Vado2:



In Yorubaland, the culture of hookups is accepted. Only in Yoruba land would you witness a woman with a husband and children engaging in hookups. Also a Yoruba man, is the inventor of cultism in Nigeria. All tribes are only playing catch up; the Yorubas are the ones that created 419.

PoloG:
tiny bini should compare theirself with their fellow minority tribes .. We don't know binis exist here in the SW

gaddafe:


I initially did not want to comment on this thread as I've seen a lot ridiculous to even stupid fact that anyone with a basic level of IQ will detect the fallacy. However I just want to let you know it's not impossible to find eyewitness documents or account. I personally met someone (although already late) who witness the battle that overthrew Ovoranmen from Benin Kingdom. If you can get the guardian newspaper of January 1, 2000 you will see the interview of a man who lived to see 3 century. I personally know the man in question as he's related to me. Most of the information we got from them are verifyable. Why I'm I saying this? It is possible to get eye witness documents. If you can't get hold of eye witness documents in Oyo then something is wrong with the history. Also another fallacy I see here is that there was nothing like the Yoruba history. What we had was various tribes. It was the British that first brought the idea of Yoruba per se. So when I see Yoruba history here and there, I just laugh.

Vado2:


Whether Benin is small or not, it is undeniable that the Yorubas are a group of former slaves who moved from South America with no history other than a made-up one. It was revealed in this thread by smart individuals. You intended to make fun of the Great Edo people. Lol. Your tribe has this issue, though. You guys choose the other approach, using slurs and name-calling to deviate from the main topic rather than presenting facts to back up your claims.

Stoplying:

"Eyewitness account" is an attempt to commit fraud, you can basically write anything and claim it is somehow an "eyewitness account". What matters are eyewitness written docs.
You presented no such thing about oyo's "glorious" past.
You presented fake maps and you kept quoting Wikipedia.

Vado2:


Whether Benin is small or not, it is undeniable that the Yorubas are a group of former slaves who moved from South America with no history other than a made-up one. It was revealed in this thread by smart individuals. You intended to make fun of the Great Edo people. Lol. Your tribe has this issue, though. You guys choose the other approach, using slurs and name-calling to deviate from the main topic rather than presenting facts to back up your claims.

PoloG:
i dont talk to tiny bini people both online and offline .. You are too small to be noticed

Go discuss with your fellow tiny tribes in edo state

Ologbo147:
Bini is bigger than Ekiti with sixteen local government. Bini with seven local government has about 1.5 million registered voters while Ekiti state as a whole with her sixteen local government has just one million registered voters. That certainly tells us something

PoloG:
tiny bini fool
bini is a tribe and ekiti is a state..

You are comparing a tribe to a state. The state with the least population in SW

Tiny bini boy

Ologbo147:
Ekiti is a tribe too, unelightened fool, Yoruba is an ethnic group not a tribe.

PoloG:
so ekiti is a tribe while bini is a state

Tiny brain dead bini boy

Ologbo147:
ode

Ekiti is a tribe, Bini is a tribe, Edo south(a single senatorial district)that the Binis are domiciled in is more numerous than Ekiti state

PoloG:
ekiti has over 3m population, is tiny bini population upto even 2m ?

Osahon face your yahoo work

Vado2:


Most of the historical accounts are fictional. Watch this!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_sECOyh1cg

Ologbo147:
yet Edo south that does not have up to 2 million has 1.5 million registered Voters with a chunk of the Bini population yet outside and Ekiti that has up to 3 million has barely 1 million registered voters. My brother face your skull mining business

PoloG:
so voters registration is what you want to use to determine population of a state..

You don't know of voter apathy ?

Dumb bini boy ..

Compare the popution of lagos to its registered voters and see if your logic makes sense..

Also compare it to the vote turn out in the last election

Stupid aisosa.

PoloG:
so voters registration is what you want to use to determine population of a state..

You don't know of voter apathy ?

Dumb bini boy ..

Compare the popution of lagos to its registered voters and see if your logic makes sense..

Also compare it to the vote turn out in the last election

Stupid aisosa.

Blackdeewhy:
Stop searching on Google for our HISTORY.

What's written on web mostly does not portray or tell our TRUE story.

Creeper:
Benin folks are the most deceptive revisionists out there next to Igbos. The way these folks exaggerate the history of Benin kingdom - you won’t even know that the same kingdom was defeated by Owo (multiple times), Mahin, Idah, Esan and a host of other kingdoms. Even the half-Portuguese Itsekiri king almost crushed them but they had to beg for mercy.

The only globally recognised Benin historian, whose book on Benin history is kept at world class libraries and institutions globally, Jacob Egharevba (he was a Benin prince), wrote that, ”Ekaladerhan died in Ughoton” and that ”Eweka was a Yoruba prince from Ife” in his book. So, why the revisionism?

You lot are sick.

