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All these old men and their fallacy dream. How on earth will Nigeria government produce millions bags of rice to meet the demand of her teeming populace? who made rice a daily stomach ritual... Let this CPC government end its tenure and let us see clearly who has a better thing to offer. In fact the age of President and his executive members should be pegged to 60 years and below and let other arms of government be 75 years below. Let the old/elderly men be on the Senate.It is seems this CPC government is not telling itself the truth. People are dying on a a daily basis as a result of hunger and you are talking about 2017 and once it is 2017,the story of rice sufficiency for Nigerians will change to 2018...Eledumare ,come save your people...

As a matter of fact it can be argued to be a title given to him or DESCRIPTION of his PERSONALITY. IFA is at the height of description is called ODU IFA. what if IFA was the link to his name's description. My people ILE IFE is enshrined in secrecy and filled with all sort of groups involved in spiritualism. There is even a rumour about a crown worn ONCE every SEVEN years by the Ooni that it is believed that it so mystical that it beads walks ...But all these and more can't be revealed except you join the occult groups and once you join... then you will be told “ENU AWO MA NWO"(you can't talk or say what your eyes has seen) . There is more to The man called Oduduwa than what we can understand. But some ancient link remains to show where we come from at ILE IFE. Take for instance the mystical Aare crown and the years it has existed. perhaps it could tell us more about Odua

a Yoruba nation on the radius of Nigeria's circumference of circle. The unstoppable Odu'a loading........

Useremagbo was once the name the people of ife were called, where on earth did you think Yoruba's gbo, igbo, ugbo came out from if Obatala was the one addressed as oseremagbo. Having said, let's us now apply wisdom from the depth of yoruba's understanding, Oduduwa dislodged Obatala as the new leader, there after we were called different names until the adoption of the descendants of Oduduwa. If logic works then perhaps, the change in power of the leadership brought about the new name we are addressed presently . Then I gave a deep and deeper thought to understand the style and the name of Oduduwa, the name itself was coined because according to oral history, the ife spiritualist of IFA occult brought 'bout Odu-du-wa ( ODU-DA-UWA/IWA)which was a bit different from the way the man's name were told to be called, ranging from Adah or Aadu or Adua or Dua or Dan. In all of these logic application,one out these names may be synonym with the way his name was pronounced . However the people of IFE/UFE seemed to had loved him the because he was a good man and a great leader from all perspective. He was initiated into cult groups at ILE IFE,even mended fences with Obatala .So if we are now been addressed as children of Odu'a, then it is self explanatory. Then on Baba Yemi Elebuibon ,he knows deep about Yoruba history and very deep IFA priest, who will affirm to it as Yoruba being called Useremagbo and near East theory. Part of this theory is also enshrined ODU IFA.. Have we even check who ORUNMILA( ur-mu- ela)(Orun -mo -eni -ma-la )( the heavens know who shall succeed) Was?,.lastly equip yourself with books such as.... Johnson ( Yoruba history from earliest time), Hess(L ' â nègre) 1898:164-166, Oates (Fall of Assyrians)1991:168,170,174f,Dierk Lange (ancient kingdom of West Africa. Africa-centred and Canaanite -Israelites perspective, Origin of Yoruba and “the lost tribe of Israelites". Read these books and see if Yoruba is speaking the truth or not about their history relating to Middle East.

what is that cattle association leader's name, ma je ata or Ma yeta Allah or what is he called . God will punish him and his herdsmen's generation. Ara lo ma san pa won karikari. Awon Omo ti ko ni Iran

