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No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Jalapa01(op): 5:12pm On Jun 03, 2016
A press statement signed & released by Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, Mr. Frank Irabor, has advised Benin kingdom residents not to cook with fire on Sunday - the day of Igberimwin in the royal funeral rites programme.

According to the statement, cooking without fire is in accordance with Benin customs & tradition and is part of activities for the continuation of the 15 days funeral rites of late Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa.

SOURCE: http://www.bookspen.com/2016/06/03/no-cooking-fire-benin-kingdom-sunday/

Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Nobody: 5:23pm On Jun 03, 2016
uniben students will definitely break the rules
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by mhizmercinda(f): 5:56pm On Jun 03, 2016
krazykoons:
uniben students will definitely break the rules
lolzzz.......re u serious??re we dat strong headedhuh
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Nobody: 6:02pm On Jun 03, 2016
mhizmercinda:
lolzzz.......re u serious??re we dat strong headedhuh
especially those hall 2 girls and hall 3 boys
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Nobody: 9:30pm On Jun 03, 2016
mhizmercinda:
lolzzz.......re u serious??re we dat strong headedhuh
He means you people are gluttons



Let's see if Lalasticlala love Benin culture the way he love snake & monitoring lizard
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Peacetemi: 10:13pm On Jun 03, 2016
Those who dont have electric cookers wont eat that day. Even those who have might still not eat, Just imagine while cooking and the power goes off. Let the govt just declare one-day's fast for them na.

Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Flexherbal(m): 10:13pm On Jun 03, 2016
Will there be free launch for everybody?
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by ZORO47(m): 10:13pm On Jun 03, 2016
According to the statement, cooking without fire is in accordance with Benin customs & tradition
biko where are those from Benin? Come and teach us how you cook without firehuh Abi una dey use electric cooker for village undecided
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by DrayZee: 10:14pm On Jun 03, 2016
What will they use to cook,the Sun?
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Zellie: 10:14pm On Jun 03, 2016
We should cook with sunlight? undecided
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Adex097: 10:14pm On Jun 03, 2016
Thank God o cheesy Here in Hall 4 , we make use of hot plates grin grin grin
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by paulstrings(m): 10:15pm On Jun 03, 2016
Electric cooker no be fire naa B-) ...Edo people, I hail thee
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by kekakuz(m): 10:15pm On Jun 03, 2016
Ooooooo wetin we go chop tomorrow naw
Mama don collect breast for my mouth

Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Nobody: 10:15pm On Jun 03, 2016
Cooking without fire? shocked

Can someone explain it pls cos I do not understand how someone can cook without fire. huh
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Segadem(m): 10:15pm On Jun 03, 2016
grin
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by djakinwande(m): 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
Not surprised wat I dnt knw is how do dey cook in d 90s wen tins like dis happen cus dey r many alternatives in dis century bt how do dey manage it den in does old century undecided
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by BrosMayowa(m): 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
Lol.. They should install cctv to monitor their kitchens naa.. Mch.. Iraanu
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by OLUJOSHINS(m): 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
unlike a certain land where the so-called Oba is cutting an English cake on His birthday

this is what I call culture & tradition
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Jirate(m): 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
fados4sure:
He means you people are gluttons



Let's see if Lalasticlala love Benin culture the way he love snake & monitoring lizard
You People Should please Leave Oga Lalastic alone, do you want him to Lalastically deal with you?.
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Zellie: 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
krazykoons:
uniben students will definitely break the rules
hall4 boys and beans grin grin
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Segadem(m): 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
Zellie:
We should cook with sunlight? undecided
[size=14pt] No with THUNDER grin[/size]
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Nobody: 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
Tradition precedes religion...... Isese lagba esin.
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by donkross1(m): 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
Shoro niyenhuh
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Nobody: 10:16pm On Jun 03, 2016
even when Jesus died ppl still cooked with fire.... abeg who e help!
tradition in Africa is just too much... that's why we are where we are today. because we refused to let go of some obsolete and unnecessary traditions. smh...
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Lescalier: 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by mysticgal(f): 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
Cooking without fire, how is that possible huh

Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by Project400: 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
...but why?


May God bless the white men for giving us TECHNOLOGY smiley
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by tahir01(m): 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
See Traditional! Poor man no go chop be that na
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by idu1(m): 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
Ok






I ll cook with stones.
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by westlius(m): 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
Omo hw dey go use chop. U must use fire to eat ur food
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by bright007(f): 10:17pm On Jun 03, 2016
k
Re: No Cooking With Fire In Benin Kingdom On Sunday by SmileXtraone:
I envy the rich culture and traditions of the Bini's. They are in a class of their own

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