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okoloto:
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land.

Akiolu’s statement is coming barely a week after he publicly humiliated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at an event.

In a statement from Akiolu’s palace, the monarch traced the historical background of the state and why it should not be regarded as part of Yoruba land.

The statement reads: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos.

“Modern day Lagos was founded by Prince Ado, the son of the Oba of Benin, Prince Ado was the first Oba of Lagos, the son of the Bini King, Prince Ado, named the town Eko until the Portuguese explorer Ruy de Segueira changed the Maritime town to Lagos, which at that time from 1942 was Portuguese expedition center down the African Coast.

“It was a major centre of the slave trade until 1851. Lagos was annexed by Britain via the Lagos treaty of cession in 1861, ending the consular period and starting the British Colonial Period. The remainder of modern day Nigeria was seized in 1886 when the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established in 1914 Lagos was declared its capital due to the struggle of the Bini King.

“Lagos experienced growth prior to the British Colonial rule and even more rapid growth during the Colonial rule throughout the 1960s, 70s, continued through the 80s and 90s till date. Thanks to the Awori’s, Bini’s, Yoruba’s, migrants across the nation and world at large, as no particular group of people can take the glory alone.

“Lagos is made up of Lagoons and creeks. The Lagos lagoon, Lagos Harbour, five cowne creeks, Ebute-Metta creeks, Porto-Novo creeks, New canal, Badagry creeks, Kuramo waters and Light house creeks.

“The Awori’s and Bini’s are known to be the first settlers of the Eko land. The Awori’s are speakers of a distinct dialect close to that of the Yoruba language with a rich Bini mixture. Traditionally, Awori’s were found in Ile-Ife, they were known to be the Bini’s who followed their self-exiled Prince, the first son of the Ogiso (now called Oba) of Benin Kingdom, whose step-mother was after his head.
“The exiled Benin Prince Izoduwa known to the Yorubas as Ooduwa (Oduduwa) was made ruler of the Ife people due to his powers and followers from the Great Benin-Kingdom.

“Izoduwa (Ooduwa) was made the first King of Ile-Ife in 1230 AD. His followers from his father’s Kingdom in Benin are the today’s Awori people who settled in Eko now called Lagos.

“In the 1300, the King of Benin-Empire heard from one of his traders who was a settler in Eko on how the Bini’s were treated by the Awori’s who lived in their area. Upon hearing this, the King of Benin commanded the assembling of a war expedition, led by his son, Prince Ado, which headed the settlement of the Awori’s and demanded explanation.

“On arriving Eko, Prince Ado and his Army were more than received. The Aworis asked the Bini Prince to stay and become their leader. Ado agreed on the condition that they surrender their sovereignty to the Oba of Benin, to which the people agreed. Hearing this, the King of Benin gave his permission for Prince Ado and the expedition to remain in Eko.

“The Oba of Benin sent some of his chiefs including the Eletu, Odibo, Obanikoro and others to assist his son, Oba Ado in the running of Eko.

“From the crowing of Prince Ado as the first Oba of Lagos (then called Eko), Lagos served as a major center for slave trade from which the Aworis, the Oba of Benin and his son the Oba of Lagos and all the children/descendants who took over as his successors for over four centuries supported the trade.

“The Oba of Benin was the head of the Benin Empire which are the present day Western, Southern and Eastern modern day Nigeria. The King never obliged anyone to speak the Bini language as he believed everyone was entitled to their own choice of language.

“The name Eko was given to it by the first king of Lagos, Oba Ado, the young and vibrant Prince from Benin. Eko was the land now known as Lagos Island, where the king palace was built.

“The palace is called Idugaran meaning “palace built on pepper farm” Oba Ado and the warriors from Benin together with the early Bini’s settlers in Eko and the Awori people settled in the southern part of Eko called “Isale Eko”. “Isale literally means bottom “. Must have been used to indicate downtown (as in down town Lagos)

“Until the coming in of the Benin’s 1300AD , Lagos geographical boundary was Lagos mainland, Lagos Island, the seat of the Oba of Lagos then consisted of a pepper farm and fishing post. No one was living there.

“About 1450 AD some Yorubas who hailed from Isheri in Ogun-state and Ekiti were allowed by the King to settle in Eko during a war, they came in a very large numbers thereby surpassing the numbers of the Awori’s and Bini’s. (Hence Yorubas claim to own Eko due to their numbers).