Focusing on Oduduwa ,it is a simple issue but intriguing. The man mentioned that he came from Middle East and he mentioned Lamurudu (Nimrod). From historians perspective,specifically Europeans,in their research made findings that people migrated from middle East to west Africa at different time and most of these bulks included Israelites, arameans,kittites,babylonians,etc and which lasted for scores of decades. At the top me Oduduwa arrived, there thirteen towns at Ile Ife and at that time Obatala existed, Obalufon ,osaganya or osagangan and many more included IFA Oracle etc existed. Oduduwa arrived and he told them that he too was from Far East who claimed that there was uprising and they killed his father in the war. What is more paramount here is that he mentioned (Lamurudu) Nimrod and Abraim according to Oyo account but nothing much was said about Nimrod apart from the fact that he mentioned him and that he came from East. It was during his reign there was proper coordination in Yoruba land

@Absolutesuccess ,little do know about Yoruba history and you need to understand the depth of Yoruba knowledge to even acknowledged the proper arrangement of the kingship tussle in Ile ife before Oduduwa was acknowledged and accepted as being a king after the dynasty of omri in Yorubaland.Oduduwa was never from igodomigodo because nothing having to do spiritualism/way of life, beliefs did Yoruba copied from igodimogido if truly he came from Edo with such magnificent influence not even 10% of Edo language is traceable nor kingly lifestyle . Here are more puzzle to discredit their fallacy, what is the distance between igodomigodo to Ile ife that ikerladan ozoduwa wouldn't want to go and revenge since he was supposed to be killed?,How all of a sudden a weakling prince became mysteriously powerful in short period? how come he acquire the mystical power and so spiritual within few miles to Ile Ife that he didn't return to Bini?, Why didnt Yoruba know about his Edo ancestral home?, How come he refused to visit Igodomigodo after having a huge followers of Yoruba stock? what crown did they wore in Edoland that is older than ILE IFE crown?why didn't he tell Yoruba to bury him in Igodomigodo with his depth knowledge on leadership role? .The truth is that when Oduduwa reigned as OOni through him, there was Peace and he perfected the kingship title in a well balanced manner and perhaps the Edo heard about it and decided to ask him to also control their territory which the man refused on several occasions but later accepted to help them by sending his son Oranmiyan to Salvage the Town from destruction.Oduduwa personality was a normal orisa Yoruba lifestyle, who are always content with their own things and don't believe in unnecessary venturing into another people's privacy or territory except Yoruba are First attacked before they go out to defend and subdued their enemies.The man came from middle East, because he mentioned Nimrod(Lamurudu).Edo people knew nothing like Nimrod and this so story had been transferred orally from generation to generation. Before Odu'a there was a dynasty called omri and there were 16 rulers before Oduduwa and non of these kings or one woman regent that you and I or anyone can see any traceable sign of them in west Africa. This confirm Yoruba true story from mid East. Yoruba names being called at one time was “USERE- MAGBO. Baba Yemi Elebuibon is still alive to tell you more on Yoruba history. However, In Odu Ifa, a lot of hidden ancient Yoruba history is enshrined in it. Apart from these, Arabs had history of those expunged during 6Bc/7Bc during the reign of Assyrians and Babylonians. Yoruba language is ancient Hebrew /Aramaic even if it now graded as niger-Congo language,they may try to rewrite our history but the truth prevails always . Lastly, in the shrine of Obatala the worship of seven skull of the dead king ancient as they used to do in the Ancient Israel kingdom is still in practice till today in Ile ife but Yoruba won't expose this to the world because of believe in absolute SPIRITUALISM

@Absolutesuccess ,the Yoruba history and its complexity is something you need to critically understand its depth to even acknowledged the proper arrangement of the kingship tussle in Ile ife before Oduduwa was acknowledged and accepted as being a king after the existed groups had been merged in Ileife of Yorubaland.

