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Bhella5:
If e like make opobo be amadioha cousin name ko kanye Opobo ko opolo ni

Meaning of Kanye
Igbo (Nigerian) name meaning "let's give (God Praise.)"

PROUDIGBO:
Adda and Lolo are still popular today, though Lolo is wife and not necessarily someones name. Acco is probably Iheanacho; i think Ocoba is Okoba; Orawarry sounds Ijaw; Ocory is Okorie; and Hyama is the one i can't think of what it is today.

biaframaster200:
Opobo.is no-mans land.....

Now...Igbo.people is about to take...Opobo.....

They will take all the whole Niger delta land...una never know anyth8ng....Yiibo people say Edo people are their slaves ...so, they are the owner of the entire Edo land.....


Igbo people are more.of.curse to.their host than.a blessing...

PROUDIGBO:
Adda and Lolo are still popular today, though Lolo is wife and not necessarily someones name. Acco is probably Iheanacho; i think Ocoba is Okoba; Orawarry sounds Ijaw; Ocory is Okorie; and Hyama is the one i can't think of what it is today.

Afonjanistan:
Afonjas were irrelevant back then. No mention of them.
Still in their caves mining their brothers skulls.

ednut1:
ajayi crowther when he went to onitsha below

. We the afonjas had institutions and empires then along with benin. There are records and name of oyo kings, prime ministers, war lords, scholars etc. name one igbo figure from 1600 to 1850 🤣🤣🤣. When the British took over they used our institutions on ground. There was non in your side that they had to create red cap chiefs. Before you type shit at least know your history.

ednut1:
ll the nurses have been formally charged in the U.S. for obtaining educational credentials through fraudulent means.

At least 18 Nigerian nurses charged to court in US over fake certificates.
At least 18 Nigerian nurses charged to court in US over fake certificates.
The Texas Board of Nursing has filed formal charges against 23 nurses practicing in the United State of America over certificates forgery.

In a statement on its website, the Board listed names of the accused nurses of which not less than 18 are suspected to be of Nigerian descent.

According to the Texas Board of Nurses, all the suspects were caught in a grand fraudulent diploma/transcript scheme as revealed by an ongoing investigations.

Code-named 'Operation Nightingale,' the multi-state coordinated law enforcement action involving the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), was launched on January 25, 2023, to arrest individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.

The Nigerians involved are; Abiodun, Yetunde Felicia; Adelakun, Abiodun Aveez; Adelekan, Joseph Adewale; Adeoye, Vivien Temitope; Adewale, Modinat Abidemi; Afolabi, Olufemi Toun; Afolabi, Omowunmi F; Agbo, Odumegwu Steve; and Ajibade, Charlot Omotayo.

Others are; Akande, Olabisi Christiana; Akhigbe, Catherine; Akinrolabu, Folasade Margaret; Ako, Esiri Rachael; Akpan, Rosemary Moses; Alimi, Bukola A; Ani, and Ayodeji, Sherifat Olubunmi.

The Texas Board of Nursing further explained that the individuals involved in the scheme procured fraudulent nursing credentials which they used to sit for the national nursing board exam.

"Upon successful completion of the board exam, the nursing applicants became eligible to obtain licensure in various states to work as an RN or a LPN/VN," the Board stated in a separate statement.

It also clarified that the formal charges filed against the eering nurses are not a final disciplinary action, therefore, they are permitted to work pending the outcome of the charges.

The statement read: "The Board has filed Formal Charges against the following nurses for fraudulently obtaining educational credentials. The Board is authorized to file Formal Charges against a nurse if probable cause exists that the nurse has committed an act listed in Tex. Occ. Code §301.452(b) or that violates other law. See Tex. Occ. Code §301.458. Further, Formal Charges are publicly available. See Tex. Occ. Code §301.466(b). Please note that Formal Charges are not a final disciplinary action, and a nurse is permitted to work, as a nurse, while Formal Charges are pending.

