Zenithh:
Big lie

Kogites will proudly claim Yoruba. Unlike ibos. A delta man from Aniona will tell u plainly he is delta and not Ibo.

I think for them it boils down to the way the real ibos have succeeded in tarnishing their image both locally and internationally. When it comes to fake drugs,drug trafficking,fake products,cheating,wickedness the Ibo man dey for front.

Be good and pple will want to identify with you.

I am not saying there are no bad eggs in Yoruba land or among d yorubas

That's the point I make above. Yorubas do not need to claim anyone by force unlike the unloved Igbos.

From Togo, to Benin and all the way to Brazil, Cuba etal,the Yoruba lineage and identity waxes strong because of the exemplary culture and dignified heritage of the ethnic group.

Igbos have always failed in their effort to forcefully claim other. They are always rejected embarrassingly. They wish the same fate of rejection on the Yorubas and that is what is behind this silly thread.

The Yorubas in Kogi State that I have met all speak fluent Yoruba and identify strictly as Yorubas with Yoruba names.

akeeng:

The Itsekiri people answer Yoruba names, some even speak. Some part of Eden start, Akoko Edo answer Yoruba names and even speak Yoruba to some extent. Same with Ogori and Magongo people. So why do you not refer to them as Yorubas? It’s because they are simply not Yorubas. Same goes for Okun people.

We are simply Okuns NOT Yoruba. We have our own identity, we aren’t an appendage to nobody

well! identity is something I won't like to argue with.

We all identify with whatever makes us feel comfortable.


Like I said earlier, I respect your decision to identify with whatever you feel comfortable with.

Ogori magogo people are mix tho

kollinzgee:
I have met countless Kogi people say this even though they are Yoruba speaking part of Kogi,one is Tunde from yagba and tbe other is oyindamola from kabba,it's not just an Igbo thing it's a Nationwide thing,a average Kogi sees himself as a distinct from Yoruba,e no go better for divide and rule people..

This is a big lie. The Yorubas in Kogi can trace their origin to Ife.

awesonjr:

will you keep quite

we yagba are not Yoruba and I will never claim Yoruba because you people are the real problem of this country

Pray tell the origin of the name Yagba

Nooel1:

There's nothing like identity crises here. Kogi people say they are not Yorubas so why trying to force it on them.

Every single one of them told you?
I don't care whatever they are. They can be igok for all
i care. I just pointed out Kogi is the name of a State. It cannot be a tribe. They should go back home and ask the elders what tribes they are. The actual name.

EG. Abuja has Bwaris
Ogun has Ijebus
Kogi has Nupe
Plateau has Beroms

Dsalvo:
@OP.

What is the point of this thread? If some folks in Kogi say they are not Yorubas then so what?

Is that meant to annoy the Yorubas who are not covetous, or obsessed with laying claim to people and borders, as others are?

Abeg, Yorubas are not forcing anyone to pledge ethnic allegiance. Kogi folks are free to choose what/who they are. Their choice wont bother the average Yoruba who is not wired to give a damn.

Thank you.

Caleb91:

if you dont know please know now
the yorubas have general language that they speak even if the state of origin is different.....every local govt in SW have it own dialect....but there is a general language for all yorubas...
know this and know peace

Igbo people have what is called central Igbo language that everyone speaks and understand. It does not belong to any dialect.
Know this and know truth.

cazchi:


Don’t speak for the Igbos please. I grew up in Lagos and can vouch that the way Ibadan Yoruba sounds different to Lagos Yoruba is the way Anambra Igbo is to those in Ugwuocha, Igbanke, Anioma etc.

yoruba language has so many dialect but we have a common one calle yoruba ajumolo which everyone speak generally when communicating with someone that doesnt understand your dialect but they can understand it but cant speak it.

The shallow brain of the average Igbo can never understand the Yoruba spirit. Even the people of Bahia in Brazil claim their Yoruba heritage, the Yooba people of republic of Benin claim their Yoruba heritage, the Ife people of Togo claim their Yoruba heritage so it is Yoruba people of Kogi that will now deny their Yoruba heritage?

Keep fooling yourself Igbo man.

awesonjr:
I'm igala and I speak Yoruba, I don't understand igala because I was not born in kogi, my mum give birth to me in Ilorin & we live with Yoruba people in my compound. now tell me those this means I'm Yoruba

You are Igala means you are NOT Okun meaning you are NOT Yoruba. Get it? QED.

Paretomaster1:
After every said, and done, I believe issues like this is the reason we can never move forward as a nation, we are always basing everything on tribal sentiment.If we can't unite as a tribe, how can we unite as a nation? We all want to go to Europe, and America,becone citizen, and claim to be from there, even though we look different, but back hone here, all we are going is trying hard to divide ourselves along ethnic, and religion lines...Why can't we see ourselves as NIGERIANS, like the outside world see us?

Go and ask the British, the French and Germans why they don't unite as one and form a SINGLE country. They will tell you it doesn't work. Nigeria is a fake country just as many countries in Africa.

awesonjr:

will you keep quite

we yagba are not Yoruba and I will never claim Yoruba because you people are the real problem of this country

GDFO......am yagba and am proudly Yoruba............... You are just a hypocrite.

akeeng:

The Itsekiri people answer Yoruba names, some even speak. Some part of Eden start, Akoko Edo answer Yoruba names and even speak Yoruba to some extent. Same with Ogori and Magongo people. So why do you not refer to them as Yorubas? It’s because they are simply not Yorubas. Same goes for Okun people.