Trizyd:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyo_Empire

Vado2:



This thread is quite enlightening. Many intelligent people are starting to realize that the mythical Yoruba past is untrue. Because they already had western education they were able to dupe our ancestors with their treachery and lie, seeking to change a history they were never a part of. We are no longer susceptible to deception. I appreciate your input.

Kindly throw more light on this if you can.

gaddafe:


The issue is the typing, copying and pasting. It's not easy especially when using the phone. And most people here will need a picture to know if you're saying the truth or not. To verify what my brothers here have said you need to visit the British library (Library of Congress) and also use the Portuguese maps. Look at their map as at when they landed and discovered these areas. You will not find Oyo in the map. It was not because it didn't exist but because it was a small settlement that was insignificant.
However to what I said earlier it is public knowledge that when the British was trying to amalgamate Nigeria and educate us, they insisted and encouraged the South Western people to use a common language which in their wisdom they felt it should be the Yoruba dialect since it was spoken by the majority of people. It was the same strategy they used for the north and east. This was the beginning of Yoruba per se. I will leave that part for another day as there is already a thread here on NL that covers this history holistically. Prior to the British coming here, there was nothing like Yoruba. What existed was just tribes. Various tribes were at war with each other and when your tribe is defeated some of your population will be captured as slaves. Some of these slaves were later sold to the whites. The Benin spoke a lot of dialect but the current language been spoken today and called Benin was actually spoken in the Palace and used as a coded language sort of. Those that spoke the language we refer to as the Yoruba dialect of today were also regarded as Benin and had the same full privilege as a Benin man. In most cases, they were given positions even in the Palace. This is why you see that in the current day Benin there seems to be so much dialect and their settlement is close to the Palace. There was nothing like discrimination based on language, those stuffs started with the British. The Benin understood nationhood, they knew that we could not all speak the same language and be brothers. Everyone was living together and peacefully before that invasion... Will continue later

Usenokpevbo:
In Benin it is only one dialect that is spoken o

Usenokpevbo:
In Benin it is only one dialect that is spoken o

gaddafe:


I re- read your statement and I thought of something. What you know as Benin today, is not what was known as Benin in the 18th century. The Benin I'm referring to there is the one of the 18th century thereabouts not the Benin of today. The Benin of today has one language.

And the areas I'm referring to as being close to the Palace are places like Igbanke, asaba, akoko Edo etc. These areas are considered close to the Palace when you consider the size of Benin in the 18th century

Usenokpevbo:
Whatever your point was, the motive and the idea came out as wrong.Akoko Edo is not considered as part of Benin city or the entire Bini land of today albeit it is part of Edo state. Same with Asaba even though they were part of the empire.

Akoko Edo to Benin city is not by any standard close neither is Asaba. And besides these were your statements”This is why you see that in the current day Benin there seems to be so much dialect and their settlement is close to the Palace”

Anyone who will read this will certainly misinterpret it. What you opined by your statement is that in the current day Benin which is Edo south. There seem to be so much dialect. Asaba and Akoko Edo are not in current day Benin. Asaba and Akoko Edo is not by any standard close to the palace and they operate as different entities today even though they have subtle respect for the Bini Monarch

Anyone layman who will read that your statement will assume that there are several tribes in Benin whose settlements is a stone throw from the palace. Not knowing that you are talking about settlements that is not within the current Bini territory of today, some being in other states entirely while the Akoko Edo is In the far flung northern part of Edo state.

gaddafe:


I don't think I have time for this back and forth statement. Before that my post you're referring to, there was a previous post which I clearly gave the original map of the Benin in the 18th century. So the second post you're referring to is a follow up of the [/b]previous. If you didn't see that you can't blame for it. Benin as it is known today was not the way it was in the 18th century. Both Akoko Edo and the others you mentioned were included in Benin in the 18th century. I've explained this previously. I can't be going back and forth. I believe I was clear on that from my very post. If comprehension is giving you problems refrain from quoting me

Creeper:
Benin folks are the most deceptive revisionists out there next to Igbos. The way these folks exaggerate the history of Benin kingdom - you won’t even know that the same kingdom was defeated by Owo (multiple times), Mahin, Idah, Esan and a host of other kingdoms. Even the half-Portuguese Itsekiri king almost crushed them but they had to beg for mercy.

The only globally recognised Benin historian, whose book on Benin history is kept at world class libraries and institutions globally, Jacob Egharevba (he was a Benin prince), wrote that, ”Ekaladerhan died in Ughoton” and that ”Eweka was a Yoruba prince from Ife” in his book. So, why the revisionism?

You lot are sick.

Godjone:
The yoruba people cannot migrate from Benin and still be in control of Six states while bini exist only in four local government area

Vado2:



An internal conflict in the vast Benin kingdom caused them to lose control of several of its domains, including Dahome, Ondo, Lagos, and numerous more territories that were once taken over. The Mongolians once controlled China, did you know that? Compared to China, why is Mongolia so diminutive? All of this occurred in the pre- historic times. Lots of things have taken shape.