Other nurses named in the scandal are Abanda, Jacob Atambili; Addai, Agnes Fosuah; Anaaba, Awingrug Musah; Anthony-Annor, and Spendilove; Asanga, Albert Nshanui, but Pulse can't independently confirm their nationalities as of the time of filing this report.

"This list will be updated continuously as the Board receives additional information about the fraudulent diploma/transcript scheme," the statement added.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/at-least-18-nigerian-nurses-charged-to-us-court-over-fake-certificates/gc1fqv6?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-pulsenigeria247&utm_content=later-33160918&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio

Afonjanistan:
Afonjas were irrelevant back then. No mention of them.
Still in their caves mining their brothers skulls.

Raskimonojendor:
And the Eboes, Ebor or Ibos.

The yorubas were already advanced and had political government while your people where still running around the bush naked.

I had to paint the pussy and the breast so I don't get banned for posting nudity.

'Oba to be must eat the heart and liver of his predecessor'

Almost 45 million Yorubas live in various parts of the world. One of the largest ethnic groups in the world, the Yorubas are a people steeped in culture, traditions and mysteries. Not even the introduction of foreign religions like Islam and Christianity has diluted the traditional religions of the Yorubas of southwestern Nigeria. As I am writing this, Osun State is host to the Osun Osogbo festival, the largest traditional religion festival in Africa. Today, I am going to dwell on one of the most intriguing aspects of Yoruba customs and try to do justice to a topic that has been riddled with a lot of apprehension and misinformation. What happens when a Yoruba king dies? Well, a lot. And it is that ‘a lot’ this piece is about. Read on and enjoy.

The contemporary Yoruba Kings: Oba Adeniji Adele of Lagos with the Olubadan of Ibadan Oba Asanike, Alake of Abeokuta, and Oba Ademola. Circa 1950. Credits: http://nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com/
First role, 3rd from left; Oba Adeniji Adele (1949–1964) of Lagos with (First role, 4th from left) Alake of Abeokuta, Oba Ladapo Samuel Ademola II (27 Sep 1920 – 27 Dec.1962). Picture taken circa 1950. Our source: Nigerianostalgia Thanks to:nigerianostalgia.tumblr.com

In Yorubaland, a king (or a queen in some rarer instances) is superhuman. The monarch, known as the Oba, who wears the Adenla (Great Crown) is not seen as an ordinary mortal but as one of the gods, one of the divines, a creature that communes directly with the gods. As a matter of fact, when the Yorubas were so steeped in traditions in the precolonial era, the oba must never reveal his face in public and instead wears the Ade (Crown) or Adenla (Great Crown) with elaborate dangling beads that cover his face.

This Is The Shocking Thing That Happens To The Head, Heart And Liver When A Yoruba King Dies 2

A king must also never prostrate or genuflect before anyone, not even his parents (although I see some of them bowing before the Queen of England). For the Yorubas, the oba is not just a political leader, he was also a religious leader and this was reflected clearly in the fact that some sacred religious rites could only be carried by the Oba himself who is also called Oko Osho, Oko Aje (Head of the Wizards and the Great Mothers of the Occult). For over 1,300 years, Yorubas have placed their kings on the highest pedestal of honour and worship. Not even modernity has totally changed that. A few examples here will suffice:

ODUDUWA: He was the first Emperor of the Yorubas and the King or Ooni of Ile Ife, considered the cradle and Spiritual Homeland of the Yorubas. When he died, he was made a deity and remains a divinity. He is the ancestor of the crowned kings of Ife. Of the 400 deities in Ile Ife, the Ooni (also called Oonirisa) is believed to be the only human deity with the other 399 dwelling in the realm of the spirits. The Ooni is worshipped or regarded as an orisha (god or deity).
ORANYAN (also called Oranmiyan): He is the founder of Oyo Ile and his sons Ajaka and Sango would later become the Alaafin of Oyo.
SANGO: Son of Oranyan, he is also called Jakuta or Xango in other parts of the globe. He was the third Alaafin of Oyo and upon his demise, he was deified to become the orisha of thunder, lightning, justice, dance and virility with white and red as his colours. There are people who still worship Sango till date.
I have given a few examples of kings who have become deities in Yorubaland and practically the same thing applied to all kings of old. Some said others like Sango were deified humans while others say they were humanized gods. Whatever the case, it is clear that the position of an oba in Yorubaland is one that is not joked with.