Oduduwa was never from igodomigodo because nothing having to do spiritualism/way of life, beliefs did Yoruba copied from igodomigodo if truly he came from Edo with such magnificent influence not even 10% of Edo language is traceable nor kingly lifestyle to Yorubas. Here are more puzzle to discredit their fallacy, for instance: what is the distance between igodomigodo to Ile ife that ikerladan ozoduwa wouldn't want to go and revenge since he was supposed to be killed?, How all of a sudden a weakling prince became mysteriously powerful in short period? How come he acquire the mystical power and so spiritual within few miles to Ile Ife that he didn't return to Bini?, Why didnt Yoruba know about his Edo ancestral home?, How come he refused to visit Igodomigodo after having a huge followers of Yoruba stock? what crown did they wore in Edoland that is older than ILE IFE's crown? Why didn't he tell Yoruba to bury him in Igodomigodo with his depth knowledge on leadership role? .

The truth is that when Oduduwa reigned as OOni through him, there was Peace and he perfected the kingship monarchical system in a well balanced manner and the Edo heard about it and decided to visiti IFE to ask for the type of kingly system from the reigning Ooni at that period when Igodomigodo had problem and by this, Oranmiyan was sent to Salvage the Town from destruction.

Oduduwa personality remained a typical orisa(hreat ancestor) within Yoruba lifestyle, who are always contented with their own things and don't believe in unnecessary venturing into another people's privacy or territory except Yoruba are First attacked before they go out to defend and subdued their enemies.

As far as information on this is concerned,the man came from middle East, because history of yoruba mentioned him as a descendant of Nimrod(Lamurudu) ,even if it is doubtful information, there is terracotta of Middle East work that support such fact that Yoruba terracotta works is identical with Middle East's. So, Edo people knew nothing like Nimrod and this story had been transferred orally from generation to generation even with its flaws. According one account ,before Odu'a emerged, there were hamlets which people lived and are kings or leaders of each group. And these kings and Odua are not traceable with any sign of them in west Africa. This confirm Yoruba true story from middle East,even with faint memory of it.

The Yoruba were called several names at different times, some were “USERE- MAGBO, ISERI ,AKU , etc . Even Baba Yemi Elebuibon is still alive to tell you more on Yoruba history. However, In Odu Ifa, a lot of hidden ancient Yoruba history is enshrined in it. Apart from these, Arabs had history of those expunged during 6Bc/7Bc during the reign of Assyrians and Babylonians

Invariably Yoruba language is ancient Hebrew /Aramaic. Lastly, in the shrine of Obatala the worship of seven skull of the dead king ancient king as they used to do in the Ancient Israel kingdom is still in practice till today in Ile ife,according to Professor Dierk Lange, but Yoruba won't expose this to the world because of believe in absolute SPIRITUALISM.

The mystery of God is beyond human comprehension because the human beings were the replica of God himself. And when Adam fell due to disobedience, he knew he had a better plan for man. Did you not read in the Book of John in his awesomeness when he spoke not anymore in parable but openly when he told his disciples after resurrection that “I am in my father and the father is in me " and when he told Mary, the brother to Lazarus and the people that I am resurrection and life". Do you not know that without life, God can't exist?, that was why he said, You honour my father and you dishonour me(Jesus).We human being honour God we don't know how he looks but dishonour Jesus because we saw him like normal human beings. I have said without any iota of doubt that if Jesus is not almighty God, then there won't be any reason to use his name to heal, to raise the dead, open the eyes of the blind etc because it would have been a rivalry between him and God. God is a jealous God and can't share his glory with anyone.... Jesus is the hidden God of ancient times...On the prayer partner,he showed us how to seek his face in humility and do his will irrespective of the dying situation we found ourselves. Some people had argued again that he said my Father is greater than I, then why did he say that if he was God?, Jesus spoke in parable all the times and when he said these words, he meant when he is in the in personality of brighter than the sun, he is absolute and authoritarian. Did you not read in the Bible he took John the beloved, Peter and James to the mountain and when he transformed (became so whitish) the three bowed down to him before the voice spoke again) into the personality of God.With human knowledge, you
cannot understand Jesus and his mystery unless you are willing to Follow him

