scholes0:


[s]Bla bla bla blaaaaah..... lol
I see Yoruba Influence in Akoko Edo people and not the other way round, mumunatu[/s].

Okpe Kingdom is rule by a Oba called Olokpe and the present Olokpe is His Royal Majesty, Oba Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu the III (JP, OON).

Yeah I can see the Yoruba influence Clown.... Edo too strong Abeg..... Haters!!

9jakool:

I might do a breakdown of Akoko Edo in the future, but these kind of things require a lot of time and research. The only Edoid speaking parts of Ondo state are Isua area, Ipe, Ekpemi, and Iyayu quaters in Idoani. Now let's make a distinction between Edo and Edoid. These four communities don't identify as Edo, because they are not Edo, but Edoid speaking groups. Your average Edo speaker from Benin cannot hold a conversation with these people because while their language are related, they are not the same. It is the same way Igalas aren't Yorubas despite speaking a Yoruboid language (that is not necessarily mutually intelligible to Yoruba). In fact, these particular four communities identify as Yoruba and trace their origin to Ile-Ife like most if not all the peoples in Akoko Ondo area. Most of their kings have Yoruba titles and claim descendant to Oduduwa.

Yes, good observation about the Okpe people. There are quite a number of Yoruba speaking communities in Edo state. It's a known fact that there are ethnic groups in Akoko Edo and Owan areas that claim origin from Ile-Ife, practice Yoruba culture and religion and speak Yoruba language in additional to their own distinct languages. There are also some monolingual Yoruba communities that speak a dialect of the Yoruba language such as Imeri, that was only ceded to Ondo state just a couple of years ago.


Aside from these communities in the Afemai area, there are a few Yoruba communities even found in the heart of Edoland. I'm talking specifically about the Northern parts of Ovia SouthWest and the Western border areas with Ondo state. The town of Usen, as well as the surrounding towns and villages are not native Edo speaker. Your average Edo speaker cannot hold a conversation with an Usen speaker since they speak a Yoruba language. To this day, the traditional ruler of Usen is referred to Olu Awure.

Woow, Elaborately dissected.

I knew of the Edo south Yoruba speaking communities, but decided to keep them out for now since we are focusing on Edo North.

Some of them in Ovia NE include.
Usen
Uhen
Olumoye
Agopanu
Egbeta
Ogbese
Utesse
And many other very small communes.

While in Ovia SW, we have the likes of
Gbelemotin Oke
Gbelemotin Odo
Madagbayu
Siluko (which actually speak similar to Okitipupa and Ode Irele people, i.e Ikale)
and Others.....

Once again, thanks for the response.

KingOvoramwen1:


Okpe Kingdom is rule by a Oba called Olokpe and the present Olokpe is His Royal Majesty, Oba Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu the III (JP, OON).

Yeah I can see the Yoruba influence Clown.... Edo too strong Abeg..... Haters!!

There us nothing like Yoruba in Edo state na gosh the ignorance of that guy is so alarming ;DD

Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu <<<< Abeg wetin this name mean for their Yoruba?

EdoNation:




There us nothing like Yoruba in Edo state na gosh the ignorance of that guy is so alarming ;DD

Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu <<<< Abeg wetin this name mean for their Yoruba?

My dear maybe it means Amala and Ewedu

scholes0:



Woow, Elaborately dissected.

I knew of the Edo south Yoruba seaking communities, but decided to keep them out for now since we are focusing on Edo North.

Some of them in Ovia NE include.
Usen
Olumoye
Agopanu
Egbeta
Ogbese
And many other very small communes.

While in Ovia SW, we have the likes of
Gbelemotin Oke
Gbelemotin Odo
Madagbayu
Siluko (which actually speak similar to Okitioupa and Ode Irele people, i.e Ikale)
and Others.....

Once again, thanks for the response.

Those are just mainly towns, there are many more villages. You can also look for towns with Yoruba origin with the name Ugbo attach to their names in the Ovia areas just like found in parts of the SW.


The reason why there are Yoruba communities in Edo might be due to the fact that much of the boundaries between Edo and Ondo state were based off of rivers, since I'm guessing they are easy natural barriers for political demarcation. The two rivers here are the Osse river in the North and the Siluko river in the South. In reality rivers can be use to gage borders but they can't be the only factor in border creation. This is why there are Yoruba speakers found across the Siluko and Osse river in Edo state.

