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SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.

For the purpose of briefly describing the social condition of the people, Southern Nigeria may be divided into two parts, the Western Province forming one, and the Central and Eastern Provinces together forming the other, The Yoruba-speaking tribes, which occupy practically the whole of the Western Province, lave attained o state of civilization many degrees higher than that reached by the numerous tribes of the other two provinces, and on this account should be considered separately.

Pride of race is one of the factors that have pushed the Yoruba onward, whilst past wars with neighbors, together with internal disruption, have asisted in making him keen, wide-awake, and comparatively energetic. Excellent ougonic marriage laws late helped him to keep down disease and maintain unimpaired the physique of his race.

The Yorubas are law-abiding, and a sound system of Laws is administered by the native authorities with the assistance of the British officers stationed in the various districts.The most per-fect compromise between British and native low in nil Southern Nigeria is, perhaps, that of the "mixed" court ot Abeukuta, the capital of Egbaland, where the District Commissioner sits os president, with two Egba judges to assist him.

The Yorubas are to a very large extent pagan; there are, how ever, numerous European missions established thronghout the province, while the Moslem faith has many adherents. A large number of well-attended schools, Government and otherwise, exist, and the advantages of education nre much sought after.

It may be said of the Yoruba that he is to-day the readiest of all the tribes of Southern Nigeria, possibly in all tropical West Atrica, to adopt, and to adapt himself to, that "civilization " which British rule deems good for him.

Turning to the Central and Eastern Provinces, we find, with few exceptions, the pure-bred Inokun or Aro of the Ibo race, the Bini of the Benin territories, and the Igarra with his wonderfully organised feudal system--a congeries of tribes speaking a multitude of different languages and dialects, all in degree somewhat inferior to the Yoruba-speaking people.

Of these tribes, the lowest in the social scale are undoubtedly the Ibibios and the fishing folk of the creek region of the Nigen delta: these people have the most degraded customs, and lent lives Between these lowest
the Cross River tribes, the Efiks of Calabar, the Jekris, Ijaws, and Sobos of the Central Provinee, and the various Iho-speaking tribes of the country lying between the Niger and Cross Rivers-all of them inferior to the Yoruba of the Western Provinee, but superior in various degrees to the Ibibio and Niger delta people.

Meanwhile, the most cherished well read region is the same one that has sadly given the nation the most criminally minded band of humanity ever seen.

From the Oluwole certificate forgers, skull miners, drug runners, clergies/traditional rulers being convicted for criminality and not strange, the largest swathes of anti-social elements ever seen a region of a country in history. So sad! Too bad!

Of course the Yorubas was almost a monolithic entity despite their language tonations( Egbas, Aworis, Ijebus, Oke-Oguns, Ilaje etc) unlike the Eastern and Central regions that are heterogenous in population( Igbos, Aniomas, Efiks, Ibibios, Annangs, Igalas, etc)

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the most cherished well read region is the same one that has sadly given the nation the most criminally minded band of humanity ever seen.

From the Oluwole certificate forgers, skull miners, drug runners, clergies/traditional rulers being convicted for criminality and not strange, the largest swathes of anti-social elements ever seen a region of a country in history. So sad! Too bad!

The Yoruba-speaking tribes, which occupy practically the whole of the Western Province, lave attained o state of civilization many degrees higher than that reached by the numerous tribes of the other two provinces, and on this account should be considered separately.

What did they say about your tribe?

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the most cherished well read region is the same one that has sadly given the nation the most criminally minded band of humanity ever seen.

From the Oluwole certificate forgers, skull miners, drug runners, clergies/traditional rulers being convicted for criminality and not strange, the largest swathes of anti-social elements ever seen a region of a country in history. So sad! Too bad!

That is a function of the chaotic political landscape we have and not a Representation of any region. In fact, it is shallow to think by accusing the whole region you can have them abandon any candidate genuinely or prevent any candidate from hijacking votes.

Deveropers in the mud. Wailing and gnashing of teeth incoming.

