₦airaland Forum

Dancebreaker:
Benin has never needed outsiders to validate importance of Oba to us. But history of Benin is the best documented in Nigeria, having had earliest contact with Europeans and Christianity. So, it's not obscure. As far Benin is concerned, Izoduwa or your Oduduwa was a Benin prince. Benin and Igalla history clearly say so.
So either way, it's Izoduwa that descends from Benin. By the way, many various clans existed in SW before Izoduwa just about 1000 years ago. It's flawed to say one Lamurudu son flew or teleported from Arabia, Yemen or wherever. Even more ridiculous to climb from heaven with chain.
Oba Akinruntan of Ugbo also clarifies that he owns Ife as the Aboriginal Ife ruler. That Oduduwa the foreigner drove them from Ife. You guys mistake royal connections with entire tribes.

We all know that Awo lifted Ooni because other Yoruba would find it easier to accept the juju priest as a leader instead of the historical leader, Oyo that people still had grudges against for its domination of them for centuries.

That Oba of Benin does not rely on any bent politician to be selected alone shows its uniqueness.

If Oranmiyan, a Benin descendant prince, first became king in Benin, then Oyo and lastly in Ife, if he's head of Izoduwa dynasty, then clearly, his true place of origin and first crown have superiority. And one not selected by one corrupt, election rigging governor too. Chai!! .

You people like to twist history, but government knows the truth and that's why they placed you in your right place, you adopted oba title from Yoruba, some of you still bear our names and some of ur words are copied from Yoruba language and you are claiming fake stories

coputa:
Benin has survive 2000 years of using inhuman and wicked practices and what has that brought to the values chain of Edo state,has it also turn it to Dubai.They should reform their archaic and inhuman tradition.

One pained and envious vassal of yore spotted. Pele.

Funny thing is you won't say where you come from me. So that we can see how better than Dubai it is.

Not that it matters anyway. It has left nothing of note in history or present, good or bad.

TOPMAN4LIFE:
You people like to twist history, but government knows the truth and that's why they placed you in your right place, you adopted oba title from Yoruba, some of you still bear our names and some of ur words are copied from Yoruba language and you are claiming fake stories

Which govt? It's Hausa-Fulani/Muslim controlled govt/constitution that determines your history?
Oh yes, It's Hausa that gave the name "Yari.ba" that became Yoruba. Thank God in my part of SW, we know our true links with Ife and Benin and have our unique name and dialect. Olugbo is making things clearer to many.

They can use errand boy obas they selected (Oluwo said so) in your zone as they want. We don't want it, never have and never will.
You guys have a completely different notion of what monarchy is. That's why some obas there embrace bling, party and celebrity life so enthusiastically. Because most never thought they will ever get there. I know some who are different though and still behave well.

Benin is totally different. A Benin crown prince will have already travelled far and wide and met all the influential people.

You cannot be giving what you took from Benin. Oba and Izoduwa all came from Benin.

When it comes to twisting history, Lagos-Ibadan historians/Press are the champion. Nothing is sacred. They can twist anything including monarchy, history, ethics, anything to suite regional political agenda.

Oba of my place in SW who insisted on the truth was deposed back then. He regained his throne but the politician who engineered his removal never achieved his life ambition till he died.

Even today, any SW person who has a different opinion to current political agenda is called omale for having own mind and views. In a place where people claim tolerance and omoluabi ethos o.

Hotice085:
Sorry oh! Ancient of ancient, ancestor man that his forbearers couldn't use Ifa and Oracle to stop slavery and colonization
Ifa ni oracle kor

I still repeat what I said, you know nothing!

eliwa47:
I still repeat what I said, you know nothing!

Your ifa and Oracle are tales by moonlight

Hotice085:
Your ifa and Oracle are tales by moonlight

That's in your village little one, I repeat you know nothing.

eliwa47:
That's in your village little one, I repeat you know nothing.

Your village that contributed greatly to slave trade and the headquarters of colonial power

Where was your ifa and Oracle then?
Mr know something that doesn't know anything

Hotice085:
Your village that contributed greatly to slave trade and the headquarters of colonial power

Where was your ifa and Oracle then?
Mr know something that doesn't know anything

Not a fan of "ifa" and other Yoruba stupidities, but it seems silly to blame a person's religion for the person's misfortune.
Don't forget that Ankara used to be a Christian city before the Muslims conquered it, where was Jesus during that war ?

An other question: what was slave trade in the perspective of Africans back then ?

Stoplying:
Not a fan of "ifa" and other Yoruba stupidities, but it seems silly to blame a person's religion for the person's misfortune.
Don't forget that Ankara used to be a Christian city before the Muslims conquered it, where was Jesus during that war ?

An other question: what was slave trade in the perspective of Africans back then ?

Man you are extremely DUMB

Hotice085:
Man you are extremely DUMB

That's your perspective, now answer my question.
Also, I think "extremely" is not precise enough, tell me with more precision how dumb I am, numbers exist for a reason.

Stoplying:
That's your perspective, now answer my question.
Also, I think "extremely" is not precise enough, tell me with more precision how dumb I am, numbers exist for a reason.

Olodo boy, olodo to the core