KingOvoramwen1:


My dear maybe it means Amala and Ewedu

;DD

And the funny thing is that 50% of the people in ekiti trace their origin back to Benin ... That's why it was even named Ado(Edo)Ekiti, we haven't even gotten to Ondo yet... The guy is here mentioning Hamlets not even villages

Common sense is really not common

EdoNation:


;DD

And the funny thing is that 50% of the people in ekiti trace their origin back to Benin ... That's why it was even named Ado(Edo)Ekiti, we haven't even gotten to Ondo yet... The guy is here mentioning Hamlets not even villages

Common sense is really not common

:

EdoNation:


;DD

And the funny thing is that 50% of the people in ekiti trace their origin back to Benin ... That's why it was even named Ado(Edo)Ekiti, we haven't even gotten to Ondo yet... The guy is here mentioning Hamlets not even villages

Common sense is really not common

1% of Ekiti people don't even claim Edo origin, so where did you get that from? Also Ado Ekiti settlement predates the expansion of the Benin empire under Ewuare. As for the meaning of Ado Ekiti, it comes from "ibi a do si re" meaning "on this land, we encamped."

[s]

9jakool:


1% of Ekiti people don't even claim Edo origin, so where did you get that from? Also Ado Ekiti settlement predates the expansion of the Benin empire under Ewuare. As for the meaning of Ado Ekiti, it comes from "ibi a do si re" meaning "on this land, we encamped." Ado comes from "tedo" which is the Yoruba verb to encamp or establish.

[/s]


Guy you are talking Rubbish ...Arrrant Nonsense I don dey look you since .... It is on record the Ado in ekiti stands for Edo as that is what Edo is called in eastern Yoruba land who were under the servitude of the empire..

You better sit down for one corner dey spread your mumu lies and don't come up spewing nonsense around

KingOvoramwen1:
[s][/s]


Guy you are talking Rubbish ...Arrrant Nonsense I don dey look you since .... It is on record the Ado in ekiti stands for Edo as that us what Edo is called in eastern Yoruba land who were under the servitude of the empire..

You better sit down for one corner dey spread your mumu lies and don't come up spewing nonsense around

I won't even reply his illiterate statement above as you have done so already in a very professional and truth full manner

EdoNation:


I won't even reply his illiterate statement above as you have done so already in a very professional and truth full manner

I tire for dat kind lie oo..... Sum ppl don't even know how foolish they make demselve while trying to dodge the truth

KingOvoramwen1:
[s][/s]


Guy you are talking Rubbish ...Arrrant Nonsense I don dey look you since .... It is on record the Ado in ekiti stands for Edo as that is what Edo is called in eastern Yoruba land who were under the servitude of the empire..

You better sit down for one corner dey spread your mumu lies and don't come up spewing nonsense around

Well, you can go tell that fabricated lie to the Ado-Ekiti indigines who claim that the name of their city is derived from the phrase "ibi a do si re."

KingOvoramwen1:


We are Different People ...... Nothing like Isolated here ...

Edo Ruled Over Eastern Yorubaland and Lagos for centuries , infact Edo Descedants make up 40% of Ondo and Ekiti

Ignorant mofo, who ruled who? Which stupid descendant is that?

Better stalk off. Yeye.

EdoNation:


;DD

And the funny thing is that 50% of the people in ekiti trace their origin back to Benin ... That's why it was even named Ado(Edo)Ekiti, we haven't even gotten to Ondo yet... The guy is here mentioning Hamlets not even villages

Common sense is really not common

Common sense is really not common in your brain!

Better leave out Ondo out of your stupidity.

KingOvoramwen1:
[s][/s]


Guy you are talking Rubbish ...Arrrant Nonsense I don dey look you since .... It is on record the Ado in ekiti stands for Edo as that is what Edo is called in eastern Yoruba land who were under the servitude of the empire..

You better sit down for one corner dey spread your mumu lies and don't come up spewing nonsense around

Show us the records na rather than pulling out rubbish out of anus..

The fact is Ondo and Ekiti pre-dates your non-existent Benin kingdom!

Diademk07:


Show us the records na rather than pulling out rubbish out of anus..

The fact is Ondo and Ekiti pre-dates your non-existent Benin kingdom!

So says a mad man who just opened Nairaland accnt 1month ago

Claiming Ife origin means nothing. Oral history in this part of the world are usually tainted to reflect present political realities.