INTERESTING THINGS HAPPEN WHEN A KING DIES IN YORUBALAND

NB: I am not sure if these practices are still in place today in 2016 but they sure were in full swing during Nigeria’s colonial and even post-independence eras.

The death of a king in Yorubaland is a big event. It is not seen as ‘death’ but in the same Pharaohnic manner in which the king is believed to move to the next world and continue his reign. The primary reason why the following rites after the death of a Yoruba king are so similar is that ‘according to Yoruba traditions, the royal dynasties of all the principal kingdoms in the area were descended from the children of Oduduwa, the founder and the first king of Ile Ife.’

As Ile Ife is considered the cradle of Yorubas, when a new Alaafin of Oyo was installed, the sword which was believed to have belonged to Oranyan, the son of Oduduwa who founded the Oyo dynasty, was sent to Ile Ife for reconsecration before being used in the ceremony.
In Benin, parts of the bodies of the deceased kings were sent to Ile Ife for burial. This dynastic link with Ife was so important that a son or grandson of Oduduwa was needed to validate a kings claim to the right to wear an ade, or crown with a beaded edge. In 1903, this principle was officially recognized by the British authorities, who brought the Ooni of Ife, to Lagos to give judgment on the claim of the Elepe of Sagamu, a minor Ijebu ruler, to wear an What happened? The Ooni gave a list of 21 kings with the right to wear an ade, and the name of the Elepe was missing from the list.

But that is that, what precisely happens when a king has passed on? Well, what follows is an elaborate process of carefully orchestrated rituals. One, there are two groups of people that must be informed immediately a king dies: the Ajes, Iya Nlas or Awon Iyami Oshoronga (the Great Mothers of the Occult) and the Ogbonis . The Ajes are the creators of the kings and without their input, a new king cannot be chosen and the line of succession will be broken. They are summoned to the palace because they are believed to have total control of the secrets of the knowledge of existence and Yorubas believe that the Ajes know a reigning king will die and how to make plans for the new one.

Please note at this point that the Yoruba belief of a king’s death is not really ‘death’ in the sense that we know it today. A king does not ‘die’ in Yorubaland but join his ancestors in the spiritual realm. This salient point is very important and has to be stressed because part of the rituals that will be done following the demise of a king (no matter the manner of the death) is to reactivate the soul of the late king and link it up with the predecessors and also connect it to the successors.

This is achieved via a labyrinth of rituals which will be discussed shortly. This unification of the souls, according to Ulli Beier, is done in a ritual that involves the Oba-to-be eating the heart of the deceased oba as part of the installation ceremonies. Now let us return to the Ajes.

One of the most powerful Ajes is the Iyalashe who plays a very great role in the making of kings. As the Mother of the Gelede Shrine, Iyalashe is the highest priestess and also the general overseer of the Gelede society. She is the link between the Ajes and the community. She has to give her seal of approval to any major traditional event, even the Oro has to get her permission before proceeding with its rituals and same goes for the Egungun (masquerade) societies.