“Oba Ado fell in love with a beautiful woman whose father was Awori and mother a daughter to one of the chief; they had two sons and also a daughter Erelu Kuti, who begot Ologun Kutere who later became King.”

https://dailypost.ng/2017/05/03/lagos-not-belong-yorubas-oba-akiolu/

So, a few key takeaways from the foregoing?:

1. Oduduwas was a Bini exiled prince and not some imaginary deity that fell from some imaginary sky
Lagos was directly ruled by Bibi Kingdom, therefore, a Bini protectorate
2. Lagos originally belonged to Bini and still belongs to the Awori.
3. Yoruba are migrants, like the Igbo and everyone else.
4. Lagos was not built by Yoruba
5. Lagos was already a budding cosmopolitan city before the thief, Ahmed Tinubu happened along, therefore did not build anything as his urchins want you to believe.

SenatePresdo:
That's 29 years ago, and the run was due to propaganda.

Now that information reaches everybody, it can't happen again.

Unless a full blow war, of which everybody go collect.

Are you scared of your own Homeland?

Because our own People are already evacuating the SE
Pursued by the Activities of Ipob

The truth is bitter
But the most bitter truth is





Lagos belongs to the Bini’s ( Edo people ) but that’s a discussion for another generation of smart thinkers.

saobobo80:
Oba of Lagos has just clarified the issue (Oba of Lagos, Oba of Binin: that makes sense, the royal titles of kings in Yoruba land dont sound like that. LAGOS IS NOT YORUBA LAND. It is as simple as that, accept this and accept peace. So anybody can become governor in Lagos state.
Special thanks to the king, Oba of Lagos.

You can thank the Oba all you want. That’s your problem not mine. Get lost ok.

christistruth01:
Are you scared of your own Homeland?

Because our own People are already evacuating the SE
Pursued by the Activities of Ipob

Lagos is more developed and has more economical advantages.
we are hustlers.

Oso Abiola was because Yorubas was beating the drum of war, so igbos left their land so that when The Northerners will invade them, no Igbo will be caught in the crossfire.

But cowards as usual Nothing later happened.

If I'm sleeping, and wake up the hear the Yorubas beating the drum of war, I will go back to sleep"_ Babangida 1993.

Akinfemmy:
You're very stupid for thinking oba of lagos island controls the whole of lagos state. This alone has shown that you're a very foolish, ignorant and moronic dimwit.

You better go and cure your chronic anxiety disorder before you start acting like a mad man on the internet. If you don’t understand how ti engage strangers online and offline , go and meet your parents ti teach you.

Are you sure you’re okay mentally ?

GCFRin2034:
You better go and cure your chronic anxiety disorder before you start acting like a mad man on the internet. If you don’t understand how ti engage strangers online and offline , go and meet your parents ti teach you.

Are you sure you’re okay mentally ?

Is that all what you can find? You're feeling like fbi for screenshotting what i put on the internet myself. Having anxiety is a curse or what? You're really jobless and have nothing to do with your miserable life that you had to look for something i put on the internet myself? Or you think if i was ashamed I'll bring it here mr fool.

Akinfemmy:
Is that all what you can find? You're feeling like fbi for screenshotting what i put on the internet myself. Having anxiety is a curse or what? You're really jobless and have nothing to do with your miserable life that you had to look for something i put on the internet myself? Or you think if i was ashamed I'll bring it here mr fool.

You clearly lack home training . Continue . Whether it’s a curse or just a mental sickness , that’s up to you . But it’s obvious in your online behaviour which one it is . Seek help before it’s too late

GCFRin2034:
You clearly lack home training . Continue . Whether it’s a curse or just a mental sickness , that’s up to you . But it’s obvious in your online behaviour which one it is . Seek help before it’s too late

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Racoon:
Message understood! There were even settlers in the prehistoric Lagos even before the people of the land of sophisticated politics migrated to the city. Yet they are always claiming it belongs to them

The colonisation and naming of the present day Lagos was done by the Portuguese who used the city as a slave concentration point. Madam Efure Tinubu was a beneficiary of this anti-humanity evil and wickedness.

She was an extremely rich slave trade merchant which supplies slaves to the Western imperialists. Hence this is the Lagos urchins and miscreants are attributing to a druglord? SMH!

Oba of Lagos Island.

If ur from LAgos u will know that Lagos Island is Eko


Lagos Island (eko) was the area dominated by Portugese and British.

However Lagos State is not Lagos Island.

There is Badary which have their own king Oba Akran

there is Ikeja

Epe

Ikorodu

ETc

All awori land
When will u numbskull ever get it?

TAO11:
Ọba Akiolu has long debunked those who invent these so-called “interviews” that actually never happened.

https://dailypost.ng/2017/12/11/never-said-bini-owned-lagos-oba-akiolu/?amp=1


Rest! 🥳

Hello Tao11 how have you been

It is good to hear from you

I think Oba is correct. Bini kingdom transcends to the south east, south West extending to part of kogi state. I once visited a town in enugu state known as ezike Oba. Founded also by one of Oba of bini Prince. They share boundary with kogi state.
Bini kingdom is a great kingdom that controlled a lot of territories.