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the most cherished well read region is the same one that has sadly given the nation the most criminally minded band of humanity ever seen.

From the Oluwole certificate forgers, skull miners, drug runners, clergies/traditional rulers being convicted for criminality and not strange, the largest swathes of anti-social elements ever seen a region of a country in history. So sad! Too bad!

Not hearing you clearly due to the sobbing.

helinues:
What did they say about your tribe?

See this guy ooooo.

Na ban you chop or na work you don get?

Though I am proud of my tribe Yoruba, we should understand that this was written over 100 years ago.

Heck, the ancestors of this article were living in caves when the Romans got to Britain around 50 B.C.E

Even the Gauls (ancestors of the French, and the Goths, ancestors of the Germans were quite primitive compared to the Romans and Greeks.

Now, the Gucci shoe is on the other foot. The British, German, and French economies based on per capita income alone are higher than that of Italy and Greece.

We are all equal before God, all EQUAL!

No tribe or race is higher than the other.

Racoon:
Meanwhile, the most cherished well read region is the same one that has sadly given the nation the most criminally minded band of humanity ever seen.

From the Oluwole certificate forgers, skull miners, drug runners, clergies/traditional rulers being convicted for criminality and not strange, the largest swathes of anti-social elements ever seen a region of a country in history. So sad! Too bad!

This is quite funny. Lagos probably has more Igbos than any city in the Southeast. More Hausas than Sokoto.

Yoruba's are welcoming. There has never been a pogrom of minorities except with skirmishes with the Hausas. Your own people have thrived in Lagos state, and all Yoruba States they have sojourned. There is no need for all this bitterness.

At the end of the day, we are all equal before God.

lol
This is why our blodas envy Yoruba so much that they even vowed that Yoruba will never be the president of Nigeria but alas Nzeribe where art thou.
The presidency was given with a lot of plea on a platter of gold.
Our blodas should always thank God that they have the privilege of being Yorubas country men.They should be doing thanksgiving every minute

grandstar:
Though I am proud of my tribe Yoruba, we should understand that this was written over 100 years ago.

Heck, the ancestors of this article were living in caves when the Romans got to Britain around 50 B.C.E

Even the Gauls (ancestors of the French, and the Goths, ancestors of the Germans were quite primitive compared to the Romans and Greeks.

Now, the Gucci shoe is on the other foot. The British, German, and French economies based on per capita income alone are higher than that of Italy and Greece.

We are all equal before God, all EQUAL!

No tribe or race is higher than the other.

The celtic tribes in france and what is now England were quite sophisticated by the time the Romans came around. The Gauls and even the Britons gave the Romans a good run for their money, (Julius Caesar had a hard time conquering Gaul, and was unable to conquer the Britons, that was done by Claudius I, and even then it took until Hadrian before what we know as England and Wales were under Roman rule totally).and while they were not as advanced as the Romans, they were not living in caves back then!

e-war looming, southerners always pretending to love themselves. southern unity my foot

donmixc:
e-war looming, southerners always pretending to love themselves. southern unity my foot

Your comments is pretty laughable! Fix the issue in your eyes, before pointing fingers at others!

Hmmmmn

Proudly Yoruba

LegendHero:
SOCIAL CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.

For the purpose of briefly describing the social condition of the people, Southern Nigeria may be divided into two parts, the Western Province forming one, and the Central and Eastern Provinces together forming the other, The Yoruba-speaking tribes, which occupy practically the whole of the Western Province, lave attained o state of civilization many degrees higher than that reached by the numerous tribes of the other two provinces, and on this account should be considered separately.

Pride of race is one of the factors that have pushed the Yoruba onward, whilst past wars with neighbors, together with internal disruption, have asisted in making him keen, wide-awake, and comparatively energetic. Excellent ougonic marriage laws late helped him to keep down disease and maintain unimpaired the physique of his race.

