elfico:

Bilikis is an Arabic name for Queen of Sheba. so, it's either the name is a forgery or she actually was the Queen of Sheba which isn't likely considering that Queen Sheba existed long before Sungbo

baby124:

Yoruba's are not Egyptians. Stop belittling their achievements please. Yoruba's are from Nigeria.

stubornnn:
There is not one single historical artifact as significant as this in the whole of the South East and I guess that's why the Igbos are constantly jealous of Yorubas....

....heck, they are not even sure whether they're Africans or Isrealites. Shame and inferiority complex has made them to trade their historical culture for a foreign one...

The irony of it all is that the Jews are unrepentant racists that would mostly avoid any genealogical links with black Africans if possible.

ElsonMorali:


Are you sure you read that post very well?

Please read again. Besides know what you're trying to do. I won't indulge you I assure you.

ayxmania:
Eredo is best appreciated when seen physically. A section of it cuts across Augustine University Ilara Epe, Lagos State. I worked there with some French Archaeologists last may. For the first time, I felt the discipline of Archaeology. We have a lot of history buried under the earth.

baby124:

Fastest way to integrate is speak the language, assimilate, adopt the culture and marry into the royal family. Slaves in African culture grew to prominence why not a stranger? It could also be that they had the belief through divination that a savior was to come and save them. Another possibility could be that he was a Yoruba man known to them but from another town. There is no evidence that Oduduwa was much different from the natives. If he was, they would have pointed it out. Yoruba oral history is quite descriptive. They will tag you with something to describe your total strangeness. Could be tribal marking or different language.

henrydadon:


it even took a Whiteman to find this in Africa and to also recognize it significance ..that to show how helpless we african are without the white

Rossikk:


Don't talk about things you know nothing about. The modern day 'Jews' of Israel are NOT the same as the Jews of ancient Israel. Modern Israeli 'Jews' are Europeans, from Poland, Russia, Germany, etc. They are 'Ashkenazi Jews' from Europe, who are 'Jewish' by conversion to Judaism, not by blood.

The ancient Israelites were blacks and were dispersed and driven away. Most of them fled into Africa.

stubornnn:


Does that mean igbos are migrants who should be driven out of Nigeria back to Isreal

baby124:

I read it well. Ancient Egyptians are not Yoruba's. They are different people and different civilizations. Ancient Yoruba's are probably closer to the Nok people. Their terra-cotta art is quite similar. Yoruba people had their own civilization. The link provided, I read it and it's all conjecture that is far reaching. They even say *Red Color* in Yoruba is Duden. Red is pupa. Lol.Egyptians were black but they were not Yoruba.

Rossikk:


Yorubas are actually cousins of Igbos. If you could understand both languages, you would be stunned by how many words and terminologies they share. Both groups are migrants to Nigeria from the Nile valley/Middle East. Many Nigerians don't know this, but in ancient times those regions were very heavily populated by black people.

ElsonMorali:


First, there was nowhere in my post where I said Yorubas are Egyptians, old or new.

Second, of course everything is conjecture, even your own claim of Nok culture, unless you can tell us that you went back in time to find out. In other words no one knows anything for sure.

Third, some of the word comparison in the link may sound strange to you, but You'll be surprised that they sound very close to some other Yoruba dialects like Ondo and Ijebu, what we invariably refer to as ede adugbo in Yoruba.

So, that you don't recognize it doesn't mean it doesn't exist in Yoruba. Also it could be Ijinle Yoruba, deep or conc. Yoruba.

The researcher provides a strong case for his arguments and all I've done is to bring it out for a scholarly discussion. I hope you get that.

HottestFire:
Yet they won't agree that civilization started in Africa

henrydadon:


it even took a Whiteman to find this in Africa and to also recognize it significance ..that to show how helpless we african are without the white

Smallville10:
U hv over hyped this city... World's largest for where? Look up "wall of benin" and "great wall of china" on wikipedia... And come back here to reply

YonkijiSappo:
It is indeed massive.











If Nigeria was a serious country that would have done serious archeological excavation works around the premises and entire length of this ancient wall, to discover more. In fact the entire city of Ile-Ife is waiting for serious archeological research, and is a treasure trove for historians, waiting to be discovered. Until Oyinbos come and do it for them again, and claim to "discover" it.

baby124:

Queen Sheba was Ethiopian and Yemeni, a Christian . Bilikisu Sungbo is or was a Yoruba woman. I even doubt her name was Bilikisu as I don't believe Islam was in Yoruba land then. I think that part of history may have been forged.

cosade:



http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/488/

elfico:

I think the story that Oduduwa descended from the sky is generally accepted to be a myth.
It's been long held that Oduduwa came to Ife from the East, with many sources claiming Mecca. And that he met natives in Ife when he arrived. How he was able to reign over them and consolidate his rule is still not clear to me.
I find your story and analysis interesting. Please what are your sources?
I agree that oral traditions were skewed towards a religious point of view, but we cannot throw them away completely.
If you can write more, it would be a pleasure to read.

islandmoon:
not like the ogun State people didnt know this place, they know, it is the place we refer to as AJA ILE - Under ground Cafe but the elders has successfully kept it as a secret, using the place for secret activities, so many sacrifices are made there codded but the foregner exposed it to the world, the first time Kolawole Olawuyi wanted to tell the story of this place on radio and he was called that his office was on fire in Lagos,
on his second attempt, they warned him about it, but he didnt listen, he fell down in the studio during the program and died! and it remain a secret. I wont say more. o ti to.....

Adek15:
Christian how na?!!! Queen Sheba existed thousands of years before Christ and Christianity

baby124:
Nothing like Queen Sheeba. Bilikisu Sungbo was simply a Yoruba woman. Probably wealthy and influential. That wall holds many secrets. Civilizations rise and fall and it's inhabitants learn hard lessons of being prosperous and rich. You attract many dangerous and jealous enemies. So when civilizations fall tragically, people tend to return to more modest and less flashy way of life.

Smallville10:
like i said, check wikipedia. They are nt d same, who ever created that site is a liar... Eredo is in ijebu nt Benin... Check it on wiki and u will see what wiki says

9jakool:


Yes that's absolutely right. This is 100% African and Yoruba civilization. We need to stop with the Sheba or Egyptian origin of Yoruba culture. Why give middle-easterners credit for the culture and history we've developed on our own. Most of the magnificent Ife sculptures weren't uncovered until the 20th century. There are many hidden secrets and historical gems in Yorubaland waiting to be uncovered.

Dirkcoyt:

Be open minded brother, that link is more reputable than anything Wikipedia have to offer, that is straight from world heritage center of the unesco. Unesco is an arm of the United nation.