Many communities in Akoko SE claim Ife origin, yet they all speak Edoid languages, from Isua to Ipe, Epinmi, Ipesi, Ifira, Sosan, they all speak Edoid languages as first languages and Yoruba as a second language.

From my encounter with these people , I believe they are Edo people who are suffering from inferiority complex and are striving too hard to become Yorubas when it's obvious they are Edo. They all claim to have migrated from Ife and that the current Edoid languages they speak was as a result of their interactions with Edo people during their journey From Ife to their current location.
Their identity crisis is reminiscent of those of Ika and other Bini origin claiming, but Igboid speaking Igbo communities.

The entire Akoko SE is Edoid, and have no reason being part of Ondo.
But the people are currently Yorubaphilic and Edophobic, and are currently striving hard to kill off their indigenous Edoid languages and replace them with Yoruba languages.
They had already done this with their names, as most of them now bear Yoruba surnames and first names, Edoid names are becoming a rarity amongst these Edoid speaking people.
It's truly amazing.

pazienza:
Claiming Ife origin means nothing. Oral history in this part of the world are usually tainted to reflect present political realities.

Many communities in Akoko SE claim Ife origin, yet they all speak Edoid languages, from Isua to Ipe, Epinmi, Ipesi, Ifira, Sosan, they all speak Edoid languages as first languages and Yoruba as a second language.

From my encounter with these people , I believe they are Edo people who are suffering from inferiority complex and are striving too hard to become Yorubas when it's obvious they are Edo. They all claim to have migrated from Ife and that the current Edoid languages they speak was as a result of their interactions with Edo people during their journey From Ife to their current location.
Their identity crisis is reminiscent of those of Ika and other Bini origin claiming, but Igboid speaking Igbo communities.

The entire Akoko SE is Edoid, and have no reason being part of Ondo.
But the people are currently Yorubaphilic and Edophobic, and are currently striving hard to kill off their indigenous Edoid languages and replace them with Yoruba languages.
They had already done this with their names, as most of them now bear Yoruba surnames and first names, Edoid names are becoming a rarity amongst these Edoid speaking people.
It's truly amazing.

Awolowo bribed most of them too with money he stole from Edo cocoa plantation that's why I am not even surprised he died a miserable death

pazienza:
Claiming Ife origin means nothing. Oral history in this part of the world are usually tainted to reflect present political realities.

Many communities in Akoko SE claim Ife origin, yet they all speak Edoid languages, from Isua to Ipe, Epinmi, Ipesi, Ifira, Sosan, they all speak Edoid languages as first languages and Yoruba as a second language.

From my encounter with these people , I believe they are Edo people who are suffering from inferiority complex and are striving too hard to become Yorubas when it's obvious they are Edo. They all claim to have migrated from Ife and that the current Edoid languages they speak was as a result of their interactions with Edo people during their journey From Ife to their current location.
Their identity crisis is reminiscent of those of Ika and other Bini origin claiming, but Igboid speaking Igbo communities.

The entire Akoko SE is Edoid, and have no reason being part of Ondo.
But the people are currently Yorubaphilic and Edophobic, and are currently striving hard to kill off their indigenous Edoid languages and replace them with Yoruba languages.
They had already done this with their names, as most of them now bear Yoruba surnames and first names, Edoid names are becoming a rarity amongst these Edoid speaking people.
It's truly amazing.

First of all, all the bolded are false. Not all the towns in Akoko SE are Edoid speakers. Towns like Ifira and Ipesi are monolingual Yoruba speaking.

The people in akoko SE are not Edo, but Edoid speaking the same way Igalas aren't Yoruba but Yoruboid. Also, the cultural ties with Yoruba or claim to Ile-Ife is not a new phenomenon for them. It's been present in their oral tradition which has existed for centuries before the present day political boundaries. I mean their culture says it all. Centuries ago, the only dominating force in Akoko wasn't even Yoruba, but in fact Edo. How come after centuries of these people being under Edo, they preferred being associated with Yoruba? As for them not being part of Ondo state, it doesn't change anything. As we speak there are towns in Akoko Edo or Edo in general that claim Ile-Ife origin despite being in Edo state. Imeri was such town in Edo state that asked to be ceded to Ondo. Sobe, which used to be part of Ondo state was ceded to Edo state due to its people's wishes. It's more complex than an Edophobic or Yorubaphilic situation.

