₦airaland Forum

SonOfDSoil01:
you are the one confusing yourself…….they are still referred to as oba because they are all kings in yorubaland….the oba is the local word we use to describe kings in yorubaland regardless of the title…..so I still don’t understand what you are arguing about

Don't teach me who is oba or not.
If Oba Ooni doesn't sound proper then oba akran too don't sound normal.
I live towards Badagry axis and it doesn't sound proper.

tollyboy5:
Don't teach me who is oba or not.
If Oba Ooni doesn't sound proper then oba akran too don't sound normal.
I live towards Badagry axis and it doesn't sound proper.

you are just a clown and your argument is neither here nor there…….the road named after his predecessor in Ikeja is called oba Akran road….so do you know more than the govt officials that put the oba before his title? I will say this the last time…..the word oba is still valid because they are all Kings in yorubaland which in local language, is called oba regardless of the title or how it sound and that doesn’t still take away the fact that they are still all oba so take your confusion elsewhere

Rayjnr:
E pain u say i talk say u prostate for your fellow man?

Why e go pain me? It's my culture. I respect other people's culture in as much as it has no physical or spiritual repercussions. I grew up prostrating to my father and my elderly ones. So, what's strange in prostrating to a king?
Again, learn to respect other people's culture. If you can't, meddle not in it.

Zonefree:
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Is this a Yoruba name?


May the gods rest his soul.

No.

A proper Gugbe man.

SonOfDSoil01:
Egun is a sub group of the Yoruba just like the Awori, Egba, ijebus,ijesha etc which all have distinct dialects but all speak and understand one unified Yoruba language which is the Oyo dialects….so yes, it right to call them Yorubas and don’t forget they are also found in Benin republic just as we have indigenous yorubas there too.

Exactly what I was expecting as answer. I know Badagry and their people and language very well. You see that Benin you mentioned, I tend to believe that should be where they're supposed to come from.
And this is my reasoning for saying so.
I'm an Igbo man that grew up in Lagos. I can speak Yoruba fluently. If Awori, Egba, Ijebu and co speak their dialect. I can pick some Yoruba from it. But you see that Egun, lai lai you no go hear anything

tollyboy5:
It's a Badagry name. Ogu or egun dialect

Badagry is not owned by yorubas but egun. Particularly, dugbe people

He try..may his soul rest in peace

SonOfDSoil01:
thats not a Yoruba name….badagry people are predominantly Egun people a sub group of the Yoruba tribe and they also have the Aworis who are also indigenous to badagry but not as much in population as the egun people.

Ogun or Gunnu is not a subgroup of Yoruba tribe please...the title is Alohu Akran Not Oba Akran

SonOfDSoil01:
he still referred to as Oba Akran because he is a king in yorubaland land while Akran is the title he hold over badagry kingdom as the paramount ruler.

it's a wrong title calling him "Oba" it's Alohu..Egun and Yoruba is as distinct as Igbo and Yoruba language..nog similar at all.

SonOfDSoil01:
you are just a clown and your argument is neither here nor there…….the road named after his predecessor in Ikeja is called oba Akran road….so do you know more than the govt officials that put the oba before his title? I will say this the last time…..the word oba is still valid because they are all Kings in yorubaland which in local language, is called oba regardless of the title or how it sound and that doesn’t still take away the fact that they are still all oba so take your confusion elsewhere

bro there is nothing like Oba Akran..that was the name Yorubas call the king in Badagry..you will never hear an Egun man call Badagry king Oba..its strictly Aholu.

xxxx999jon:
bro there is nothing like Oba Akran..that was the name Yorubas call the king in Badagry..you will never hear an Egun man call Badagry king Oba..its strictly Aholu.

Very correct.
AHOLU MENU TOYI

Jeezuzpick:
He was 40-41 years old when he was crowned.

He was approachingiddle age.

Our 40/41 years these days still dey play bet, some are still living with their parents, unemployed and still single.

God help Nigerians

xxxx999jon:
it's a wrong title calling him "Oba" it's Alohu..Egun and Yoruba is as distinct as Igbo and Yoruba language..nog similar at all.

"Aholu"

xxxx999jon:
it's a wrong title calling him "Oba" it's Alohu..Egun and Yoruba is as distinct as Igbo and Yoruba language..nog similar at all.

are you from badagry? The Akran is an oba in your yorubaland…..Akran is just the title of the kingdom he presides over so stop confusing yourself.

SonOfDSoil01:
are you from badagry? The Akran is an oba in your yorubaland…..Akran is just the title of the kingdom he presides over so stop confusing yourself.

You are very pathetic and annoying. I'm sure you are neither Egun nor Yoruba.

SonOfDSoil01:
are you from badagry? The Akran is an oba in your yorubaland…..Akran is just the title of the kingdom he presides over so stop confusing yourself.

am from Badagry..and Badagry is not Yoruba land is Gunnu land ..you can't tell me about my own land we don't have Oba in Badagry..we have no connection with ileife,our roots is Fon and we migrate from Abomey in Benin republic..there are Yorubas in Benin republic too that migrated from ileife ..one of Oduduwa 7 sons is Alaketu of Ketu..in BENIN republic which is where ketu in lagos got its name from .

xxxx999jon:
ehyaa sorry to burst your bubble am actually from Badagry it's self ...my. Family house is in Agemowo before you get to mow on your way to Ajara before you get to Badagry town where we also have a family house on marine road .

