anonymous1759:


I Stan with you , even the name Oba is “Yoruba”
If Benin truly found Lagos you’ll still see traces of Benin legacies in Lagos, but that’s not the case . Just as British foot print will always be on it’s colonies . Even in America you’ll still see British foot print some of their Towns and street are British names .
Everybody wants to trend but it’s better to use your basic Analogy to dissect.

Supremos:


It seems a lot of people knows the truth

itsene:


You are scared of standing alone so you are trying to co-opt other ethnic groups around to help you. What a coward .
You and several others on this forum are just swinging in all directions, hoping something, just something will stick. Well, it's NOT working.
The Erelu delivered a sucker punch and you incorrigibles are reeling .

cedricksly:
they know, but they like to argue just to protect their pride. It is people like ffk and other young people that have a thing to say about it that is even funny.... Benin empire is one of the Oldest empire in Africa. It dated back to the days of the OGISOs and centuries later The first Oba(Eweka)

Christistruth00:



Everyone knows that Isale Eko was a Slave Trading Post
Why do you think the British attacked it?


On top of that Oba Of Lagos is actually a Baale who was elevated to an Oba Post

Olofin of Isheri is the highest Awori Oba with a Proper Ife Crown which all other Yoruba Obas acknowledge and Respect because they are real Obas and not Business ones

Even the Oloto of Otto who owns and ruled Iddo Island has a Proper Ife Crown

Oba of Lagos was still called Eleko till around 1950s

Christistruth03:


That Lagos is Yorubaland is beyond Contention


Document from sir alfred moloney
British Colonial Governor of Lagos
Confirming Lagos is Yorubaland in 1890

jaxxy:


Lol u are avoiding the truth and it is obvious.

Shattuck:
a colonial gov in 1890 is your source of history that happened of over 300 years even before his fore fathers were born 😂😂

Christistruth00:


The Truth has been dealt with

Lagos is Yorubaland 100%

That is the Truth you are Trying to hide from

jaxxy:


That's ur narrative we understand. The truth is much different.

Supremos:


It seems a lot of people knows the truth

AreaFada2:

Benin had coastal territories. In 1480 AD, Oba Olua of Benin sent his son Prince Iginuwa to become Ogiamie in what is now Ewere/Warri.

That new Dukedom was a way to extend Benin hegemony. Benin had access to Ohimiwinhin (River Niger), Benin River, etc. The entire Bight of Benin in fact by the reign of Oba Orhogbua (1550-1558). Portuguese accompanied (documented) Oba Orhogbua to Lagos, Ijebu Waterside, etc, He was a sailor trained in Portugal as a Prince. Benin was first officially called a City in 1553 by the Europeans during his reign. Because it compared admirably with the few places with "City Status" in the world at that time.

Benin City and capital of Benin Empire had no immediate Port but Ughoton/Gwatto Port was only tens of kilometres away. Remember Europeans used to dock at Gwatto Port and walk to Benin City.

Erelu is descended from Eleko Dosunmu, who Oba of Benin opposed in favour of deposed Eleko Kosoko. She could have denied Benin initial ownership of Eko/Lagos but still decided to stick with the truth. Simly because it is the truth.

Gregyboy
AutomaticMotors

Christistruth00:



That is not our Narrative

That is the Truth

Lagos is Yorubaland 100%

We even beg you to refuse to pay your Land Rent to your Yoruba Awori landlords since they are the Yoruba Owners of Lagos
so they can quickly reclaim their land from you with full Court backing
You are free to carry your Property off their Land

Christistruth00:



Lamurudu who the Ife People also called Ora

And Oduduwa was born at Oke Ora East of Ife but in Ife Metropolis

His people were related to both the Gobir and Kanuri People

Enugurangers:

The truth is the Yoruba >>>>>>Benin..
Yorubas expanded all the way from Ife to all over west Africa. Benin instead shrunk and never expanded. Benin language is only spoken in Benin, they worship Yoruba gods too. Their royal line was started by a Yoruba man. They met Aworis all over Lagos. The tiny region they occupied for a while in Lagos is an extremely tiny faction that they also could not hold for long. Ashipa is a Yoruba man.

