₦airaland Forum

BlocksNG:
ebiras in kogi. Awon aje ati oso to lagbara.

Coolboy009:
what of the language? If you understand classical yoruba an Okun man can not sell you with his language. Okun version of yoruba language is just like ijebu or ijesha. It is only Oyo state that speak classical yoruba.

Numerouno94:
Which Igbo parts of Kogi will not be left behind?. Be specific pls so we can have an intelligent discuss.

Svoboda:
Where is Chief Sunday Awoniyi, foremost perm sec and Aro of Mopa? He should have been first on that list.

Omoawoke:
My cousin married an Okun lady and I was at Ere, Egbe and Isanlu some couple of months ago… lovely people and place but bad roads.
Yeye Bello no try for Kogi

cybersoldiers:
When it's other tribes you Yorubas will be trying to divide them. Imagine the attacks you Yorubads have given the Ikweres for the last few day when they reutuned home as Igbos and reconciled with the upland brothers.

WIKE, Amaechi, Odili, FUBARA and almost all prominent people in Rivers are Rivers Igbo.

Anyways, Congratulations to the Ikweres and other Igbos in Rivers state.

viodemus:
Go wisen up or go ask your forefathers.


1 inch is equal to 25.4mm

Even 0.1mm of igbo parts of kogi will not be left behind.

Moblux:
If you refer to those on the bank of Niger River as Igbo, they are actually of Yoruba descent from Ufe now Ife just like the throne of Onitsha. Obi of Onitsha affirms that last year, 2024. Just Google it.

professorPABX:
Firstly, why are you bringing the issue of this man here? This man and his contemporary, Chief Daniyan sold Okun people into underdevelopment.

I have a very bitter comment against this topic. There is another popular Retired General who is into oil (crude oil) business several years ago, they sold their people into underdevelopment and slavery. He was in PDP, a supporter of Ekwueme against OBASANJO in 1998.

The second man sold his people into slavery because he supported ekwueme over Obasanjo in 1998?

SpatialKing:
There no Yoruba people in kogi state
Yorubas are only found in the 6 south west states

SpatialKing:
There no Yoruba people in kogi state
Yorubas are only found in the 6 south west states

SpatialKing:
There no Yoruba people in kogi state
Yorubas are only found in the 6 south west states

miniziter:
Are you saying there no Yorubas in Kwara and Edo too?

viodemus:
walka pass. Your mumu pass you.

To whom it may concern, the igbo nation is blessed and respectful to all who are humble. It's easy to predict, that it will be free from Nigerian islamics enslavement, genocide tribes, useless criminality, and general backwardness.


mumu op, Na for your mind wey onitsha get igbo doubt.

May God continue to bless Onitsha and the great igbo tribe.

ADMAF:
When did he claim to be that?

1972xy:
Have you ever seen Dino identify himself with Yoruba cap? No.
He always wear Fulani cap.

SpatialKing:
There no Yoruba people in kogi state
Yorubas are only found in the 6 south west states

Doylestown92:
In no particular order. As a Yoruba man from Kogi, I noticed there's less discussion about the Okun people. So I made this compilation of famous Okun people. We're one Yoruba people, this is not a competition against any other subgroup. Also, none Yoruba people should keep off, this thread is not for disunity, but just one more glory of the Yoruba people.


1. Pius Adesanmi- Former Professor of Literature at The Pennsylvania State University, United States., Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University.

2. Sam Adeyemi- Founder and Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Center.

3. Bayo Ojo- S.A.N., Former Attorney General of Nigeria. Former head of The Nigerian Ministry of Justice.

4. John Onaiyekan- Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Abuja. Cardinal Priest of San Saturnino in Rome.

5. Eyitayo Lambo- Professor, Former Nigerian Federal Minister of Health.

6. Olu Obafemi- Professor of English and Dramatic Literature at The University of Illorin, former President of The Nigerian Academy of Letters.

7. Jide Omokore- Marine and Construction businessman, Forbes multimillionaire.

8. Abiodun Faleke- Member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives for Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos.

9. John Obaro- Technology entrepreneur, public speaker, and founder of SystemSpecs Nigeria Limited.

10. John Olatunde Ayeni- Lawyer, investor and business magnate, Chairman of Skye Bank.

11. Tolulope Arotile- First-ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force.

12. Etannibi Alemika- . Professor of Criminology and the Sociology of Law at the University of Jos, member The American Society of Criminology and The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

13. Ibiyinka Alao- Nigerian-American artist, architect, writer, film director and musical theater composer.

14. Nike Davies-Okundaye- Artist, owner of the Nike Arts Galleries in Lagos, Abuja, Osogbo, and Ogidi.

15. Gbenro Ajibade- Actor, producer, model and presenter.

16. Seth Sunday Ajayi- Scientist, scholar, and the first African Professor of Wildlife Ecology.

17. Tunde Baiyewu- Nigeria-British singer and songwriter.

18. Joseph Abiodun Balogun- Nigerian-American academic, distinguished professor of Health Sciences at Chicago State University, Illinois, United States.