The Yorubas are law-abiding, and a sound system of Laws is administered by the native authorities with the assistance of the British officers stationed in the various districts.The most per-fect compromise between British and native low in nil Southern Nigeria is, perhaps, that of the "mixed" court ot Abeukuta, the capital of Egbaland, where the District Commissioner sits os president, with two Egba judges to assist him.

The Yorubas are to a very large extent pagan; there are, how ever, numerous European missions established thronghout the province, while the Moslem faith has many adherents. A large number of well-attended schools, Government and otherwise, exist, and the advantages of education nre much sought after.

It may be said of the Yoruba that he is to-day the readiest of all the tribes of Southern Nigeria, possibly in all tropical West Atrica, to adopt, and to adapt himself to, that "civilization " which British rule deems good for him.

Turning to the Central and Eastern Provinces, we find, with few exceptions, the pure-bred Inokun or Aro of the Ibo race, the Bini of the Benin territories, and the Igarra with his wonderfully organised feudal system--a congeries of tribes speaking a multitude of different languages and dialects, all in degree somewhat inferior to the Yoruba-speaking people.

Of these tribes, the lowest in the social scale are undoubtedly the Ibibios and the fishing folk of the creek region of the Nigen delta: these people have the most degraded customs, and lent lives Between these lowest
the Cross River tribes, the Efiks of Calabar, the Jekris, Ijaws, and Sobos of the Central Provinee, and the various Iho-speaking tribes of the country lying between the Niger and Cross Rivers-all of them inferior to the Yoruba of the Western Provinee, but superior in various degrees to the Ibibio and Niger delta people.

The bolded is very, true. Just a little case study of Ghana, Burkinafaso, Niger, infact any African countries which Yorubas have been living for so many decades have built a reputation of not wanting anything that will make them to be arrested by police let alone end up in prison.
Go to the prisons all around Africa today, check out the Nigerians in their prisons find out their tribes you will notice a particular consistency when you tabulate your out come. I won't say more than this.

I don comment reach two times on this thread and any spam bot dey ban me.

Wahala

SouthSouth1914:
Your comments is pretty laughable! Fix the issue in your eyes, before pointing fingers at others!

at lest we don't pretend like southerners

Yoruba biggest enemies are our leaders that allowed the people from the region of lazy-leaders, short sighted leaders to be coming to our region to be enjoying what is supposed to be strictly for Omoluabis.

This is the reason they are always rubbing shoulders with us and think we are mate.

Yoruba lagba lojokojo.

The British that wrote it should be resurrected and visit Nigeria again.

No tribe is superior to the other.

Why will people deported from USA for crimes be rewarded with kingship or governorship positions?

And some are seeing toilet for the 1st time

1910 is not 2025.

MasterJayJay:
The British that wrote it should be resurrected and visit Nigeria again.

No tribe is superior to the other.

Why will people deported from USA for crimes be rewarded with kingship or governorship positions?

And some are seeing toilet for the 1st time

1910 is not 2025.

What makes other happy dey make you people to be sad.

Una dey carry sadness everywhere una go

donmixc:
at lest we don't pretend like southerners

Pretense is a state of mind. Atleast you can’t lie to yourself

I hope seun fix it ASAP

LegendHero:
As in, the site don finish patapata.

Even for ordinary stuffs, na ban.

madridguy:
I hope seun fix it ASAP

Since I started blocking those notorious trollers on this forum, I hardly get banned

I can see Seun peeping. I am off anti spam bot headache

Please let’s stop talking of how white colonial masters described us

They were evil racists, oppressors and invaders that treated our ancestors with cruelty ..

We don’t need to seek their validation …
Slave masters sometimes praise the people they see below them as a method of control and reward for obedience. A complete degradation of the people in their own land

They never liked us, they never respected us… they saw us lesser than animals

Any person that believes this needs a course in AI and History

By 1910, when the said article was reportedly written, both Liberia and Haiti had already produced presidents of Igbo origin, this a testament to the far-reaching influence and leadership legacy of the Igbo people across the Black world.

By 1910 igbos have already fought for the independence of a lot of countries and become their presidents