris Ngige who also attended the church service, commended Obi for what he described as his show of compassion, noting that “politics or no politics, whoever is doing good should be commended.”

According to him, Obi was doing what he was elected to do and that he would do the same thing if he were in Obi’s shoes.
One of the widows, Mrs. Eugenia Okpala said the governor had wiped their tears, adding that they had heard so much about his compassionate nature and how hostile he was to those who wanted to loot the state treasury.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/obi-gives-n1m-each-to-widows-of-mubi-massacre/

bashr8:
you dont get it, they need the oil in edo that why they are romancing edo state instead of trying to involve kwara state that have almost 90 percent yorubas, fake alliance .

Imagine, are Kwara Yoruba good for nothing people?
Why are they not reaching out to them?

Oil get power no be small, kai!

shymmex:
Are the Russians not offsprings of Ukraine, how come there are more Russians out there than Ukrainians People migrate to a more powerful Kingdom, Itsekiri people probably (not proven) migrated to the Bini Empire, when there was a boom over there - that's the way life works, You can also use America and United Kingdom as another example, that's how it has been with migration patterns from the beginning of time, Look at how Lagos with a population of just 300,000 in 1960  rose to becoming the most populous place in sub-saharan Africa, If Nigeria was really a "Country," everyone in Lagos would be a Lagosian.

@ the boldface, seems like you didn't get what I wrote.

Onlytruth:
hehehe!

So, na accomodation we go chop? lol
Is it free?
Don't we pay rent or buy the lands?

Simple subsidy which affects everybody equally, dem no fit pay.
Na wa o.

I tire my brother.

babaowo:
Delta need to beg us ,to accept them.

This relentless effort my the Yoruba to isolate the Edo from the SS is funny. Anyway, Oshomole got the drift and sent his deputy instead out of respect for ACN his party.

As for Delta, they are cleverer than you think.

Onlytruth:
For the record, Ojukwu has NOT been buried yet.
So, all those saying that people went about their businesses on the 3rd are jumping the gun.
This is what happens when you reason through your @nus.

What's the new burial date? March 3rd right?

. . . but damn, I stayed home on Feb 3rd.

How can a sane person say that Itsekiri, a mere 300000 people, is older than Bini

In that case, probably, the Itsekiri had a one child policy in their custom.

So in conclusion, the Yoruba has no tangible connection with the Bini if one takes Oduduwa out of the equation.

Culturally and linguistically, the Bini share more with the Western Igbos than they do with the Yoruba.

What has Yoruba contributed to Nigeria economically?


Negro_Ntns: We accomodate ibos
samguru: Yoruba has created a platform for hausa and igbo to convert their labour to cash using their highly educated people and also keep Nigeria together via peaceful interaction with hausa and igbo.
Aigbofa: We made it possible for ibos to be able to read their own language.
stayreal: To be honest, the yoruba gave the white man easy access to what is modern day Nigeria
dayokanu: Well the help Nigeria accommodate and educate the cannibalistic Igbos and teach them how to behave.

2mch:
12 pages still nothing tangible. hmmmmmmmm

The moderators became ashamed that the Yoruba has contributed nothing, nada, zero, to Nigeria that's why they moved this thread to tribalism section.  

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-859996.0.html

The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has donated N50 million to the victims of Christmas Day bombing at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State.

About 43 persons were confirmed dead and more than 100 others injured in the attack which the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram claimed responsibility for. Victims of the bomb blast were recently buried in a mass grave.

Akpabio announced the donation during the Episcopal ordination ceremony of Rt. Rev. Mons. Anselm Umoren as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja.

The governor also pledged that the state government would work with the authorities to rebuild the church in Madalla. He said the donation was to assist the victims of the bombing and relatives in rehabilitation and resettlement.

Akpabio admonished the church not to lose hope in the face of the security challenges facing the country occasioned by the attacks by Boko Haram, while observing that the situation would have been worse if the Church was not praying for the country.

The governor expressed appreciation to the Catholic Church for the elevation of Umoren to the office of a bishop and urged the new bishop to see his elevation as a call to greater service.

Responding, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Archbishop John Onayeikan, expressed appreciation for the donation and noted that it would assist the Church in catering for the needs of the families whose bread winners were killed and those still in hospital.

The archbishop said he was impressed by the performance of Akpabio and urged other politicians to see politics just as priesthood as a call to serve the people.

