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Who in Nigeria dares to call Kano a no-man’s-land? Who would ever stand in Anambra or Enugu and say the land belongs to everyone? The answer is clear, nobody. Because the owners would never tolerate it. Yet, when it comes to Lagos, some feel bold enough to erase history and downplay Yoruba identity.

Let it be known: Lagos is Yoruba land. It was founded, nurtured, and grown by the Yoruba people long before it became the bustling economic hub of Nigeria. Hospitality does not mean dispossession. Tolerance is not weakness.

Now, let’s ask a simple question: who abandons his father’s building, only to start boasting that he is developing another man’s house? Is that wisdom, or confusion? If truly you are builders, why not build your ancestral homeland into the pride of Africa? Why not pour that self-acclaimed “development mindset” into the land of your fathers, where your roots, history, and heritage are buried?

Instead, some prefer to scatter across the country, shouting about how they are the ones “developing Lagos.” But the irony is bitter: no man abandons his father’s land and then claims ownership of another man’s. If your land cannot hold your dreams, then perhaps the real question should be directed at your leaders, why have they failed to make your home habitable?

The truth is simple. If Lagos were truly a no-man’s-land, nobody would fight so hard to lay claim to it. People only scramble for what belongs to someone. Lagos belongs to the Yoruba. Others may live, trade, and prosper here, as guests, as residents, as fellow Nigerians, but never as landlords rewriting history.

It is time for the Southeast to rise to its responsibility. Make your homeland attractive. Build your own cities. Develop your own states. Show the same energy in Aba, Onitsha, and Enugu that you claim in Lagos. That way, your children will not have to roam other people’s lands to prove their worth.

Hospitality is not inheritance. Lagos is Yoruba land, welcoming, yes, but never ownerless.

Undoubtedly. They just don't for fun...as the era of conquest (under any guise) is over.

my Kinsman, CHINEDU GBADEBO VIVA wan drag Lagos from OMOLUABI . EKO belongs to OMOLUABI

Mschew 😴 at the end of this your rant abeg tell me how much you are selling that your grandfather's farmland so I can pay and develope it.

all these RoNu e-thugs seff 😏

Op, l did read what you wrote and l understand the full content. But let me assure you of one thing ,we igbos will continue to see lagos as small london.

SeeWahala:
Mschew 😴 at the end of this your rant abeg tell me how much you are selling that your grandfather's farmland so I can pay and develope it.

all these RoNu e-thugs seff 😏

While you continue to abandon your father's land? Wait, are you guys cursed by your ancestors or sth? Why the hate for your homeland?

If we take the federal structures we have in Lagos (Sea and Airport) out of Lagos today, will it still retain its status of a mega city??

The fact is Lagos is special to Nigeria, as much as Abuja is

It is not just the Commercial capital for no reason

Every Nigerian dreams of coming to Lagos at least once in their life time, so it is expected that people would exaggerate, manipulate a d do whatever once the name of the state is mentioned

But does that take away the Yorubaness of Lagos??

Infact na only online people dey drag all these Lagos matter

Lagosians are widely known as Yorubas everywhere

Lagos is a colonial name and doesn’t belong to Yorubas of Oyo.

Sheuns:
Lagos is a colonial name and doesn’t belong to Yorubas of Oyo.

Continue hiding under a Yoruba name. But, this is me being genuinely curious, why the hate towards your fathers' land?
Why do you guys despise the Southeast this much?

this is why i like Hausa pipu..Dem don't ho to anoda person land and drag am.They are so proud of their states. Some of them bears the names of their local government area.E.g,in Kebbi,people bears Koko Besse,yauri,Argugun,Sakaba,suru,Zuru etc..


Must go and constitute nuisance in anoda person land ? IPOBIDIENTS RONU

Evelyn88:
While you continue to abandon your father's land? Wait, are you guys cursed by your ancestors or sth? Why the hate for your homeland?

Oooohhh! Simply to tell me how much your father wants to sell his own father's land na him dey make you dey shalaye careless? If I check am now you no be lagosian and from one of those other O states 😏

Well, to answer your question. Me I already have a mansion in my village where I go to every once or twice a year to rest. I call it my COUNTRY HOME 🤗

I just want another mansion in Lagos and yes I already bought one complete land and built to my taste 4 years ago. Tunji really tried for me by coercing his dad to sell and move under illupeju bridge

Oya cry for me

The egun are indigenous to lagos and they are not yoruba. Stop the marginalisation.

Lagos is a former fct and belongs to every Nigerian irrespective of tribe or gender. Continue fooling ya self

I wonder why other Yorubas will always remember that Yoruba is one when it comes to Lagos politics and eating the spoils that comes from it, would the same apply to other Yoruba states ? Can an indigene of Lagos state carry same statement to go and contest governorship in oyo or ekiti or Ondo or oshun ? Or does it apply to only Lagos because they see the indigenes and the state as conquered territory ie a no man’s land?

rinzaugustine:
I wonder why other Yorubas will always remember that Yoruba is one when it comes to Lagos politics and eating the spoils that comes from it, would the same apply to other Yoruba states ? Can an indigene of Lagos state carry same statement to go and contest governorship in oyo or ekiti or Ondo or oshun ? Or does it apply to only Lagos because they see the indigenes and the state as conquered territory ie a no man’s land?

