Boyooosa:


Did ancestral Binis meet anyone in the land when they went there, before naming it Eko?

Omobude244:

who in ora family na?

the person nor get name ni?

Procashtips:


Stop jumping around, you claimed the Benins conquered who they met there, so I'm asking, do you have any evidence of a war between the Benins and the people you claimed they met on the land they later named Eko?

Christistruth00:


Ora was Oduduwa's Father
.

Omobude244:


and who was Ora?
how did Ora came about?

ur mind nor go reach ground
just see ur life for outside

we the Edos own u guys
just admit and move on

infofta:


Binis never conquered Eko. It was founded by the Binis because of its close proximity to the Ocean which was vital for trade with the British. Other Yorubas joined the trade and they were made to pay royalties to the Oba of Bini. There might be other Yorubas in other parts before the Binis came but not Eko. The name was given to it by the Binis

thinkmoney:

I have had this argument too much. I can’t go over it again. Benin’s force under Ashipa conquered Eko. Please instead of arguing here with me u can quickly research it.
I do not know who got to Lagos first, but when Benin conquered it, it was Aworis they conquered and subjugated

greggng:
If I were the yorubas I will Bury there face in shame . The aworis they claimed that founded lagos also paid tax to the Benin. All the obas thst ruled lagos were all buried in Benin except one . Nigerians now know the truth about lagos

Christistruth00:


And you didn't know that Obagodo of Ile Ife founded Igodomigodo Kingdom which is now Benin?!

Omobude244:

lolz
nobody founded igodomigodo. igodomigodo was a collection of many villages and communities that came together and agreed to have one king.
ogiso igodo(obagodo) was chosen as the head among the odionweres. he rule very well and the kingship was left to his lineage. a name was also chosen for the entire community and they named it after him

our history is rooted

we dont go about claiming what doesnt exist like oduduwa falling from the sky, trekking all the way from saudi arabia or coming from none existent Oke Ora family

Raf4:


All the Bini obas' heads were buried in Ile-Ife (Orun Oba Ado shrine) except that of Akenzua II and Ereduawa II. So what's your point?

Christistruth00:


Itsekiri were under Benin Voluntarily

Just the same way the Egbas have 4 kings at Abeokuta and none is Superior to the other
It was a Voluntary mutually beneficial
association especially for Joint self defense

Procashtips:


Stop jumping around, you claimed the Benins conquered who they met there, so I'm asking, do you have any evidence of a war between the Benins and the people you claimed they met on the land they later named Eko?

Omobude244:

lolz
u have shared this rubbish one million times

rest in jesus name

Christistruth00:



Look!!

Without the Itsekiri Benin couldn't even get to Lagos not to talk of having a post there
The Itsekiri 's Ijebu relatives were in Lagos!


Can Benin Swim ,NO
Can Benin Canoe NO

Na Itsekiri put you for head carry Benin come Lagos

Benin collapsed in Lagos on the same day the Itsekiri became Independent of Benin

Since the Benin are not Capable of Walking on Water to Lagos

Christistruth00:



Benin cannot Swim
Benin Cannot Canoe
Benin didn't Conquer Lagos


Benin was carried to Lagos Island by the Yoruba Itsekiri who had Ijebu roots in the area

The Awori who were under Oyo at the time granted you permission to Stay in Lagos Island and that is why Oba of Benin and Oba of Lagos has no Land in Lagos because he didn't Conquer it !!


Ask the Oba of Benin to sell you one Square kilometer of Lagos if you think he conquered it

ConfidentialDoc:
Yoruba, I suspect is one of the oldest tribes in the world. If not the oldest, with roots tracing back to Adam.

Raf4:


Bini didn't name anywhere Eko. Eko is shortened form of Ereko.
B4 Bini invasion, there were settlements/communities like Isheri, Iddo, Ebute-Meta, Ebute-Ero, Ereko (that eventually becomes Eko)

Abagworo:
There was nothing like Yoruba in history so any write up based on addressing it as Yoruba is null and void. What existed in the past were settlements of modern day Igala and Yoruba whom the slaves of same origin identified as "Lukumi" an Igala phrase for "My Friend". The present day Yoruba translation is "Oremi" .
The equivalent of Benin then was Oyo before Yoruba was created by the returnee slaves and Europeans by merging related groups together under one umbrella and adopting Oyo as their general language.

sylve11:


Yes, both Adam and Eve were Yoruba

Christistruth00:


We have only Just started

FreeStuffsNG:
It remains a shame that there was even an attempt to use dishonest means to revise history and suggest that the original owners of the land are now the bini settlers. Haba!What a fraud!

It's so sad and it's a lesson to communities currently giving land to settlers to ensure that they keep records very well like our Yoruba forebears did. Kudos to our forebears for keeping accurate records for a period like this. They had the foresight that some of the descendants of the settlers may some day lie that they own the land.

But for these history books that documented who owns Lagos, none of our forebears would have ever proven to us that they had an inkling and foresight that some day the descendants of bini visitors in Lagos will some day covet and brazenly lie that they own Lagos. Ha! Aiye ma nika o.

Asari Dokubo was absolutely right in his account and his anger at the Oba of Benin was because the Oba of Benin even removed the assistance his Ijaw gave to the Benin who attacked that part of Yorubaland.

It's been one lie after another further diminishing the Benin in the eyes of many. From the bursting of the Benin lie that the Oba of Benin never leaves the palace , internet era came and exposed the blatant lie. Next was lie that they did not originate from Ile Ife and heads of past Oba of Benin were not buried in Ile Ife but the Yoruba elders were so clever to preserve the history and location in Ile Ife till date. The 3rd lie is the attempt to claim a land that does not belong to them not knowing that the Yoruba documented it well.

The only reason I think they lie in this manner is pride. Now pride has led to fall.

Below is a picture that shows how far behind the Oba of Benin is behind the Ooni of Ife. This picture, all other evidences including the Orun Oba Ado in Ile Ife and oldest history books is the triumph of history over lies. Check my signature for free stuffs!

sotall:

And who was Oduduwa?

raskymonojendor:
It has always been an Awori settlement and the Ijebus as well around the Epe, Ikorodu and some Lekki areas. The bini soldiers came over 100 years after the Awori had settled in the land. Much ado over nothing.

Anyway, Lagos is covered by Ogun, then Ondo. It seems God knew many strange tribes would try to covet the land and eledumare decided to protect it with two Yoruba states.

Tiny piece haha

Read this
The Benins in lagos were not settlers like the yorubas want us to belive trouble started started when aworis kept harrasing the Benin trading merchant and Lagos had to be brought to his knees, after trading our merchant went back to Benin and after the war only 3 people stayed back to form the new lagos colony under the great Benin general oshodi who led the Benin army's and two of his other subordinate the first capital was at badary when trade died there, trade began booming in the Lagos island and the needed to move it to lagos island became a possibility which was later carried out because you don't see Benin influence on other part of lagos does not mean the oba didn't rule over the entire region called lagos now

2nd picture is the tiny piece of land (coloured red) the Benin occupied when they arrived with their soldiers.