₦airaland Forum

GothamCities:
I don't know why you guys hate the Yorubas so.mucn that you must always lie to undermine the Yoruba race. The Yoruba of all people? A tribe that ruled from Nigeria to Ghana and still had regiments in iIvory Coast? What do you take the Yorubas for? Oyo empire ruled vast lands in an empire that lasted 600yrs, and was only defeated by the British in the late 1800s. The only luck the British had was that the Yorubas were engaged in internal wars among themselves as at the time the British invaded. The war would have extended much further into the 1900s.

The numerous civil wars within the Yoruba people at the time enabled the British to confront the Yoruba in sections and not as a whole army. Yet, the war still extended till 1918 when they fought the Adubi war in Ẹgba land.

What do you take the Yorubas for?

Teejay2033:
Your long epistle is hollow. Africa's current challenges stem from within the continent and partly from the legacy of colonialism. Yes, the colonial powers inflicted deep wounds in the past, but we must recognise that we are now the architects of our own misfortunes. Until we fully accept this fact, true liberation will remain elusive.

Look at nations like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the UAE, KSA, Brazil, and Qatar, all of which experienced colonialisation like us, but have forged paths that surpass those of many sub-Saharan African countries. It's time we acknowledge this reality and strive for meaningful change. If the Whites are still messing us up, it is because we gave them the power to do so. Finally, the only way to earn respect is to succeed as a people and not because we resisted colonialism about 150 years ago.

gr8ofnnetwork:
They are still under the same rulership till tomorrow. A country whose 80% land (over 1.22million KM²) is owned by the Muzumgus. 80-90% of their wealth, resources, politics, economy is controlled by the same people they claimed to have "resisted". Nigeria may be challenging but the fact that I have a nation I call my own, I have some pieces of land to my name, resources are can be proud of made be feel fulfilled.
Just checking TikTok you will weep for those black SA people. Reasons they resort to Xenoph

okpouman:
But note that there's this wrong impression that Nigerians are the main people drowning in oceans to Europe, point of correction should be made that Nigerians actually constitute a minority of people drowning in the Mediterranean sea to get to Europe,most of the victims are people from French speaking countries like Senegal,Mali,guinea,few from Gambia( English speaking) .NIGERIANS despites is large population constitute a minority

gregyboy:
The oyo was not an empire but a kingdom

adekunle0000:
...Behold, it is finished!!!

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okpouman:
The Zulus resistance was more noted,the Kikuyu resistance was more like a protest riot it wasn't really WAR.

Most of the Nigerian tribes corporated with the British or were easily defeated.

It was mostly the very small minority tribes that resisted the British, albeit due to their size they could not have huge impact, most of the larger tribes like the Yorubas, Hausa-fulani, mainstream Igbo,Nupe,igala,jukun,efiks etc either capitulated easily or corporated with the British,

The Edo did not corporate with the British but we're easily defeated, the anioma,esan,somorika,bahumono,igede were the main groups that really fought the British and drew blood,felling many of the British officers and infantry.

The major tribes till today are coons,they are so subservient to the British and to whites in general yet funnily they brag the most about being fathom warriors and have the loudest mouths.

okpouman:
The ekumeku was not fought by the mainstream Igbo but by the anioma,which is a mixture of Igbo, Edo and igala elements.

Arda1000:
oga which Benin in Anioma?
As for Igala they have just one local government which is really irrelevant,same with the Yoruba who are even recent migrants,during the war it was fought by Igbo people there wasn’t even Anioma then,the location of the war and the people who fought the war isn’t even an argument unless you just want to be ignorant

adekunle0000:
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The Yorubas were predominantly engaged in a civil war with themselves. This was what the British took advantage of. Remember the Dosumu problem and the bombardment of Lagos. Do you know the history behind the name "Agidingbi" in Ikeja Lagos? Try and read your own history.

Yes the Oyo empire once had a wide influence and reach but it was on a steady decline at about the time the colonialist came. It was the collapsing influence of the central Oyo empire that led to the internal revolt among the annexed autonomous chiefdoms. Infact the coming of the whiteman prevented or discouraged the overrunning of Yorubaland by the Agojes "the female warriors from Dahomey". Remember Dahomey had already liberated itself from Oyo and was on the raise in might and bounds. It's eyes was set on Oyo, their former Overlords but then, the colonialists came.
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Abeg try dey read history, e get why? People wey commot am for curriculum get agenda and from the look of things, it seems they have succeed with you.

T9ksy:
No one asked you for the epistle, you wrote up there. Since you have indicated that you have read extensively (on the subject) then I wonder why you couldn't just point us to a book where you got your information from I.e there was hardly any skirmish in Yorubaland when the brits came to the region.



