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Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Radpajay(m): 10:06pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
stevenhood2000: |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by 912(m): 10:08pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
scholes0: Edo state is south south not south west |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Radpajay(m): 10:08pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
stevenhood2000: |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by frisky2good(m): 10:08pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Senior Yoruba Obas and Oba of Benin dey there? Make he stand up go stay for back joor. Is he a Yoruba king? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by gozzlin: 10:08pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
danot1030: Idi0t, you can't even spell argument. Always quick to vent your anger on the Biafrans. Na them cause all your frustrations and backwardness? 3 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Iwonimi(m): 10:09pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Which 1 of ur relatives tell u dis story....... I think som1 is sick upstair here,,, SEUN pls call Yaba left to come ooooo Rayhut: 1 Like |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Radpajay(m): 10:09pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
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Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by martineinstein(m): 10:11pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
danot1030:it seems u don't know Benin history. They have more documented history than any other part of Nigeria... The bini kingdom has museum in oba palace. The artefacts(over 3000) were looted by b British during punitive expedition in 1896.... They are now scattered all over Europe and America.. All the obas and their wives sculptures and figurine in bronze ( from 14 th century) were properly kept in the museum before the British looted them. When it comes to record keeping, no tribe in Nigeria documented their history like the binis. The symbol of Edo state, which is the face of queen idia (1450's AD), is one of the statutes/sculptures stolen by British. The original is still in British museum in London. 11 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by livinbygrace: 10:14pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Rayhut: U dey crase..Most of u just go to glorified secondary schs for nothing.No wonder Prof. of Philosophy from Unilag ,Pro.Oluwole Sowie said road side mechanics are better than some certificate holders.If u dont know what to say,not by force to type nonsense.What is the difference between you and Agbeoros?That you dont like people does not mean you should allow sentiment to becloud your sense of reasoning. 7 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Dexema(m): 10:14pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
if there is one thing and only one thing I will take away from this thread it's that the statement that " yorubas have NOTHING in common with benin is a fat lie!! on the other hand I think politics and geographical marginalisation has caused the relationship between these monarchs to be strained and distant. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by madetayo: 10:15pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
APCcrimes: Liar,go check your history well to confirm you weren't adopted. Served in Auchi and frequently visited Benin,was surprised to see the massive number of people speaking the Yoruba language, not fluently but you need no soothsayer to tell you it was Yoruba language. Furthermore, have you heard of the Reformed Ogboni Fraternity (R.O.F), a Yoruba dominated fraternity, you can hardly go by 3-4 houses in Benin without seeing any of their members or signs. I know all these cos I've got Benin friends with Yoruba names & average knowledge of the language,been there as well. For the record again,3 out of 10 Benin indigenes speaks the Yoruba language 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Nobody: 10:15pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Iwonimi:Read your history book, Oduduwa that conquered the Yorubas is Oba of Benin son, and Yorubas revered him as god that from haven 4 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by raphoo(m): 10:15pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
those wailing wailers, Whether u like it or not the History can never be change, to those who still believe in truth. God Bless U @OP 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Taleeysun(f): 10:15pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
APCcrimes:we are talking history you are talking family 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by pdpchangeapc(m): 10:16pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
tinkinjow: You are surely what you said you are not. Its obvious you are not Bini nor yoruba. You are only here to 'gbeborun'. In Yorubaland all Kings are Oba. Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba......, Alake of Egbaland, Oba........, Alaafin of oyo, oba.........., Osemawe of Ekiti, Oba........ Even our GOD creator is called Olorun Oba...... So, go and learn a,b,d,e,e,f,g,gb before you make comments about yoruba tradition. 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by raphoo(m): 10:18pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Rayhut:u're very Wrong, go back to primary One. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Nobody: 10:19pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
