₦airaland Forum

Sammy07:
You guys should always read.
Anyways since its a harmless question, lemme answer it in a harmless way.

If Nnewi says they are Benin and they're using Oba of Benin title, does that implies that the whole Anambra are Benin people?

In rivers, is the whole rivers state Ijaws? Or Ikwerre? Or Igbos?

In Delta, just because The Asaba People are Igbo, does that implies that the whole delta state are Igbo people?

This thing is logic and common sense, its only 1 town (ilorin) that has emir, there are thousands of towns in Kwara even after Ilorin that uses Oba as a title.
Gosh

DaveDGreat:
Nice one but there are other ethnicities in Kwara too. The Fulani, Nupe and the Bariba people. And the Etsu Nupe (formerly Emir Nupe) is a Fulani. So Kwara is not a totally homogeneous state although it has overwhelming Yoruba population.

IgboWarlord:
Anything wrong with wanting the answer from my fellow Nigerians? ..Ehn,Mr Google?

DaveDGreat:
Well let me tell the little I know.
It's actually not the whole of Kwara. It's mostly Ilorin (though there are some other parts of Kwara that have other ethnicities as well).
Ilorin was part of the old Oyo empire. It was ruled by an Alafin-installed governor named Afonja who was a great warrior. After some time came Hausa and Fulani settlers who were legitimately going about their businesses.
Then Afonja, drunk with power, wanted to become King (an independent ruler) and be free from Oyo. He then sought the help of the local Fulani ruler named Salih Janta, also called Shehu Alimi. Alimi came with his host of mainly Fulani fighters (Nupes and Hausas were also part of the crew) and went to war with the Oyo state. Afonja declared independence and Oyo responded. After some unsuccessful attempts to take Ilorin, the Alafin gave up. Afonja then lead Ilorin for a short stint.
Down the line, the Fulanis and others who came with Alimi started misbehaving and were no longer abiding by the laws of the land, neither were they loyal to Afonja. Prior to this time, it was said that Afonja had given many positions to Alimi and his team often sidelining his own people that has been with him. It was said that Afonja was warned about Alimi but because of his drive for power, he shut out many of his guys and agreed to Alimi's terms. Later on, there were many rifts between Alimi's people and Afonja's people which led to a rebellion against Afonja and the fulanis sought to dispose him. Many of Afonja's generals did not lift a hand in anger and Afonja fell. The Fulanis set up an emirate under Alimi's son and it has been like that till date.
However in the ruling council, there are Yoruba kingmakers and even the family/descendants of Afonja - the Mogaji Aare. But in all, the leadership of Ilorin rests with the sons of Alimi.
The Fulanis are like the Aro in Igboland (for those who know Igbo history).

Sammy07:
You guys should always read.
Anyways since its a harmless question, lemme answer it in a harmless way.

If Nnewi says they are Benin and they're using Oba of Benin title, does that implies that the whole Anambra are Benin people?

In rivers, is the whole rivers state Ijaws? Or Ikwerre? Or Igbos?

In Delta, just because The Asaba People are Igbo, does that implies that the whole delta state are Igbo people?

This thing is logic and common sense, its only 1 town (ilorin) that has emir, there are thousands of towns in Kwara even after Ilorin that uses Oba as a title.
Gosh

And lastly.
Emir is an Arabic or Muslim title for a leader not a Fulani title

My town oba can decide to be using Pope title if he wishes, does that implies that he's a Jewish or Italian or whatever?

Sammy07:
Yes there are other ethnicities.
Ain't from Kwara but my stay in Kwara made me to know that Kwara TV reads news in 7 languages sha.

Tho Yoruba people should constitute around 70% (if not more) of the population.

They have 12 of the local government out of 16.

Reason why all the governors from 1999 are Yoruba people.

seborrhic:
Radiation machine cost ₦1.5b converted,2 other other machines like MRI,linear accelerator would easily be up to ₦1billion converted.
It's a laudable move,but ₦2.5billion cannot in anyway build a truly best in West Africa cancer centre unless it's just the physical building and aesthetics they mean.

seborrhic:
Radiation machine cost ₦1.5b converted,2 other other machines like MRI,linear accelerator would easily be up to ₦1billion converted.
It's a laudable move,but ₦2.5billion cannot in anyway build a truly best in West Africa cancer centre unless it's just the physical building and aesthetics they mean.

IgboWarlord:
Someone should please tell me how Kwara ended up a Fulani Emirate complete with a Fulani Emir when the vast majority of the indiegenous population are ethnic Yorubas??..Swears,there's nothing tribalistic about this question.I've always been curious about this for years..

Kingdemi212019:
made in China no cost reach that amount

na2016:
Most people do not know this and that is why when they hear a state wants to spend 35Billion on a teaching hospital, they will say is too expensive.

careidon:
We are in trouble with the public's knowledge of what it takes to develop this country....
Because our Governor's build houses for ridiculous amounts, can't we reason that when we build ourselves it's always lot cheaper?
See link below: no radiation (I believe you meant xray machine NEEDS TO COST ₦1b. You'd get one even ₦6m haba!!!)
We need to be well researched to properly question these rouge politicians ruling us o....
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DaveDGreat:
Well let me tell the little I know.
It's actually not the whole of Kwara. It's mostly Ilorin (though there are some other parts of Kwara that have other ethnicities as well).
Ilorin was part of the old Oyo empire. It was ruled by an Alafin-installed governor named Afonja who was a great warrior. After some time came Hausa and Fulani settlers who were legitimately going about their businesses.
Then Afonja, drunk with power, wanted to become King (an independent ruler) and be free from Oyo. He then sought the help of the local Fulani ruler named Salih Janta, also called Shehu Alimi. Alimi came with his host of mainly Fulani fighters (Nupes and Hausas were also part of the crew) and went to war with the Oyo state. Afonja declared independence and Oyo responded. After some unsuccessful attempts to take Ilorin, the Alafin gave up. Afonja then lead Ilorin for a short stint.
Down the line, the Fulanis and others who came with Alimi started misbehaving and were no longer abiding by the laws of the land, neither were they loyal to Afonja. Prior to this time, it was said that Afonja had given many positions to Alimi and his team often sidelining his own people that has been with him. It was said that Afonja was warned about Alimi but because of his drive for power, he shut out many of his guys and agreed to Alimi's terms. Later on, there were many rifts between Alimi's people and Afonja's people which led to a rebellion against Afonja and the fulanis sought to dispose him. Many of Afonja's generals did not lift a hand in anger and Afonja fell. The Fulanis set up an emirate under Alimi's son and it has been like that till date.
However in the ruling council, there are Yoruba kingmakers and even the family/descendants of Afonja - the Mogaji Aare. But in all, the leadership of Ilorin rests with the sons of Alimi.
The Fulanis are like the Aro in Igboland (for those who know Igbo history).

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