Jesus is everything in God. in Isaiah, it was prophesied that a child will be born and his name shall be called wonderful, councillor, might God, prince of peace and everlasting father.. All these qualities is practically the features of almighty God. And every time he mentioned the father,he simply refer to the inner being in himself..it was only when he decided to reveal himself he did so in humility at different time because it will be too difficult to see God as having a man like image from the human perspective but he had been hidden since ancient period before he came down to let human beings touch him in flesh . God only revealed himself to reconcile man to himself. So when said before Abraham was “I AM" which was the same word he told Moses in the book of exodus on the mountain “I AM" has sent you

This N'digbo scholars are First Class liars...The first professor of mathematics in Nigeria was Professor Adegoke Olubunnmu a Yoruba from Orin Ekiti. This record is based on the rankings among Nigerians and not the whole Yorubas in diaspora as citizens of other countries of the world. If the scholar had said chike Obi was the first phd, perhaps it is tenable but still contentious about him being the first. Once the scholar got it wrong then all others are basically fallacy as well. Although credence are given to some Ibos no doubt about it but fact must be well spelt out properly .These researches have flaws

Tribal marks was alien to “Yorubas" in the ancient times. It was borne out of identification by OyO in that period to put mark on any child /children's against being kidnapped by invaders and also to show affluence,nobility of the family some centuries ago. So people should stop feeling or thinking that Yoruba naturally ascribed to tribal marks. Not all Yoruba have strong facial tribal marks

Ijebu is a coined word for the ancient Yoruba people who engaged in water works for survival. Ije is word in Yoruba which means traveler and Ibu(Mi Labu) is deep sea. This Word was used by Yoruba to relate to themselves who had gone on Seafaring. Till date the word is still been used. The migration of Yoruba were in waves an truly they pass through Egypt, Sudan in the ancient times. I have heard of people saying Yoruba aren't Hebrews because we are blacks. The questions that many of us haven't really answered are.... 1. why do Yoruba have the highest rate of twins in the world?, why do Yoruba don't believe any race is superior to them?, why are they rebellious in nature? Why do Yoruba worship God so deeply? why do Yoruba always believe that nothing can happen with Divine intervention?, Why do Yoruba always look up to Sky for God's help?, what do an average Yoruba have with God to look up to the sky before Christianity/ Islam Came? So many mystery unrevealed yet. Moses married black and many other Jews. So being black has nothing to do with Hebrews claim. Having said these, the mid east have our story in the hand. They have written record of migration during Assyrians /Babylonian periods. That is where our history lies. I don't need to claim being a Jew because I AM A PROUD YORUBA MAN all the way but we need kn
ow how we got to ILE IFE

“ELA" ELAROWA is the name used in ODU IFA to Connect to the almighty so as to see to the way out of every predicament or future occurrence. “UR" is the ancient Hebrew for heaven and same as Orun . The ancient name which the Yorubas called God was EL dumare /Elidumare /Eledumare/El da/Eleda/Ash da/Asheda. However ,circumstances gave rise to names we called God. Even at ancient times ,Yoruba were called Usere magbo(Perhaps a corrupt name of Israel) ,the largest group who arrived in IFE are Hebrews blood by Yoruba traditions and claim to mid East . Sometimes the truth are bitter but it need to be told. Yoruba aren't Africans,they migrated truly in waves and it dated back before Jesus was born. Although majority f the Yoruba are captured during 6bc-7bc of Medes ,corrupted as Medina in Syria. Just as Nimrod was corrupted as Lamurudu.Yoruba traditions are directly related to ancient Israelites way of worship. Take for instance, who can explain, why the second child in twin is made the older,why do Yoruba prostrate?, why do they believe in divinely king and not by patriarchy?, why do they worship the heads of late great kings in IFE /OYo ?,
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Newly crowned Oba of Bini admit that he is the 40th Oba and not 39th as being claimed in some quarters to distort history. Oranmiyan was the first Oba in Bini and he came with the title of OBA (O ba ni ori gbogbo) he is above all in his domain..Long live the king of Bini empire .May the Oranmiyan and Oduduwa blood lives on in Bini Kingdom.

