₦airaland Forum

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ezeagu: Okay, If I don't know, why don't you explain. Why can't the issue of the Oba who is already wearing the Oba's full regalia, be the Oba?

Because you know I'm dropping anything for you, I hope you know?

Educate yourself and stop arguing amiss and ignorantly....Male/female regents have no claim to the throne in yorubaland.

odua boy: Regency in Yoruba land is an age old institution. It is a tradition under which women are allowed to hold office as traditional rulers after the death of a reigning monarch pending the installation of a new one.


Taiwo Abiodun recently met some of them and reports
In some towns in Yoruba land, when a king dies, a woman is temporarily put on the throne as a caretaker so as not to leave the throne vacant until another monarch is installed. A Regent is expected to dress and act like a male because, though she is a woman, she is occupying a seat meant for a man and should behave like one. It is a long held tradition that a few of the regents enjoy the influence it confers while some feel it is a post they will rather it is abolished because of the restrictions it imposes on the holder.
The Kalasuwe of Apoi – [March 13, 2011-date]
Princess Joyce Adesola Ibimidun Oladiran-Ebiseni is in her late 40s. She is one of the several daughters of Oba Samuel Adetimehin Oladiran, Ugele Udum III who joined his ancestors in 2007.
Origin of regency stool
According to Kalasuwe of Apoi, “In our tradition, a married woman or a spinster is made a regent instead of a male because it is assumed that a male might not want to leave the throne and thus transform himself to be king. It has happened before. But if a married woman or a spinster is put there she will be yearning to go back to her husband and family while a spinster will be yearning to get married and start her own family.’’
A regent is forbidden from giving birth during her reign so as not to allow crisis to brew in the future, “The child may want to impose himself and believe he has authority like others to become an Oba, forgetting that his mother was an adele or caretaker.”
Princess Oladiran-Ebiseni became the first regent in the history of the community last year March. She was unanimously chosen to lead the Apoi/Ijaw communities until another monarch is picked.
A graduate of Business Administration from the Federal Polytechnic, Ado- Ekiti and Political Science from the University of Lagos she was appointed twice by the Chairman of Ese - Odo Local Government as Special Adviser on Legislative Matters; Women and Special Duties between 2000 and 2003.
She is currently the Executive Director of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of Exceptional Persons (CREP), a Non-Governmental Organization committed to the plight of the less - privileged.
Her people, the Apois, are Yoruba speaking Ijaws, in the Niger Delta spreading from Bayelsa to Ondo State. They are mainly divided into nine principal communities of Sabomi, Oboro, Kiribo, Igbobini, Igbekebo, Inikorogha, Ojuala, Igbotu and Ipoke. The nine communities operate as a federation with each having its own Oba with Kalasuwe as the paramount ruler.
The stool of the Kalasuwe was among the earliest recognized by the Europeans. At the compilation of list of recognized Nigerian traditional rulers in 1924, the Kalasuwe also known as the “Oba of Ijaws” was among the highest ranked.
Speaking on what she does, she said, “With the assistance of my chiefs and community elders I have settled many disputes. In fact, I am spending more money contrary to the people’s thought that I will be receiving more. But I must confess that it shows that what a man can do a woman can also do better. I am the first regent in the land and I am highly supported. My husband calls me Kabiyesi.”
She has in her wardrobes over 200 Yoruba male flowing gowns [agbada], and many male traditional caps from gombo, abeti aja.
She is also eager to see that a substantive monarch is chosen so as to allow her continue her normal run of life. Reflecting on her tenure, she said, “I have served my people and my conscience is clear. I want the kingmakers to quickly choose their monarch and for me to go back to my family. I want to go back to my family. I am missing my children especially. What pains me most is my organization that I left. I have little time for the it now but that notwithstanding I still take the sick to the hospital which I had been doing before I was called to become the regent.”

http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/sunday-magazine/arts-life/42311-amazing-world-of-female-regents.html

Why isn't Akpabio a.k.a Mr uncommon transformation...not on that list?

cashkid18: .d yeriba op dt rushed to open dis thread is no wia to b found

Am here gidigba..Minions like you can't ruffle a feather on me.

collynzo2: Good job Macjive.
Igbo soldiers going strong!

Stop giving your battered kinsfolk a false sense of hope.

macjive01: bring-it-on on the appropriate thread and i will be happy to debate you to the end.

So a self acclaimed born again christain and mouthpiece of God casted aspersion on a whole tribe for the mistakes of few

You've been unmasked for the hypocrite you are

macjive01: change the IRC inland revenue commission head, put a young, strong-minded , diligent, non-Yoruba personnel- Yorubas are never tough on corruption or diligent tough operation due to their nature of "easily swayed by pleads and begs" , there could be exceptions though

macjive01: i will not reduce myself to your rascal level and dance naked in the open. i am a reserved conservative fellow , who is a humanist and born-again christian who see the face of god daily. but i dare u . if you are a man cast another aota of aspersion on my person and see me unleash the curses of Hades upon you and your household this new year, and lets see how well off you will be by August the 8th.

You reduced yourself to my rascal level...the moment you started posting crimes commited by yorubas on the thread when clearly it has nothing to do with the subject of discourse..

You can as well bring hades himself to curse me and see those curses returned to your household in a thousand folds.

Moro'n

macjive01: Have you no respect for your father's mate ?

Open another thread and pour your vituperations there foool!!!

Macjive stop derailing the thread Idio.t

What legacy is this ibo woman bequeathing to her children?