19. Sunday Bada- Sprinter, gold medal winner.

20. Grace Oyelude- Beauty Pageant, First Miss Nigeria.

21. TY Bello- Singer, songwriter, photographer and philanthropist.

22. Jaywon- Singer, songwriter and actor.

23. Darey Art Alade- Singer, Song Writer.

24. WizzyPro- Music Producer.

25. Ruger- Singer, Songwriter.

26. Tunde Ednut- Internet blogger and musician.

27. Dino Melaye- Former Senator for Kogi West .
28. Yetunde Barnabas- Model, actress and Movie Producer.

29. - Smart Adeyemi- Senator for Kogi West.

30. Deji Adeyanju- Lawyer.

juwonlo15:
6 local government areas is a joke to you..
We are formally in Kwara before formation of kogi.

Once you reach kogi west areas, you will definitely know you're in yoruba land.

1972xy:
I think they are the problem we have in yoruba land...
As they are now Hausa-Yoruba people.
How do we handle them?
Dino always claims to be an Hausa man.

Konquest:
That's an impressive list of distinguished folks of Okun-Yoruba descent. I used to think the British-Nigerian co-founder of the iconic music group, Light House Family 'Tunde Baiyewu is paternally from Abeokuta in Ogun State but he's right here under Kogi State. A younger sister of his Kofo (who I know) is former President Olusegun Obasanjo's biological daughter married to a White guy. Sam Adeyemi is another surprise here... That's mad cool.


Yinka Dare (who is from Kabba but was born in 1972 in Kano. He painfully passed on in 2004 in New Jersey) played in the U.S. Collegiate basketball for George Washington University in the United States back from the early 1990s (long before we ever heard of the Bam Adebayos or the Giannis Adetokunbos of today).

Because of his very tall height at 7 ft tall, he was seen by American NBA analysts as the next big replacement for the iconic 2-time NBA MVP, Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets after being drafted into the NBA, but his sudden death on January 9, 2004 at Englewood, New Jersey truncated that. Yinka Dare hailed from Kabba in the current Kogi State. He has a British-born biological older brother named Michael. I actually personally knew both of them from back in the day. Yinka Dare's commanding memories will remain.

OK, I found two good links. Read more about Yinka Dare right BELOW.

=>http://www.nba.com/playerfile/yinka_dare/index.html

=>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinka_Dare


The iconic Chief Sunday Awoniyi who was the FIRST EVER Yoruba man to become the Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in the 2000s till he passed on. His first son was also the past Deputy Governor of Kogi State when Governor Wada was in charge of Kogi State.

I also know of the seasoned TV and media personality Babajide Kolade Otitoju and a TV political analyst Gbola Oba who are both from Kogi State. The badass Gbola Oba was born in Lagos State though but is actually from Kogi.


Indeed, looking at the names here from a bird's eye view, Yoruba folks of Kogi State are NO pushovers. They are absolutely well-read and accomplished folks from the music maestro Art Alade (Dare Art Alade's biological father), to Yinka Dare of George Washington University and the U.S. NBA, to Tolu Arotile (the FIRST ever female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force in 2019 who actually flew on combat missions against terrorists), and more.

placeofallure:
That's how some of you come to the public place like Nairaland to display your stupidity for everyone to see. What do you mean there's no Yoruba in Kogi state?

You no see Yetunde, you no see Gbenro, you no see Deji, you no see Adéyemi, you no see Nike for that list? Are those not Yoruba names?

Kogi state is the only Nigerian state that shared boundaries with about 10 other states. That means the state is a cauldron of different tribes.


You're just being a dunderhead!

I am from Kogi State and I'm proudly Yoruba!

ariesbull:
Kabba people aren't Yoruba. Many said so...respect them and stop this attaché by force

SalamRushdie:
Timi Ajayi that beheaded a girl in Abuja this week is also from Kogi

Biodun556:
Good 👍

cybersoldiers:
When it's other tribes you Yorubas will be trying to divide them. Imagine the attacks you Yorubads have given the Ikweres for the last few day when they reutuned home as Igbos and reconciled with the upland brothers.

WIKE, Amaechi, Odili, FUBARA and almost all prominent people in Rivers are Rivers Igbo.

Anyways, Congratulations to the Ikweres and other Igbos in Rivers state.

professorPABX:
Okun land has been glorified villages for a very long time. The last time I visited those areas was about 9 years ago.

I have written about them before. Several years ago, while in the University, they (Kwarra & Kogi) don't attend Oodua Student Association. They said they are Northerners. They are very reserved and inactive as students. I never knew that it is because they
have been caged for a long time. They separated themselves because of huge bursary and other benefits they enjoyed as northerners.

I am suspecting this topic to be an indirectly sponsored topic posted by 7pm.

For years, I have written about them when those two chiefs who claimed working with Ahmadu Bello was the best thing that happened to their lives were alive.