Umoren who was consecrated as the Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja was presented with a ring, and a pastoral staff. Akpabio also donated a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser to the new Bishop.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/akpabio-donates-n50m-to-xmas-day-bombing-victims/

stpat1:
Which part of eastern Edo is close to the Igbos? the eastern Edo is bordered by Delta, Kogi (which is more or less a Yoruba state), tell me where you think Edo has link or border with any eastern state. u might just be educating me u know

And what group in Delta is that?

stpat1:
@ezeagu, I don't think you are literate at all, if you are then u will know already that the Edos are more closely related to the Yorubas, they are close geographically, culturally, religiously, Historically, Names etc. I will not only say this but also give u examples.
Geographically: Of course you know that a lot of Edo locations are intermingle with some western states. at the Akoko Edo end, you have the Akokos of the Ondos, at the Okada axis there are also there
Historically: I don't think you need too much lecture on this go to Wikipedia and check that one out. Lagos was a former colony of the Oba of benin, the work Eko is an edo word, he was ruling lagos from Edo
Religiously, like Sango, which is a similar God of Iron, the the Osun, etc
The names, there are so many similar names with similar meaning, Segun, Bose, Gbemi, Ogedegbe, Tunde etc

I wonder which close ties any Edo man has with an Igbo man. Guy I am an Edo and there is no similarity between us. We are Niger Deltas and if u guys will not take us in We know our roots

What about the Eastern side of Edo? Funny dude.

oduasolja:

i know its ridiculous to even ask this  but lets examine this for a sec.

are the languages mutually intelligible ?

do they eat the same food ??

do they have the same cultural attire??.

are the ijaws and igbos brothers as the igbos always claim ?

LMAO!

The answer is NO, Ijaw and Igbo are not related, we are just neighbours.

By Ijaw I'm referring to only Izon and Western Ijaw groups.
However, Eastern Ijaws, Kalabari and Okrika, are related to the Igbos linguistically and culturally as a result of centuries of mixing and intermarriage.

GAR3TH:
You guys do realize that when people refer to edos they are mainly talking about edo people (speaking groups), such as the Bini, Esan, Afemai, Isoko, Urhobo and many other edo groups. In other words what may be true for one edo group may not necessarily be true for other edo groups.

These are the groups I was referring to.

Glad the myth has finally been unravelled.

PapaBrowne:
PROUD TO BE AN EDO MAN!!

SEE AS EVERYBODY DEY CLAIM CLOSENESS!!

Truth be told, even though we have more cultural similarities to the Yorubas, we have better relationships with the Igbos!!
I'm speaking from  an Edo man's perspective!! Edo would do better and would definitely prefer to be in a country with the Igbos and its other South South Counterparts than be a minority in Yoruba Land!!

The only reason A ACN has Edo state is because Oshiomole who was a member of Labour party needed a strong platform to stand against the PDP.

That is it.

By the way, is Edo closer to Yoruba culturally than they are to say Agbor or Asaba?

ezeagu:
Isn't that how cultures are developed?

Topic: Is Yoruba closer to Edo culturally than Igbo is?

ezeagu:
That's just influence.

Go and tell an Asaba man that his culture was influenced  

ezeagu:
For me, Bini and Yoruba has always been like Igbo and Efik/Ibibio. I don't see a situation in which Edo is more culturally close to Igbo, at least this isn't the situation in Nigeria, what's closer than sharing origins of your paramount leaders? I do agree that Bini or Edo people look more eastern though. Apart from that, Bini and Igbo have influenced each other over the last 500 years, but nothing compared to the relationship with Yoruba.

I'm guessing Yoruba.

Really, from Onitsha to Agbo

Katsumoto:
Otu edo won 3 seats - 2 (Omo-osagie and Ekwuyasi) declared for NCNC and Ighodaro declared for AC.

You are still making an ignorant comment - you are yet to define Edo. Not all Edo towns are close to the Yorubas.

I don't need to define Edo for you because you should have known I meant Edoid groups. Groups in Edo and Delta that are Edoid.

Very interesting conversation. It has now become clear that the constant attempt by the SW to isolate Edo from the rest of the SS group is based on falsehood  

So from every indication, "Edo is our brother" said the Yoruba is a myth.

[quote author=tpia@ link=topic=862912.msg10121756#msg10121756 date=1328381276]^you have an overactive imagination.[/quote]That's an understatement

[quote author=tpia@ link=topic=862912.msg10121735#msg10121735 date=1328381053]what's funny?

yes, they bear yoruba names and thus might be mistaken for yoruba by people who arent familiar with the area.[/quote]Laughing at how you told that Yoruba boy to back off.

[quote author=tpia@ link=topic=862912.msg10121704#msg10121704 date=1328380808]akoko edos are not yoruba though they bear yoruba names.[/quote]LMAO!

efisher:
BTW, What's with this sudden fascination over Edos? Everybody wants to be their "brother" by force. Or is this one of the results of Oshiomhole's good work? I tire o!

It is because of the never ending propaganda by the SW to isolate Edo from the SS.

The record has to be set straight. Yoruba has no connection with Edo.

afam4eva:
Bini is yoruboid? Make dem hear am for your mouth. There's no single yoruba group in edo state. What you have are groups that use some yoruba words. But there's a totally Igbo group in edo state called Igbake.

It's not really about having a group in Edo State. It's about the blatant lie that "Edo is our brother" they keep propagating.