I didn't quote you, bro. You're replying the wrong person. I was talking with Sonofdsoil01

Davoneskay:
I didn't quote you, bro. You're replying the wrong person. I was talking with Sonofdsoil01

oh sorry

Zonefree:
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Is this a Yoruba name?


May the gods rest his soul.

Is Badagry dialect Yoruba?

Davoneskay:
You are very pathetic and annoying. I'm sure you are neither Egun nor Yoruba.

😂😂😂yes I’m ibo…..dindinrin 😂😂

In law rest in peace. The family of Ahosi pevi bid farewell to a gentle giant.

treesun:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/akran-of-badagry-dies-at-89/

Zonefree:
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Is this a Yoruba name?


May the gods rest his soul.

No be Yoruba name but Igbo name.Obidient pikin una don start again

SonOfDSoil01:
so are native Yorubas not also found in Benin republic? we share common ancestry and the oyo empire didn’t just end on the borders of Nigeria…….read your history books and educate yourself

I took time to go through your posts on this issue and I could see people have corrected you yet you remain stuck in ignorance.

@xxxx999jon @Emmah123 @davoneskay have all stated what is, yet you're spewing thrash. Who do not know that Yorubas are also found in Benin republic? Or the Asantes found in Ghana and Ivory coast due to the arbitrary border demarcation by the colonialist?

The fact still remains that the Egun people are very distinct from the Yorubas in terms of culture and language, though they speak and understand Yoruba but an average Yoruba people can't speak neither understand their language.

FYI, I was born in Badagry had my primary and secondary education in both Badagry and Benin republic. I had very close interaction with the people, the culture and the environment.

The fact that a road is name 'Oba' Akran doesn't mean that Oba is the right word for king in egun land. 'Aholu' is the literal meaning of Oba.

If you still want to argue further, I am here.

Hopez456:
I took time to go through your posts on this issue and I could see people have corrected you yet you remain stuck in ignorance.

@xxxx999jon @Emmah123 @davoneskay have all stated what is, yet you're spewing thrash. Who do not know that Yorubas are also found in Benin republic? Or the Asantes found in Ghana and Ivory coast due to the arbitrary border demarcation by the colonialist?

The fact still remains that the Egun people are very distinct from the Yorubas in terms of culture and language, though they speak and understand Yoruba but an average Yoruba people can't speak neither understand their language.

FYI, I was born in Badagry had my primary and secondary education in both Badagry and Benin republic. I had very close interaction with the people, the culture and the environment.

The fact that a road is name 'Oba' Akran doesn't mean that Oba is the right word for king in egun land. 'Aholu' is the literal meaning of Oba.

If you still want to argue further, I am here.

a load of gibberish……I have educated the people you making reference to and I don’t think I need to explain further…..go and read up on your history books and for your information my paternal grandmother is Egun from badagry and I also have business interests in badagry and I have lots of friends from there both Egun and of the Awori descends…..you are free to believe whatever rocks your boat

CJStarz:
Our 40/41 years these days still dey play bet, some are still living with their parents, unemployed and still single.

God help Nigerians

Haaaa!

No naaaauuu!

Badagry is Egun and they are from Fon and never and will never be Yoruba

Wow

Attachee

SonOfDSoil01:
a load of gibberish……I have educated the people you making reference to and I don’t think I need to explain further…..go and read up on your history books and for your information my paternal grandmother is Egun from badagry and I also have business interests in badagry and I have lots of friends from there both Egun and of the Awori descends…..you are free to believe whatever rocks your boat

Hopez456:
I took time to go through your posts on this issue and I could see people have corrected you yet you remain stuck in ignorance.

@xxxx999jon @Emmah123 @davoneskay have all stated what is, yet you're spewing thrash. Who do not know that Yorubas are also found in Benin republic? Or the Asantes found in Ghana and Ivory coast due to the arbitrary border demarcation by the colonialist?

The fact still remains that the Egun people are very distinct from the Yorubas in terms of culture and language, though they speak and understand Yoruba but an average Yoruba people can't speak neither understand their language.

FYI, I was born in Badagry had my primary and secondary education in both Badagry and Benin republic. I had very close interaction with the people, the culture and the environment.

The fact that a road is name 'Oba' Akran doesn't mean that Oba is the right word for king in egun land. 'Aholu' is the literal meaning of Oba.

If you still want to argue further, I am here.

It's like saying for the fact that Emir is the name of king in Kano and Sokoto that means that they re Arabs


Emir is an Arabic word for kings


Egun is a different tribe from Yoruba ...

SonOfDSoil01:
a load of gibberish……I have educated the people you making reference to and I don’t think I need to explain further…..go and read up on your history books and for your information my paternal grandmother is Egun from badagry and I also have business interests in badagry and I have lots of friends from there both Egun and of the Awori descends…..you are free to believe whatever rocks your boat

Lol, Ok, keep basking in ignorance and folly.

ariesbull:
It's like saying for the fact that Emir is the name of king in Kano and Sokoto that means that they re Arabs


Emir is an Arabic word for kings


Egun is a different tribe from Yoruba ...

Exactly, you got it, @Dsonof dsoil1 just refused to be enlightened.

The original eguns can never claim to be Yorubas, non of the eguns that I have met , hundreds of them never claim to be Yoruba, even their names are very unique however a very few of them have Yoruba names yet they lay claim to their ancestry being from Dahomey. The eguns are in Badagry and Ipokia yet distinct and unique in their ways.