Igboid, I don't know how lettered you are but a critical analysis bestow upon here is enough to show that Yoruba is larger than Ibo stock. Did they even count some Yoruba stock in Akoko Edo ,or do you see agitation of some of the Akoko Edo people claiming Yoruba ancestry? is that a propaganda too?, did you not see or read about the whole kabba Region and kwara Yoruba stock apart from northern kwara wanting a new state created for them called OYA state or be merged with Ekiti state (Kabba Region specifically requested for this as their plan B option ) in the last Confab under GEJ? you Ibo people claim part of South south yet they denial you, why is that?,is that propaganda too?, Do you not know that it was the British that forced Ilorin under the Emirate?, Let me give this fact, Olu ( Emir) Ilorin Momoh was killed by Yoruba uprising in 1895 in Ilorin ,Abdulkadri was banished by the same Yoruba of Ilorin in 1936 before the British reinstated him back , If caliphate was so strong there, how come Yoruba had the way in that time?, do caliphate have warriors as balogun term in their Council of emir in the core north ?,all these, you don't know and if you do then it is self explanatory. why is that if your Ibo boys, girls, men and women must sing song,in the Music Industry, it is always with a must to add Yoruba language if Ibos are more in population. Do you not know the reason for such “must do" commercialisation by your Ibo stock is a pointer to the strength of the Yoruba language? ,why is that Yoruba movie industry still stand shoulder to shoulder with your nollywood? please why is that the Ibo theater industry cannot be compared with Yoruba movies industry?, in fact Yoruba movie industry told nollywood to go and DIE because their own industry existed before nollywood. Despite the fact that some Yoruba stock still produces and act in nollywood, this is the reality on ground. Call the conglomerate of ibos to start up Ibo film industry and without singing with Yoruba language in them as see if they will stand the test of TIME,except they sing in the saving grace “English language ". In nutshell, Yoruba is larger than your Ibo stock. Go and google the largest ethnic in Africa you will see Yoruba as number 1.

Awon olori ko ri. Bini that was a glorified village before the advent of Yoruba's (IFE) prince that became the first king and there after his son Owoka that you turned to (Eweka ),now come up with a stupid story and some inglorious bastards that doesn't have Orisun. Do ogodomigodo or whatever name you call your people of the Edo extract that time have a crown in the first place?, Ara lo ma yin pa da nu. Thunder will strike you, you this stupid fools and other idiots alike.

Awon olori ko ri. Bini that was a glorified village before the advent of Yoruba people king. Now come up with a stupid story and some inglorious bastards that doesn't have Orisun

Thunder will fire anyone who says Oduduwa is from Benin. in fact o ni ri ba ti sè o ni ona gbe gba.. Awon omo Iran ki Iran.

Igboid or whatever your ID, do make me wonder on the method you adopted in this analysis of the Yoruba region's population in 1931 which was limited to South West only outside Lagos protectorate . Do you not know that Yoruba were the agitators against colonial administration?, you really sounded unlettered with your purported pseudo information which is baseless. Are you saying the offa, Igbomina, Kabba, oro, Ekiti , Ilorin, Isanlu,etc to mention few towns are not Yoruba people? yet our language is spoken in all these places , if for instance the OLUKUMI people were counted as Yoruba, or the Yoruba people/ extraction in Bini Kingdom, can you really stand the test of time?, go and do more research in the higher institution abroad, perhaps you will have more knowledge on how to identify people of the same Race. Take it or leave it Yoruba Race is larger and more blessed than your IGBO tribe ,QED. Your so called Hero, Nnamdi Azikwe was even trained politically by a Yoruba man.