There are many possibilities as to why a few speak Edoid languages, not just what you have up there. It's highly likely they migrated to their present location from Yorubaland and they happened to loose their tongue. It's the same way that the Apoi in Ese Odo are still Ijaw despite not speaking Ijaw but rather a Yoruba dialect. In comparison, the Edoid speaking settlements in Akoko predate the Apoi settlements by far. Furthermore, there are Nupe subgroups that claim origin from Yoruba despite not being able to speak a drop of Yoruba. How do you know they have Yoruba origins? It's not just because they have deep oral accounts, but because there are tons of evidence for it which backs up their oral history. These Nupe groups are Nupe by all ramification but they claim they originate from Okunland in Kogi which makes sense considering that Okun settlements were raided by Nupe. It also makes sense because among other Nupes, they are credited for introducing weaving and indigo dying to Nupe country with the same technique found among the Okuns.

Also, before jumping to conclusion, I am not taking away from the fact that some of the people in Akoko SE might have Edoid blood, but the people have spoken for themselves so neither both of us have the right to define their origins for them. Those that have Edoid blood are so intermixed with Yoruba for centuries that it doesn't take away from anything if they claim to be Yorubas. Intermarriage in Akoko is very common and has been in existence since the dawn of time.

Yorubas don't joke with oral history. It is because the Olukwumi preserved their oral lineage that we are able to know exactly where they originate from and how they got to their present location. There are even pure Igbo speaking communities in Aniocha that claim that they migrated from Yorubaland. Does it make sense to say that they changed their origin story to reflect their political realities when in all means they are surrounded by Igbo.

Till date, there are Yoruba speaking communities in Edo state in Ovia NE and SW like Siluko, Uhen, Olumoye, etc. Despite being in Edo state, their native language is still Yoruba and they cannot hold a conversation with Edo speakers in their native language.

KingOvoramwen1:


Awolowo bribed most of them too with money he stole from Edo cocoa plantation that's why I am not even surprised he died a miserable death

Maybe Awolowo is still bribing them with money in 2017.

9jakool:

[s]First of all, all the bolded are false. Not all the towns in Akoko SE are Edoid speakers. Towns like Ifira and Ipesi are monolingual Yoruba speaking.

The people in akoko SE are not Edo, but Edoid speaking the same way Igalas aren't Yoruba but Yoruboid. Also, the cultural ties with Yoruba or claim to Ile-Ife is not a new phenomenon for them. It's been present in their oral tradition which has existed for centuries before the present day political boundaries. I mean their culture says it all. Centuries ago, the only dominating force in Akoko wasn't even Yoruba, but in fact Edo. How come after centuries of these people being under Edo, they preferred being associated with Yoruba? As for them not being part of Ondo state, it doesn't change anything. As we speak there are towns in Akoko Edo or Edo in general that claim Ile-Ife origin despite being in Edo state. Imeri was such town in Edo state that asked to be ceded to Ondo. Sobe, which used to be part of Ondo state was ceded to Edo state due to its people's wishes. It's more complex than an Edophobic or Yorubaphilic situation.

There are many possibilities as to why a few speak Edoid languages, not just what you have up there. It's highly likely they migrated to their present location from Yorubaland and they happened to loose their tongue. It's the same way that the Apoi in Ese Odo are still Ijaw despite not speaking Ijaw but rather a Yoruba dialect. In comparison, the Edoid speaking settlements in Akoko predate the Apoi settlements by far. Furthermore, there are Nupe subgroups that claim origin from Yoruba despite not being able to speak a drop of Yoruba. How do you know they have Yoruba origins? It's not just because they have deep oral accounts, but because there are tons of evidence for it which backs up their oral history. These Nupe groups are Nupe by all ramification but they claim they originate from Okunland in Kogi which makes sense considering that Okun settlements were raided by Nupe. It also makes sense because among other Nupes, they are credited for introducing weaving and indigo dying to Nupe country with the same technique found among the Okuns.

Also, before jumping to conclusion, I am not taking away from the fact that some of the people in Akoko SE might have Edoid blood, but the people have spoken for themselves so neither both of us have the right to define their origins for them. Those that have Edoid blood are so intermixed with Yoruba for centuries that it doesn't take away from anything if they claim to be Yorubas. Intermarriage in Akoko is very common and has been in existence since the dawn of time.