We are simply Okuns NOT Yoruba. We have our own identity, we aren’t an appendage to nobody

Oga get out.
Who told you Okun ain't Yoruba?
U dey craze

Deffjam:
GDFO......am yagba and am proudly Yoruba............... You are just a hypocrite.

Or an IPOBian fraudster claiming to be what he is not.

cazchi:


Don’t speak for the Igbos please. I grew up in Lagos and can vouch that the way Ibadan Yoruba sounds different to Lagos Yoruba is the way Anambra Igbo is to those in Ugwuocha, Igbanke, Anioma etc.

correctable correct they have a unified yoruba language, but still have their own language

leksite120:
That's not true, most of the Yoruba people of Kogi proudly claim to be Yoruba.
It's different from the Igbo type.
For the Igbo type, most just have some dialect of Igbo but not full language.

For the Yoruba Kogi, they speak full Yoruba, so why would they deny being Yoruba? If they don't claim Yoruba, which tribe would they proudly claim

Not true.
When you hear Yagba, you'll know you are not entirely being truthful. The language is very distinct. The only thing is their association with the Yorubas. They might be classified as a part of the yoroboid group but being considered as Yoruba? Nah.
The Entire Okunland (Yagba West, Yagba East, Kabba-Bunnu, Ijumu) is very distinct

sweetonugbu:
you are a hypocrite, what does ikwerre and opobo speak?.

and what's my business with iwkeere?

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Zenithh:
Big lie

Kogites will proudly claim Yoruba. Unlike ibos. A delta man from Aniona will tell u plainly he is delta and not Ibo.

I think for them it boils down to the way the real ibos have succeeded in tarnishing their image both locally and internationally. When it comes to fake drugs,drug trafficking,fake products,cheating,wickedness the Ibo man dey for front.

Be good and pple will want to identify with you.

I am not saying there are no bad eggs in Yoruba land or among d yorubas

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U are talking rubbish. Make I name nefarious and wicked acts associated with ur tribe??

Nooel1:

Keep shut Yaribanza, Kogi state is not a Yoruba state while Kwara has been conquered by Fulanis and there allegiance is to the Sultan of Sokoto.

Aptly stated.

Igbos (sorry AfghanEasterns) are pained because they have been soundly rejected all over. From Sunday Oliseh strongly stating that he is not Igbo to wicked Wike saying that no one should ever call him Igbo. Ikwerres and so many other tribes that Igbos claim have made several videos strongly denying the Igbo tag. Yet, their is not a single video of a Kwara or Kogi Yoruba denying their Yoruba heritage. Not a single one. This is why Igbos are desperate. This is why they are opening threads claiming to be from Yagba and saying 'Yagbas are not Yorubas.' One of them said I am Igalla and I am not Yoruba. The fool really thinks Igallas are part of Okun. This Igbo people are finished and I am happy to be here to see all of their sifia pians!

kollinzgee:


Oga even you cannot understand cannot understand Kogi dialect ,i don't think you have heard them speak before.

There's nothing like Kogi dialect.
Kogi is not a language, it's not a tribe but a geopolitical creation.
You don't therefore speak Kogi. Mention the tribes you are referring to and in this case, it's Okun. Okun dialect

JAMO84:
Be deceiving yourself.


Every single Yoruba outside the South West will proudly claim Yoruba heritage.


Kogi state Yoruba will fight you dirty if you dare call him any other tribe. Only Igbo of other regions do everything possible to deny their root.

Not all will fight you. Those that have been to SW might want to stop claiming Yoruba because the average yoruba from SW is tribalistic. They discriminate. I schooled in SW and after my experience, I hate being called Yoruba, call me Okun instead.
Yoruba will laugh at your accent, call you Ebira or even call you aboki. The average Yoruba on the street do not know there are Okun people in Kogi. They have this superiority complex.
I'm like, what benefits do I have from claiming Yoruba sef? Claiming a nort.her.ner has been more beneficial to me so why try to be distriminatory in a condescending manner?
An average yoruba person would profile you to the last village and act superior even among themselves in the SW. Ogun might act superior to someone from Ondo, say Ilaje or Akoko person. Very stupid and annoying thing.
I blame lack of education though

No be by force to be yoruba

Bendeco02:

Calm down Oga.. Even Ijebu in south west deny being yoruba.

i've never heard such a ridiculous lie

niggadee:
i've never heard such a ridiculous lie

It's an mpummuri induced lie.
Don't mind my Igbo brothers .
We are pained because the Niger Delta minority tribes are rejecting the biafra tag enmasse

cazchi:


Don’t speak for the Igbos please. I grew up in Lagos and can vouch that the way Ibadan Yoruba sounds different to Lagos Yoruba is the way Anambra Igbo is to those in Ugwuocha, Igbanke, Anioma etc.

You are making the same error.


You said a non-Igbo should not speak for the Igbos but you want to speak for the Yorubas.


Staying in Lagos doesn't mean you have a deep understanding of the Yoruba language.

JAMO84:
Be deceiving yourself.


Every single Yoruba outside the South West will proudly claim Yoruba heritage.


Kogi state Yoruba will fight you dirty if you dare call him any other tribe. Only Igbo of other regions do everything possible to deny their root.

Not necessarily sir.


Although most Yorubas in Kogi are proud of their Yoruba identies but there are some groups that may wish to stand alone like some of the Ogori-mangogo people who also have partly Ebira ancenstries, though they bear Yoruba names and speak Yoruba language