Bendeco02:

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

oyatz:



I only hear this on Nairaland but I have NEVER seen any Ijebu in my life that says he is not a Yoruba.

Arda1000:
Am not from Kogi but Kogi is just a state so which means it's an artificial creation,if your ethnicity is Yoruba and you are from Kogi state it doesn't make you any difference from a Yoruba from Lagos yeah they might be a dialect difference,the same applies to Igbo and other ethnic groups in Nigeria.

An Hausa man from Nigeria sees an Hausa man from Niger more as a brother than a Yoruba or Igbo man

houseontherock:
If they don't claim Yoruba, what will they claim? Ebira or gara?

Even their Ilorin friends are claiming Yoruba despite the fact that islam has brought them closer to the abokeys

Bantu10:


Most Yorubas are smart by half. They don't want to recognize the aniomas of delta as igbos, but they want to recognize Okun people of Kogi state as yoruba.

Ekejoestar:
Honestly what the OP said it's true though I haven't given any thought to it but I've seen many people claiming kogi state but they speak Yoruba and it have made me think that maybe kogi is a distinct tribe on its own but I personally know two people who claims they are not Yoruba but kogi, I live in Ogun State Atan to be precise and deals in plumbing materials and most of my customers are yorubas, so don't doubt me.

Transcriber:
Go and tell Adéyemí and melaye that they are not Yorùbá

Yamree no dey disappoint

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

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

SlyDev:


When someone told me ibo have no word for love in their language, I understand their hatred towards Yoruba

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

awesonjr:

Yoruba Muslims are the problem of Nigeria

Nooel1:
I have a friend Abudullahi by name, who hails from Yagba, Kogi state. The day I called him a Yoruba man he became furious and nearly dropped me with a Drew-McIntyre-liked Claymore kick and after that day I came to the realization that most Kogites hates to be associated with Yoruba people.

oyatz:


Even there are many prominent Yoruba men known widely in Nigeria that are not really from the S/West but from Kwara or Kogi e.g


Kogi: Pastor Sam Adeyemi
Late Prof Pius Adesanmi
Deji Adeyanju
Late Sen SB Awoniyi
Sen Dino Melaye
Hon James Abiodun Faleke
Smar Adeyemi
Debbie Rise

Kwara: Lai Mohammed
Bishop David Oyedepo
Joseph Ayo Babalola
Senator SS Ajibola
Pasuma (Wasiu Alabi Odetola)
Kollingthon Ayinla (Kolawole Ilori)
Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe who defeated the Ex-senate President, Bukola Saraki.
Tony Tetula (Tony olanrewaju)

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

oyatz:



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.

SlyDev:


Lagos is Yoruba land but I don't blame you because Yoruba are sissy tribe, they stomach nonsense in the name of accommodation, assuming we sack all of you and put you inside concentration camp like China, you will not open your mouth and talk nonsense say Lagos no be Yoruba land, that day dey come sha

oyatz:


It's obvious that the guy, awesonjr is not from Kogi State with the ways he is missing the ethic Identities in Kogi and saying that Yagba is not Yoruba (he doesn't know the meaning of Yagba)

Iamgrey5:
I am good bruv

I believe you people are Yoruba now but you might have been addressed as that precolonial Nigeria.

Although I understand logic and respect your decision.

seunmsg:


You sound like you believe the OP and that’s worrisome. Igbo folks like the OP are just mischievous. Nobody from Okun denied being Yoruba to him. Okun people migrated directly from Ile Ife so they are as Yoruba as someone who is from Ile Ife today. The OP is a liar who should not be taken seriously.

diogo23:
Yoruba people i hail you guys stupidity like how stupidity is hereditary in that your cursed igbo tribe

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

Rayzoom:
This is the highest level of hypocrisy by you yeloba guys, so you suddenly realized that states are political creation because its your tribe but once it comes to ikwerre matter you guys will be shouting on top of your voices telling how they are not Igbo and how their language is different when its obvious you know nothing about Igbo language. This is called hypocrisy!! quote author=Paretomaster1 post=107216287]

As simple as that, an HAUSA man is an HAUSA man in Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and in all the countries they are, and you wonder why they are United, and why the Hausa ranked 2nd Most spoken language in Africa?

There are Yoruba in Kogi, just d way we have Bassa, Igala, Ebira etc... Even Nupe, and kabawa.... The state is just a political creation, it does not change the people, and culture...

yunqdady:

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

ariesbull:
I have one of them seun... She is kagba but she said that she ain't yoruba