No amount of revisionist will alter the truth.

Supremos:
And you didn't see the owned in parenthesis?.

By the way, that's how vanguard reported.

Apparently you didn't read the interview, you're only here to run around.

The woman said it's not all parts of Lagos.

She said she's of Benin lineage.

The owned is in parenthesis.
Rest. Ewu

SharingIsLife:

Mention any Igbo that has carried it on his head or you go drink water.

Supremos:


Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, a direct descendant of the progenitors of Lagos kingship, is not a bonafide aboriginal lagosian?. You, who are you please?. She told you her fore father's were of Benin descent and that Aworis migrated from Ife, and were paying Royalty to the Benin kingdom.

What are you on? 😂

Beremx:
Lemme book space for Askari LegendHero to come cry on this thread.

Hehehehe this matter go long o!

The real owners of Lagos are not disputing the Oba of Benin. When the speak, they speak with facts

bjdon:

We are talking about things that happened 100's of years ago. Nobody is saying that the Binis own Lagos today. Think of it like this, the British founded many nations as part of the British Empire, does that mean Britain owns those places today? Did Britain not found Nigeria? Were not already people living in this land mass called Nigeira? Yet the British took charge and made all the different kingdoms and Emmirates pay homage to them and created a New country 'Nigeria'. Today how many British people own houses in Lagos?
We should learn to understand history without emotion.

Pakute:

Even your thread says "Benin owned Lagos", not "some part". why are you twisting the narrative?, is your brain normal?

Supremos:
Stop telling lies as it please you. I'm neither Yoruba nor Benin, but I think this issue of Yoruba starting Benin Royal lineage has been over discussed and Benin people refuted that claim

creativehubb:
Those who come from other places like Osun, Illorin, Ibadan... instead of going to develop their ancestral states, they are claiming Lagos, Lagos built by FG money, south south oil money, Benin empire, British, and others.

Fulanis have taken over illorin, Emir has instituted Sharia law, yet them no go save illorin, na Lagos developed by FG and Niger Delta oil money dem wan claim. Mad people.

These idiots don't even have one room in Lagos

gregyboy:


It's all part, benin found in lagos boss

The influence was only dominant in lagos island

My screenshot badary to island and even ijebu was under Benin control

Supremos:
Stop telling lies as it please you. I'm neither Yoruba nor Benin, but I think this issue of Yoruba starting Benin Royal lineage has been over discussed and Benin people refuted that claim

gregyboy:



Thank you

They always use the false history to massage their ego after a Benin history humiliating them pops up

It's simple after the oba made the statement on how lagos belongs to Benin in the visitation he could have just said we all are yorubas and from oduduwa if he indeed by into such ideology

Read this when you can

The history of oromiyan in Benin was formed and forged in the old western region to intergret the Benins and the oba as yorubas even to the extent of giving him the second position and displacing the alafin who was originally the second after the ooni of Ife although tho the oba of Benin accepted this offer at first but things didn't go as planned the other yoruba monarchs and together with the alafin of oyo was not happy with this new arrangement that the oba of Benin who is second after the ooni of Ife can't even speak yoruba language and so many other complains ensued from there, again the oba of Benin had a fall out with awolowo and other benin political aspirants and as a result pulling out of western region became thinkable and as soon as Midwestern region was created the oba of benin refuted the false history and the yorubas kings fired back and soon after the oba of Benin forged a counter history of ekaladeran and since then the history that started on falsehood became held seriously by many people who are unaware

greggng:
Given the controversy surrounding the ownship of lagos ...is clear some igbos were right ...lagos is indeed a land of migrants ...and as such is no man's land . One vital question I want a responsible yoruba person on this forum to answer me is ...why were all oba of yoruba buried in Benin city except one.? If indeed Benin people didn't not found lagos ..why were they not buried in awori or any other yoruba land. They more we dig this matter the more alot is being exposed ...it won't help the yorubas on future especially those who think lagos is there birth right