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I want to appreciate this information based on the threat made by this madman whom was said to have claimed Yoruba as his tribe, based on his name and threatened to kill his Ibo wife and other ibos in Lagos,Abuja etc. However, I want his case to be taken seriously because of his threat as it seems. But his identity ought to be unravel because Yoruba have no major stake in Abuja as it stand,where the said man faulted in his statement. Psychologist will read his statement and analysis it with an average mindset of an educated Yoruba man who went all the way to marry non Yoruba as wife , Ibo as his own case. A Yoruba marriage to an Ibo girl/lady is always as much as twice more than Iboman marrying an Ibo girl /lady .My own family is a tested hand in it, some of older cousins married ibos as wife and my friends too of Yoruba origin as I AM YORUBA too . Then Abuja belong to about nine (9) tribes, in which GBAGYI group is a major stake holder and others as well . This man want to create a great discord among Yoruba and Ibo group and he and his group won't have their way by creating an impression of Yoruba fighting against Ibo Race .This is the hand of a fifth columnist and attention out to be given to him and his threat. Yoruba Muslims don't believe in killing human beings neither does Yoruba Christians nor traditionalist in Yoruba land. Love is our greatest strength which we show to people irrespective of your tribe and we believe no man has power to create life so no-one should take it. This said man whose REAL identity must be unravel either devil like it or not by the grace of God.

I quite agree with you when it comes to issue of ijebu and loyalty to Yoruba cause. But the Egbas in the past had been a problem to Yoruba people on a way that even my dad told me not to marry anyone from Egba in the past. This one information got me worked up in the early 90s when I was dating an Egba girl. I lost the relationship due to my father's view because he saw Egba as a betrayal to Yoruba cause. However in the recent past, I strongly believe we don't see them like that anymore because how can we have a brother who wouldnt care about his brother's need and feelings. Thank God we are all a repented Yoruba Race. God bless Yoruba Race

A great topic op. A great Sunday and a bless new working week ahead to all Nairalanders.

I adore this young man's observation although it is not enough yardstick to measure an entire tribe as whole. However, largely, Yoruba are not as bad as many ibos on NL painted us and are willing to show understanding even to the detriment to our kinsmen on genuine course, no matter how other tribes see it which is our own strength in a disguise. . I want to pick on one or two or three point raised as it regard Yoruba men dating Ibo girls or vice versa and sixteen years ago on hate among Ibos and Yoruba . Personal story, which indeed made me appreciate the gut the Ibo girl (name withheld) in particular that I dated years back. To be honest I would have married the lady because she was outstanding when it comes to loyalty and love (not sex) even when there was pressure from different quarters against her stop dating Yoruba man. In fact it was her father that made me not to marry her because her father was against her marrying YORUBA man,although I don't have hatred for the man, because I realised that is who he was, so I took it as fate . And I chose not to do what she thought I would have done if not my second thought that prevailed . She taught me a lot about Ibo tradition if a non Ibo want to marry an Ibo girl. Having said this, my late cousin married Anambra lady with five kids and they loved each other so much until my cousin passed on to the great beyond. The second one is that sixteen years ago was twenty years ago between Yoruba and Ibo and still recurring today so the reality on gro
und is a herculean task that bringing Yoruba and ibos together must have God's hand in it and until each group accord respect to themselves properly. Lastly on the Yoruba language, it is true we love our language but we don't use it as a form of communication once we noticed one or some stranger(s) among us which made us more friendlier to other tribes, as simple as ABC . I do appreciate your opinion and experience,it is worth sharing. Stay fortified.100% Yoruba blood

