₦airaland Forum

Lagos historically was first occupied by the Bini people who established their military outposts in some parts of Lagos where they traded with the early European arrivals to the ports who happened to be Portuguese, they actually coined the name "Lagos". The etymology Eko has no meaning in Yoruba language (I dare any Yoruba to tell me the meaning of Eko in Yoruba translation). Some parts of Lagos are owned by the Awori's( the real indigenes of Eko who are not yoruba by the way)... Yaribas just like every other Nigerians in Lagos today were among the early migrants to Lagos... They have the British to thank for handing Lagos over to them since they somehow outnumbered the other tribes that migrated to Lagos... so historically aside from the Awori's who are the true aboriginals of Eko, and to some extent the Bini who were the first migrants to establish trading routes in Lagos with the Portuguese traders... no tribe actually has a legitimate claim to Lagos... for now Yaribas control the power structure but that won't last for long because they are fast losing their influence in the socioeconomic aspects of control in the affairs of Lagos as Igbos are taking over almost everything (real estate, markets, businesses, civil service, landed properties etc). I see a major power shift happening in less than 10 years when an Igbo man will DEFINITELY emerge as governor of Lagos state, and the Bini people are now fully aware that they have as much rights to the true ownership of Lagos as the Yoruba MIGRANTS... truly Lagos is no man's land.

This is just to warn the Yaribas that if they are drawing their oduduwa map, they had better not include Lagos, parts of Ondo state (Akoko Edo), parts of Kwara, and Kogi into their map...otherwise they will be asking for serious trouble. The Eguns, Awori's, Ijebu's are not even pure yorubas so they shouldn't be forced into any ewedu Republic.

Coconuthead126:
This is just to warn the Yaribas that if they are drawing their oduduwa map, they had better not include Lagos, parts of Ondo state (Akoko Edo), parts of Kwara, and Kogi into their map...otherwise they will be asking for serious trouble. The Eguns, Awori's, Ijebu's are not even pure yorubas so they shouldn't be forced into any ewedu Republic.

are u aware that the ijebus are also clamouring for their republic? (ijebu republic).

okigbojihad:
are u aware that the ijebus are also clamouring for their republic? (ijebu republic).

Not surprising if they are, I have some Ijebu friends who have assertively made it clear they are not Yaribas... I believe their Awujale even insisted they came from Sudan.

Igbos are the only one shouting about Lagos that is 5 states away from their region.

Nupe, yoruba, benin are not evening shouting like them and these tribes were among the first settlers.

If something will destroy eebos its inquisitiveness and their nosy attitude

Coconuthead126:
Not surprising if they are, I have some Ijebu friends who have assertively made it clear they are not Yaribas... I believe their Awujale even insisted they came from Sudan.

i was surprised when i came across it few months ago,they are not loud about it i believe they are waiting for the approptiate time to strike.even ondo they were all screaming if nigeria divides ondo would want to stand as a nation of it own and akerolodu jst cleared my doubt..

if nigeria ever divides yoruba wuld be hit wit an epidemic of tribal wars..yolubas are not united.

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