When the king dies, it is the Iyalashe who removes the heart from the chest cavity of the deceased oba and gives it to the new king who must then become a member of the Awo Gelede itself. This process explains why the real kingmaking roles are actually functions of the Great Mothers and also highlights how the Oro cult, Ogboni, Egungun and Gelede are also intricately involved in the crowning of a new king. In some other instances, the corpse of the king is dismembered and the pieces buried in different places all over the kingdom. The hierarchy of those conducting these rituals is very neat and everyone knows his or her role. In the ancient Oyo Empire, this practice has the active participation of members of the Ogboni cult and this was described thus:

‘The Ogboni priests have a part in the ceremonies following the death of a king and during the installation of his successor. In Oyo they are summoned to the palace as soon as an Alaafin has died and attend while the corpse is washed, then they cut off its head and take it to clean all the flesh from the skull. A palace official removes the heart and puts it in charge of the Otun Efa, the titled eunuch responsible for the Sango cult. During his installation, the succeeding Alaafin is taken by the Otun Efa to make a sacrifice to Sango and while with him is given a dish containing the heart of his predecessor, which he must eat. Later, he is taken to the Ogboni shrine where the Oluwo hands him the skull of his predecessor, which has been filled with a corn gruel which he must drink. This rite is said to enable his ears always to discriminate between the true and the false, and to give compelling power to his words. Thus, the death of an Alaafin cannot be concealed from the Ogboni, and his successor cannot be properly installed without their acceptance and collaboration.’

When a king ingests the organs of his dead predecessor, it is not seen as an ordinary physical process but also a spiritual one in which the new king is believed to have ingested the power and wisdom of not just the dead king but also of all the previous obas as each of them went through the same ritual as prescribed by the Great Mothers (Ajes).

When a king ingests the organs of his dead predecessor, it is not seen as an ordinary physical process but also a spiritual one in which the new king is believed to have ingested the power and wisdom of not just the dead king but also of all the previous obas as each of them went through the same ritual as prescribed by the Great Mothers (Ajes)

Because of the nature of these rituals, they are meant to be exclusive and kept from the citizenry and this glaring fact was illustrated by Soyinka when he talked of his shock and fear that the Alake of Egbaland, the same person who ‘had taken me on his lap and claimed I was his yekan (relative) had actually eaten human flesh.’ What even made Soyinka to be more confused was that instead of finding slimy tissue and blood on the mouth of the Alake, all he saw was what he called a ‘warm, crinkly smile.’

The ‘Je Oba’ is not the only process that is involved in the making of a new king in Yorubaland. I am just focusing on the area this topic is to focus on. By the way, the[b] Je Oba process is believed to confer immense spiritual powers on the new monarch, powers so broad that he is believed to become a living god[/b]. However, no matter how powerful a Yoruba king is, he can still be brought down to nothingness by the Awon Iyami Oshoronga if they unite in anger against an errant monarch. The importance and authority of these Ajes (palace women) was described thus:

‘The palace women are regarded as the kingmakers because the king can never make himself, and no other person can make a king. So, these women are powerful, superior. They can do and undo. They give authority….if you do not follow the orders of these people, those women, there isn’t anything that is possible….we do not neglect them at all. We can’t overlook them. We regard them as our mothers, as the elderly women. So they are very important in the making of the king as well as performing traditional rites and performing rituals to the deities and ancestors.’

Other aspects of the kingmaking process are also overseen by the Ajes who also make concoctions and preparations using items such as maize, iron, eggs and snails, each has its own symbolic meaning. Even the Adenla (Great Crown) is personally prepared and empowered by the Aje and one of the Iyami Oshoronga, the Iya Mosade must be present at the installation of any king for she alone can crown the Oba.

Ofodirinwa:
This Is The Shocking Thing That Happens To The Head, Heart And Liver When A Yoruba King Dies
AUGUST 28, 2016




https://drbiggie./2016/08/28/this-is-the-shocking-thing-that-happens-to-the-head-heart-and-liver-when-a-yoruba-king-dies/

My late Kabiyesi was a distinguished elder statesman who like many monarchs, responded to the call of Almighty God and his ancestors through Ifa (eefah)/the Oracle of Orunmila – a spiritual ancient Yoruba method used to confirm heirs to the thrones in Yorubaland. He wholeheartedly served his communities, state, nation and country, yet when he joined his ancestors/died, instead of a befitting burial, the whereabouts of his remains are still unknown.