The art of drugpushing...Sad

A 34-year-old housewife, Ngozi Nsofor, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for attempting to export 195 grammes of heroin to her husband in Liberia.
The drug was allegedly concealed inside a bag of female artificial hair and was intercepted on Tuesday during a search of luggage to Monrovia via an Arik flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
A mother of five, Nsofor said the bag was sent to her by her husband. She claimed ignorance of the heroin that was found hidden in the bag.
She said, “My husband called me from Liberia, where he lives, that somebody will give me a bag. He told me to buy female artificial hair, put in the bag and send it back to him.
“I bought the hair attachment as instructed by my husband. This is not my first time of sending goods to my husband. Unfortunately, heroin was discovered in the bag during a search by officers at the airport. I was shocked at the discovery. I ought to be preparing for my New Year celebration back home, but I am here writing a statement.”
NDLEA Lagos Airport Commander, Mr. Hamza Umar, said, “The artificial hair was a distraction because the heroin was industrially concealed in a false bottom of the bag. It took the experience of the officers to have detected the drug. Preliminary investigation indicates that it is a family business. The suspect will soon be charged to court.”
Chairman of the NDLEA, Mr.Ahmadu Giade, described the development as sad.
He said, “It is sad that a married couple can be involved in drug trafficking. What legacy are they bequeathing to their children? Parents must live by example because they have a responsibility to inculcate discipline in their children. Efforts are ongoing to determine the role of the husband in this matter.”
http://www.punchng.com/metro/wife-arrested-while-exporting-heroin-to-husband/

It's a big disgrace on African footbal if a benchwarmer and inconsequential player in Europe like mikel win's the african footballer of the year award.

[quote author=ichidodo the fulaniYoruba slave]The cowardly and helpless yorobars of osun,ogun,oyo e.t.c will cower in fright of the nzogbu people in less than 1hour in the aftermath of any hostilitiies
The igbo will slaughter the Yorubas, our yorobarr blood will be flooded into the brackish waters of Cotonou to make a good waterway for Yorobar invalids to swim into Benin Republic.
Which government do Yorubas control in lagos?......Even in an igbo dominated market like alaba and ladipo There is a babaloja who caters to their [igbos] very needs...Igbos have control over their destiny in lasgidi.[/color]
Yes Igbo is the widely spoken Language next to Hausa. Yoruba no follow[/quote]The aboki boys slaughters the Nzogbu boys like sallah rams every year..They even come to your backyard and shag your women...All we hear is cries from the cowardly Nzogbu boys.The OPC will finish you and kinsmen in every hook and crany of lagos within 1hour

You have no control over your destinies in lagos....Don't disobey your babaloja else your 2by2 cubicle would be locked down permanently and no amount of pleas from the red cap chiefs will make us reverse our decisions.

Show us where it was stated that yiibo language is the 2nd most widely spoken language in the country or keep you ogbono mouth shut forever

Agbameta those pictures cracked me up

LMAO.

ichidodo: Yes,igbos will chase Yorubas out of their land,A land where they are the majorities and the whole suburb is surrounded by helpess yoruba speaking states like ogun,osun,oyo e.t.c....I 'm so daft not to realise it
Yorubas are the majority in kwara state with nothing less than 95% of the population and the ruling class fulani minority populace chase will chase away the majority replacin them with nupes and igbiras.
You and i know that there are more igbos in kano and abuja than Yorobarrs.So the aboki's will only smoke out and suyanize you yamheads as they have done to Alfred Rewane,MKO Abiola,Kudirat Abiola and Awo-ole if you refuse to pack your bags and go in the aftermath of disintegration from Illorin and co.
As long as the igbos remains in Lagos, maintain the its economy,control who gets into Government and their language the most spoken around the World.....We yorobars will continue to whine and cry for what you can never have

The cowardly and helpless yorubas of osun,ogun,oyo e.t.c will smoke out the nzogbu people in less than 1hour in the aftermath of any hostilities

Name one fulani in the cabinet of the kwara state government...The emir is just fulani by name nothing more and stop equating ilorin to all of kwara state

You said that there are more ibos in kano than yorubas...So tell me in the aftermath of any hostilities who would have the biggest casualities?

And it's sheer tomfoolery to even assume that you control as liitle as 6% of the lagos economy in your 2by2 spareparts and okrika shop

Which government do you control in lagos?......Even in an ibo dominated market like alaba and ladipo we have a babaloja...Ibos have no control over their destiny in lasgidi.

When did ibo language become the most widely spoken language in Nigeria talkless of the worldNna stay away from akpu. that dangerous thing desecrates and diminishes one thinking capacity

ichidodo: If Nigeria
should disintegrate,the Igbos
would chase us from lagos..The
hausas would chase us from Kano
,Illorin and Abuja...We have stayed so long in Lagos that even the road to our grandfather's village,we don't know.Am afraid of
being kidnapped or being used for
rituals by my gbomogbomo brothers.Who would do anything
for money for owambe
I would do anything to remain in
lagos(igbo colony)even if it means
shreding off my yorobar identity and
taking up a igbo one.Or bowing
down to my igbo masters every
morning.
Igbos my lords please don't
send me back to that sewage pit called Oduduwa I don't want my little daughters to be gang raaped by dirty old paedophiles.

How can ibos chase Yorubas out of their God given land,A land where they are the majorities and the whole suburb is surrounded by yoruba speaking states like ogun,osun,oyo e.t.c...Doesn't that sound ridiculous to you.

Yorubas are the majority in kwara state with nothing less than 95% of the population so how can the minut fulani populace chase away the majority.

You and i know that there are more ibos in kano and abuja than Yorubas.So the aboki's will only suyanize you Igbos as they have been doing since the 60's if you refuse to pack your bags and go in the aftermath of disintegration.

As long as the Yorubas remains the majority in lagos,control the goverment and their language the most spoken.....You ibos will continue to whine and cry for what you can never have.