livinbygrace:Have you read your history book well, the publication made by oba of Benin palace also hold this fact that Oduduwa is one of the son of Oba of Benin, he left Benin and conquered the Yorubas according history. google Benin kingdom and oduduwa |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by madgoat(m): 10:19pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Where is the Obi of Onitsha? |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by OsamaB: 10:19pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
The picture depicts traditional rulers of the old western region and not Yoruba land. However People should focus more on today rather than over heating what never happened 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Myde4naija(m): 10:20pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
If the binnis don't want to associate themselves with yoruba I think its fine but you need to work on one thing Stop using OBA, because you don't need and historical proof to tell you OBA is purely Yoruba language 3 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by princemartinsG(m): 10:21pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
This picture and the comments and remarks it has provoked here on nairaland is a clear evidence for we nationalist scientists to conclude that Nigeria our country is far more divided along ethnic lines than united on a national front. While nigerians see themselves to be of different origins, the americans sees themselves as one great nation. When youths today imbibe ethnic sentiments what would be the unity status of nigeria tomorrow 1 Like |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Nobody: 10:22pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Myde4naija:Go and read your history book well this how it happened Yorubas are conquered by Oba of Bini son Oduduwa, The Binin prince Oduduwa which is the son of Oba of Benin conquered yourubas and yourubas refer to him as god which fall down from haven with rooster and palm fruits. Yorubas are slaves to Binin kingdom, the name Oba is a Bini name and word and Eko is a Bini word, The Binis also conquered Aworis and Eguns in Lagos and gave it the name Eko before yorubas started migrating to Lagos. Prince Eze Chima of Onitcha kingdom is one of the biggest allies of Binin Kingdom,he help Binis in their conquest. 3 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Nobody: 10:22pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Over to you Benin people...the photo don't lie |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Nobody: 10:23pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
danot1030:the day u stop mentionning ipod is the day you will die,I wonder what if you were born normal or your mama shit u our from the anus while pupuing,cus u don t talk like normal human |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by APCcrimes: 10:23pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
madetayo: hehehehe...first and foremost, are you from Benin? |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by martineinstein(m): 10:24pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Errors,errors....oba of bini doesn't leave his palace.. Where did they take this pics?....' Oba no dey go transfer" 3 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by APCcrimes: 10:25pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Taleeysun: Bro, are you from Benin? |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Nobody: 10:25pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
danot1030:the day u stop mentionning ipod is the day you will die,I wonder if you were born normal or your mama shit u out from the anus while pupuing,cus u don t talk like normal human |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by emmabowin(m): 10:26pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
madetayo: You are the biggest liar that ever exist. To say that 3 out of 10 bini indigenes speak yoruba is a sin of the highest command. Nairalanders, don't believe this nitwit, they have a gene for lying, liar Mohammed comes to mind... For the records, no where in bini is the yoruba language spoken... Get that fact 3 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by luvablesam(m): 10:26pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
danot1030: Bini people have never been yorubas ....infact according to bini history, the origin of Yoruba people can be traced to a bini prince who ran away to settle in Ife.... Simple 1 Like |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by Blackavast(m): 10:27pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Benin City is a city (2006 est. pop. 1,147,188) and
the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It
is a city approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi)
north of the Benin River. It is situated 320
kilometres (200 mi) by road east of Lagos. Benin
is the centre of Nigeria's rubber industry, but
processing palm nuts for oil is also an
important traditional industry. [1]
History
The original people and founders of the Benin
Empire, the Edo people, were initially ruled by
the Ogiso (Kings of the Sky) dynasty who called
their land Igodomigodo. The rulers or kings
were commonly known as Ogiso. Igodo, the first
Ogiso, wielded much influence and gained
popularity as a good ruler. He died after a
long reign and was succeeded by Ere, his eldest
son. In the 12th century, a great palace
intrigue and battle for power erupted between
the warrior crown prince Ekaladerhan son of
the last Ogiso and his young paternal uncle. In
anger over an oracle, Prince Ekaladerhan left
the royal court with his warriors. When his
old father the Ogiso died, the Ogiso dynasty
was ended as the people and royal kingmakers
preferred their king's son as natural next in
line to rule.