What we know is that the body was brutalized, treated like that of a criminal, dragged around on the streets of the town, his head left hanging for many weeks until the neck was rotten to allow the neck come off naturally without the use of a sharp knife. Once the head came off, the body was cut into pieces, his heart removed to be eaten by his successor. His head is still in captivity somewhere in Ode Remo, Ogun State. He has no grave. We are told the kings of Remoland (Ogun State, Nigeria) are not entitled to an identifiable final place of rest, so do not have graves – a tradition which is not in accordance with the practice in Ile Ife or in Oyo, the historical origin and source of all Yorubas including those from Remoland.

The perpetrators of the fake, barbaric and uncivilized inhumane act against the remains of dead kings of Yorubaland are a ground of individuals who are Slaves known as Afobajes/Kingmakers, Abobakus (Destined To Die With The King), Olokunesin known as Odis (Slaves) of Ode-Remo/Ijebuland.

Realtalk20:
Like a scene from a horror movie, popular actor, John Okafor aka Mr. Ibu has revealed a moment he was almost eaten by cannibals.

He disclosed that the incident occurred on a film location in an unnamed village.

Mr. Ibu said that his colleagues had mistakenly left him behind at night after filming in the village.

“My colleagues left me on set by mistake late in the night after shooting,” he told Daily Sun.

“However, the location manager had earlier admonished us to move in groups because, in the community, they eat human beings. However, it was quite late when we finished.

“We had two location buses and I was already sitting on the bus in front but because I was manager, I said let me organise the people on the bus behind before we moved.

“As I alighted, the bus in front zoomed off and before I made it to the second bus it also moved. I kept shouting as I chased both buses but nobody heard me and I was left alone.”

Mr. Ibu said that his fear multiplied when he heard two male strangers speaking in a language he could understand, especially after remembering what the location manager told him.

According to him, the two men were discussing how tasty his flesh would be.

The popular thespian explained that he approached the men and greeted them in the language they were speaking and they were surprised.

At this point, he said, one of the men told him to be prepared to run for his life as he was in danger.

However, he revealed that a crowd kept gathering around him and he felt like a trapped animal about to be led to the slaughter.

Mr. Ibu said that it was at this time that his friends began to call out his name from afar.

“They had returned just on time to rescue me with a team of policemen and vigilante. I was greatly relieved. The ordeal lasted for about two hours,” he disclosed.

Cc Mynd44, OAM4J Lalasticlala

Source https://www.herald.ng/i-was-nearly-eaten-by-cannibals-mr-ibu-narrates-horrific-experience/

Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Nigeria: Prevalence of ritual practices, such as human sacrifice and the drinking of blood, upon initiation to chieftaincy or during chieftaincy in Yorubaland; state reaction to ritual practices in chieftaincy, especially the respective state ministries of chieftaincy affairs; prevalence and consequences of refusing a Yoruba chieftaincy title, 5 November 2013, NGA104602.E , available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/52a82c764.html [accessed 2 May 2023]

Another practice during the installation of a new king is the said eating of the former king’s body part. While this is largely dependent on the particular society (and still based on mere words of mouth) when it comes to what part of the body is to be eaten and what part is to become soap, there is no doubt that it is a common practice. In some societies, the king’s eyes are plucked out and grinded into traditional soap for the king undergoing installation to bath with.

Ofodirinwa:
You're posting Allegedly and Nairaland post. I am posting Wole Soyinka's account, Canadian Government, Yoruba Oba's themselves

We were wondering how an entire local government like Orsu local government would be abandoned to the hands of criminals and cannibals who roast and eat human beings," the governor said.

Sometimes, the deceased king’s heart is removed and cooked with a soup for the selected person to eat. As he eats, he is asked the question, “kiloje”? He then responds with, “moje oba”. This simply means, what did you eat? He answers, “I ate the king”. Other times, the feet and hands are included as well.[/b]