I adore this young man's observation although it is not enough yardstick to measure an entire tribe as whole. However, largely, Yoruba are not as bad as many ibos on NL painted us and are willing to show understanding even to the detriment to our kinsmen on genuine course, no matter how other tribes see it which is our own strength in a disguise. . I want to pick on one or two point raised as it regard Yoruba men dating Ibo girls or vice versa and sixteen years ago on hate among Ibos and Yoruba . Personal story, which indeed made me appreciate the gut the Ibo girl (name withheld) in particular that I dated years back. To be honest I would have married the lady because she was outstanding when it comes to loyalty and love (not sex) even when there was pressure from different quarters against her stop dating Yoruba man. In fact it was her father that made me not to marry her because her father was against her marrying YORUBA man,although I don't have hatred for the man, because I realised that is who he was, so I took it as fate . And I chose not to do what she thought I would have done if not my second thought that prevailed . She taught me a lot about Ibo tradition if a non Ibo want to marry an Ibo girl. Having said this, my late cousin married Anambra lady with five kids and they loved each other so much until my cousin passed on to the great beyond. The second one is that sixteen years ago was twenty years ago between Yoruba and Ibo and still recurring today so the reality on gro
und is a herculean task that bringing Yoruba and ibos together must have God's hand in it and until each group accord respect to themselves properly. I do appreciate your opinion and experience,it is worth sharing. Stay fortified.100% Yoruba blood

I want to appeal to the YORUBAIANS in this forum to neglect this genieluv or whatever her/his name may because it is obvious she or he is envious of YORUBA RACE whose history is an amazement to the white. Did they see how Ooni of IFE was addressed at United States Congress in the recent past or the way Alaafin was welcome to Brazil ?, 1000s of years ahead of them all. It is in their blood to ENVY with or without Reasons. Yoruba Race is marching to the greatest height and let them continue in their hatred. God bless Yoruba Race

where are the liars accusing JAGABAN of wanting to be vice president.?

I don't think you know what you are saying because if you did, your uncultured habit won't be made open. Go and be educated and stop fooling yourself. If you want BIAFRA, what business of mine is it?, Declare it and leave “My brown roofs" country and go and live in peace on YOUR “CLAY LAND or BROWN LAND” or whatever name you call it.

Bukola is a Yoruba man. His father was a Yoruba man. And governor of kwara state, Abdulfattah Ahmed is a Yoruba man from Igbomina. His mother died few months back. She was a Christian.

Afonja was killed around 1824/1825 .Fulani and thw Yoruba of Ilorin whom had accepted Islam as a new faith then waged war against Yoruba at large, attacking villagers and capturing them to sell to the white men in that period which happened between 1824/1825-1838 before they were defeated in 1839 by the regroup Yoruba people of Ibadan at Oshogbo and their commanders were captured and humiliated. However the ancient Yoruba of that time didn't realise that the Fulani had made the Ilorin pay allegiance to Core North. Although the core north till date doubt the power of the Fulani in Ilorin simply because they are not as oppressive to the Yoruba Ilorin as done to HAUSAS because We are yet to see a Fulani Ilorin to call himself YORUBA-FULANI as been called in core northern part as HAUSA-FULANI. Having said this AFONJA is a named given to the Yoruba people by Some N'DIGBO on Nairaland to spite as betrayal is synonyms with Aare Afonja and they haven't got over the issue of secession of BIAFRA through Ojukwu from Nigeria.And the new generation of N'DIGBO now believe Awolowo betrayed them when in actual fact Nnamdi Azikwe had pledge allegiance to Nigeria in 1967-1970 Civil Wars rather than to BIAFRA.

Please you need not argue with him if he doesn't believe that Yoruba didn't come from East Africa but pass through there when war ravaged Medes Assyria around 7BC. And Of all the culture in the black Africa and this that claim HEBREW in the world and we, YORUBA never claim it but Yoruba was once called USERE MAGBO in ancient times , DO YOU KNOW That THe YORUBA TRADITION is the only one that LOOK EXACTLY like the ANCIENT ISREAL? . If you want to know, go and read ORIGIN of YORUBA and “the lost tribes of Israel "by Dierk Lange . The is not written by an African but a German who wouldn't be biased but see and say it with all he had seen. A man who has been studying the Yoruba Race for years. Perhaps your eyes will see the truth about Yoruba people and the movement through the wilderness to present day ILE IFE.