This is an interesting question that I will attempt to answer.

I believe that, as a Yoruba person, the longer you live in a place in Yorubaland that your forefathers migrated to, the more likely you can claim indigineship of that state.

Because of opportunities created by Western Region, a lot of Yoruba people migrated to Lagos and Ibadan particularly, thier descendants are now reaping the benefits of that migration in being able to take part in the politics as indigines.

For Lagos in particular, it's indiginous populace were very open and welcoming to people from other tribes in that they used to vote them in to State House and Abuja to represent them (e.g Remi Tinubu). In fact, Ibo people were sent to represent Lagos constituencies in Western Region in the first republic so nor bi today.

Sadly, a lot of Obidient bad behaviour, including needless taunting and goading after Peter Obí won Lagos state, on social media has ensured all of that has been reversed. Now only Yoruba people are in state house and being sent to Abuja by Lagos state as a result.

To complete the answer to your question, for an Ègún or Awori person that migrated to Ekiti state two generations ago, his or her descendant born and brought up there will be able to put themselves forward for elective position. The problem is that not many migrate to other parts of Yorubaland, particularly Lagosians as why would they?

This is solely my take anyway.

Evelyn88:
It was founded, nurtured, and grown by the Yoruba people long before it became the bustling economic hub of Nigeria.

You see that part of grown is where I disagree with you.

It was never grown by them.

Later now you will say Abuja was grown by Gbayi people? Reason am

rinzaugustine:
I wonder why other Yorubas will always remember that Yoruba is one when it comes to Lagos politics and eating the spoils that comes from it, would the same apply to other Yoruba states ? Can an indigene of Lagos state carry same statement to go and contest governorship in oyo or ekiti or Ondo or oshun ? Or does it apply to only Lagos because they see the indigenes and the state as conquered territory ie a no man’s land?

Don't mind them.

Lagos was built with Nigerian resources and as such Lagos belongs to all Nigerians equally

Evelyn88:
Who in Nigeria dares to call Kano a no-man’s-land? Who would ever stand in Anambra or Enugu and say the land belongs to everyone? The answer is clear, nobody. Because the owners would never tolerate it. Yet, when it comes to Lagos, some feel bold enough to erase history and downplay Yoruba identity.

Let it be known: Lagos is Yoruba land. It was founded, nurtured, and grown by the Yoruba people long before it became the bustling economic hub of Nigeria. Hospitality does not mean dispossession. Tolerance is not weakness.

Now, let’s ask a simple question: who abandons his father’s building, only to start boasting that he is developing another man’s house? Is that wisdom, or confusion? If truly you are builders, why not build your ancestral homeland into the pride of Africa? Why not pour that self-acclaimed “development mindset” into the land of your fathers, where your roots, history, and heritage are buried?

Instead, some prefer to scatter across the country, shouting about how they are the ones “developing Lagos.” But the irony is bitter: no man abandons his father’s land and then claims ownership of another man’s. If your land cannot hold your dreams, then perhaps the real question should be directed at your leaders, why have they failed to make your home habitable?

The truth is simple. If Lagos were truly a no-man’s-land, nobody would fight so hard to lay claim to it. People only scramble for what belongs to someone. Lagos belongs to the Yoruba. Others may live, trade, and prosper here, as guests, as residents, as fellow Nigerians, but never as landlords rewriting history.

It is time for the Southeast to rise to its responsibility. Make your homeland attractive. Build your own cities. Develop your own states. Show the same energy in Aba, Onitsha, and Enugu that you claim in Lagos. That way, your children will not have to roam other people’s lands to prove their worth.

Hospitality is not inheritance. Lagos is Yoruba land, welcoming, yes, but never ownerless.

What is the business of Ekiti, Isun, Oyo, Ondo and Ogun with Lagos Colony?

How much did these Yoruba states spend to develop Lagos?

Evelyn88:
Continue hiding under a Yoruba name. But, this is me being genuinely curious, why the hate towards your fathers' land?
Why do you guys despise the Southeast this much?

When we said lets separate Nigeria to Biafra Republic, Oduduwa Republic, Niger Delta Republic, Arewa Republic and Middle Belt Republic, you refused insisting on one Nigeria.

Don't you know what one Nigeria means?

MaziObinnaokija:
this is why i like Hausa pipu..Dem don't ho to anoda person land and drag am.They are so proud of their states. Some of them bears the names of their local government area.E.g,in Kebbi,people bears Koko Besse,yauri,Argugun,Sakaba,suru,Zuru etc..


Must go and constitute nuisance in anoda person land ? IPOBIDIENTS RONU

Chimarto:
You see that part of grown is where I disagree with you.

It was never grown by them.

Later now you will say Abuja was grown by Gbayi people? Reason am

Western Region, a Yoruba region, developed a good chunk of Lagos. Lagos state, a Yoruba state carved out of Western Region, developed all of Lagos.

Na Ndi Yoruba grow Lagos.

We no gree


EKO Ile



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