Instead, you went on a tangent writing about Oyo empire this, Dahomey empire that, kiriji war etc. What has these got to do with the falsehood, you posted earlier?

adekunle0000:
Sorry bros, no be me cause your frustrations. Seek the solution to your problem elsewhere. Shalom for now & forever

okpouman:
The Yoruba- olukumi are one of the ancient indigenes in the anioma domain,BENIN elements are a core of anioma identity.

Infact the Igbo are a minority mainly at igbuzor

When I say anioma,I mean the demography and domain of the people of delta north.

The mainstream Igbo did not fight the British, except the aro who were defeated in 3 days

gregyboy:
The britsh did not respect any African tribe your bravery were all seen as foolishness the ones that didn't fight may have even been more
Respected and seen as wise, get thst into your skull

motymop:
Stop saying what you don't know.

Equal violence is only what is respected and feared.

The British only respected only those tribes that show equal violence.

It is the same way, the military respect bokoharam and isil and also the American government respect Taliban.

Respect and admiration is only given to those who bring violence to the front.

Those who don't fight, are easily taken advantage of and look down on.

gregyboy:
Lol... Funny... The so called people you assumed they respected from my knowledge were attacked by the britsh because they believed the people were too easy to take on with their little weapon they had on them they didn't try with bigger empires they knew they couldn't, just like the benin empire they had to wait until the invention of machines guns even when benin attacked them in 1897 they didn't retaliate until they got the weapons from uk to defend themselves, that's respect benin was fallen under months, but of the advantage of the machine gun.... That they brought into battle, the weapons they ordered from uk for the benins after bringing down benin was taken to Ghana and South Africa to end the long war they had with them there,

okpouman:
Very untrue,Britain did not attack Benin because they were enjoying factorable trade with Benin not because they were scared to attack,they didn't enjoy such favourable trade in Ghana or SouthAfrica.

Southern Nigeria was booming in palm oil TRADE

gregyboy:
Haha, favorable trade... Ha you haven't even done your research but yet you sound confidence benin is my tribe so you will relax when i tell you about it....

Britsh never enjoyed favorable trade with benin or any local African tribe... Even if they did man greed is insatiable, the Portuguese stop trading with benin after 200yrs of trade because benin trade with them wasn't favorable if that could be done to Portuguese of all people then who were the britsh....

Benin controlled all coast European ship were stationed in the Niger coast so meaning benin controlled all price in their favour and several complain from other ethnic group were constantly coming and was ignored by European because they didn't want a fight not until the invention of the machine gun of 1884, the European had the advantage over Africa they went for the Berlin conference that year and petition for Africa to be scrumbled...already they had attacked other kingdoms like Ashanti and Zulu for selfish reasons to control their territory and trade earlier, ask yourself even when benin controlled all their trade why didn't there attack benin empire earlier.... Because benin was an empire and the Zulu and Ashanti were kingdoms that grew from slave trade, even when we attack the overzealous Philip and his crew men at the borders, they didn't retaliate instantly they had to wait for their arrival of their powerful weapon, benin trade never favoured European or the other tribe.... But they couldn't do anything....

I know you're igbo and you're a bit learned but tribalism is taking toll on you....

okpouman:
point of correction ,am not igbo,neither Yoruba nor Benin,but from kogi.
Britain did not attack African kingdoms indiscriminately,even though people think that way.

They always signed treaties and expected the kingdom to comply with the treaty,if the kingdom did not comply,they'll move in and attack,benin refused to comply with the british after they signed a treaty,The philip consul wanted to intimate the oba of the need to comply,but they were ambushed and killed.Therefore the british decided to move in and punish the oba and benin.

The reasons britain moved against ashanti and south africa earlier is that the ashanti were fund of raiding and attacking the british establishments and british subjects -the fante,the same reason they moved against the zulus because the zulus always raided and attacked British possessions.Thats why Britain attacked them earlier than benin and most nigerian kingdoms,because they enjoyed favourable trade along the nigerian coast,when trade became unfavourable they attacked,eg the case of the ijebu,nana of itserikiri and the nembe of ijaw before benin.

The Benin never raided or attacked British possessions eg their trade factories along the coast,that's why Britain let them be,not because they were afraid of Benin like you claim.

DeepSight:
I doubt that they extended to Ghana and Ivory Coast.

GothamCities:
Of course they did.


The Ga tribe in Ghana is Yoruba till today. They pay allegiance to the Oni of Ife.

In Ivory Coast, there are ancient Yoruba communities till today. Yorùbá is a widely spoken language in some parts of Ivory Coast.

Just Google all I said above to confirm.

okpouman:
The GA tribe is not Yoruba,They just travelled through yorubaland in their migration history, the Yorubas in ivorycoast are a post colonial phenomenon