The exiled Prince Ekaladerhan, who was not
known in Yoruba land, somehow earned the title
of Oni Ile-fe Izoduwa which is now corrupt to
yoruba language as Ooni (Oghene) of Ile-Ife
Oduduwa and refused to return, then sent his
son Oranmiyan to become king. Prince Oranmiyan
took up his abode in the palace built for him
at Usama by the elders (now a coronation
shrine). Soon after his arrival he married a
beautiful lady, Erinmwinde, daughter of Osa-
nego, was the ninth Enogie (Duke) of Ego, by
whom he had a son. After some years residence
here he called a meeting of the people and
renounced his office, remarking that the
country was a land of vexation, Ile-Ibinu (by
which name the country was afterward known)
and that only a child born, trained and
educated in the arts and mysteries of the land
could reign over the people. He caused his son
born to him by Erinmwinde to be made King in
his place, and returned to Yoruba land Ile-Ife.
After some years in Ife, he left for Oyo, where
he also left a son behind on leaving the place,
and his son Ajaka ultimately became the first
Alafin of Oyo of the present line, while
Oranmiyan himself was reigning as Oni of Ife.
Therefore, Oranmiyan of Ife, the father of
Eweka I, the Oba of Benin, was also the father
of Ajaka, the first Alafin of Oyo. Oni of Ife
and Alafe of Oyo is a Bini spoken language all
the Kings title in Southerner are Edo
Language. In Nigeria Edo has the greatest and
rich culture and most influence in West Africa
and powerful King in Nigeria. Allegedly Oba
Eweka later changed the name of the city of
Ile-Binu, the capital of the Benin kingdom, to
"Ubinu." This name would be reinterpreted by
the Portuguese as "Benin" in their own
language. Around 1470, Ewuare changed the
name of the state to Edo. [2] This was about the
time the people of Okpekpe migrated from Benin
City.
The Portuguese visited Benin City around 1485.
Benin grew rich during the 16th and 17th
centuries due to trade within southern
Nigeria, as well as through trade with
Europeans, mostly in pepper and ivory. In the
early 16th century the Oba sent an ambassador
to Lisbon, and the King of Portugal sent
Christian missionaries to Benin. Some residents
of Benin could still speak a pidgin Portuguese
in the late 19th century. Many Portuguese loan
words can still be found today in the
languages of the area.
On 17 February 1897, Benin City fell to the
British.[1] In the "Punitive Expedition ", a
1,200-strong British force, under the command
of Admiral Sir Harry Rawson , conquered and
razed the city after all but two men from a
previous British expeditionary force led by
Acting Consul General Philips were killed.[3]
Alain Boisragon, one of the survivors of the
Benin Massacre, includes references to the
practice of human sacrifice in the city in a
firsthand account written in 1898 (one year
after the Punitive Expedition). [4] James D.
Graham notes that although "there is little
doubt that human sacrifices were an integral
part of the Benin state religion from very
early days," firsthand accounts regarding
such acts often varied significantly, with some
reporting them and others making no mention of
them. [5]
The " Benin Bronzes ", portrait figures, busts
and groups created in iron , carved ivory , and
especially in brass (conventionally called
"bronze", were taken from the city by the
British and are currently displayed in various
museums around the world. [1] Some of the
bronzes were auctioned off to compensate for
the expenses incurred during the invasion of
the city. Most of these artifacts can be found
today in British museums and other parts of
the world. In recent years, various appeals
have gone to the British government to return
such artifacts. The most prominent of these
artifacts was the famous Queen Idia mask used
as a mascot during the Second Festival of Arts
Culture (FESTAC '77) held in Nigeria in 1977 now
known as "Festac Mask".
The capture of Benin paved the way for British
military occupation and the merging of later
regional British conquests into the Niger Coast
Protectorate , the Protectorate of Southern
Nigeria and finally, into the Colony and
Protectorate of Nigeria. The British permitted
the restoration of the Benin monarchy in 1914,
but true political power still lay with the
colonial administration of Nigeria.
Following Nigeria's independence from British
rule in 1960, Benin City became the capital of
Mid-Western Region when the region was split
from Western Region in June 1963; it remained
the capital of the region when the region was
renamed Bendel State in 1976, and became the
state capital of Edo State when Bendel was
split into Delta and Edo states in 1991. Source Wikipedia 8 Likes |
Re: Photo Of Senior Yoruba Obas In 1937 by labbyk(m): 10:27pm On Feb 11, 2016 |
Aabeg sheey edo or benin nha part of nigeria then be? Coz I never hear the name before, are they from peru or haiti? Only benin wey I know nha benin republic 2 Likes 1 Share |
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