Yorubas don't joke with oral history. It is because the Olukwumi preserved their oral lineage that we are able to know exactly where they originate from and how they got to their present location. There are even pure Igbo speaking communities in Aniocha that claim that they migrated from Yorubaland. Does it make sense to say that they changed their origin story to reflect their political realities when in all means they are surrounded by Igbo.

Till date, there are Yoruba speaking communities in Edo state in Ovia NE and SW like Siluko, Uhen, Olumoye, etc. Despite being in Edo state, their native language is still Yoruba and they cannot hold a conversation with Edo speakers in their native language[/s].

Guy go and Sleep you are talking rubbish..... Yoruba's that don't even have a unique identity.... Yoruba a derogatory word given to you ppl by the Hausa's ..... Yoruba that don't want to acknowledge the truth about oduduwa but rather believe in fantasy of falling from sky with 2 fowl and 12 olosho..... It is even on record that Oyo speakers find it hard to understand Ekito and Ondo dialect which is purely Ediod ..... Even with Awolowo the monkey trying his best to take away from the Empire Binis and Edo's in general are still a force to reckon with and still celebrated worldwide.

You Yoruba's are known to fabricate half baked stories which are pure lies norbe today

THE EDO TRIBE

EDO, is what you can describe as the "generic name given to a group of people who have a common ancestor and have a common language, with some different variants, depending on the distance between the group and the " tap root, " resident in and around the present day Benin City. In short, the land, the political state, the people, tribe, language and the principal city -Benin City is called EDO. At a point in the history of these people, another name called BENIN came into use. These Edo-speaking people are divided into the following clans today:

a) " BINI " derived from the word Benin for people living in and around Benin City, in Edo State. People living in and around Benin City, are gradually accepting the word BINI, as descriptive of their clan. Otherwise, they prefer to be simply called EDO.

b) ESAN/Ishan-for the immediate neighbor to the north are people living in around Irrua, Orhodua, Uromi, Ubiaja, Ewu, Ewatto, Igueben and the almighty Evbohimwin (Ewohimi))" the city by the big river " or " the city of Ikhimwin trees " etc.

c) The Afemais known as IVBIOSAKON by those living in and around Benin City to the north of Ishan/Esan clan.

d) Akoko-Edos based in Igarra, Ibillo and its environs to the north of Afemais.

e) The Owans-ORAS occupying Eme, Sabogida-Ora, Afuze, etc. Uhobe (SOBE) and Ifon in Ondo State.

f) Ekas-to East of Benin. A sizeable chunk of the Edo speaking people flow across River Niger and ending at ONITSHA.

g) Isoko, Urhobo, Itsekiris and about 70% percent of western Izon (Ijaws) in Ndegeni and its environs

h) A sizeable chunk of the Edos is found in River States and Balyesa States e.g. Ogba land and Diobu, Port Harcourt.

i) A sizeable chunk has been " Yorubanised in Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun States. The descendants of Edo soldiers stationed in Akure are referred to today as ADO-AKURE (Edo ne ’kue) There are many Edos in Ekiti land, Idoani, Idanre etc going through life in Nigeria with Yoruba names. Acculturation has taken place. You are either a Yoruba man or you go nowhere.

j) The ILAJE community at OKITIPUPA and its environs.

k) The Edos who conquered and settled far way land like Dahomey, Togo and Ghana.

The Edo language is part of the Kwa-Niger group of languages according to Linguist. These people have lived were they are now for " Thousands of years." The monarchy centered in Benin City is about 6000 years old, including pre-ogiso and Ogiso era of history. All the clans had various functions, which they perform at the palace. For example, the Ishans/Esans were principally the medicine men and warriors of the ancient empire. They were the medical practitioners. The chieftancy groups responsible for the Oba's well being are dominated by Ishan/Esan descendants. The Ivbiosakon (Afemais) were the dental surgeon of the palace. That is the origin of the name IVBIOSAKON. Oba Esigie assigned that function to them in the c1500's.

The Owan/Ora people were the propitiators of the physical earth for the Oba of Benin. It was their responsibility to prevent things like earthquake, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes and anything associated with geological disturbance to occur in Benin. In short, they were the geologists and weathermen of their day, forecasting and preventing physical calamities. Those we call BINIS today, were the traditional bureaucratic administrators and military generals. The Izons (Ijaws) were the " OZIGUE" -SAILORS The Ekas were farmers. They were in charge of the royal farms.

The Ibos across the Niger call the Edos, IDU, the name of the progenitor of Edo race, the Yorubas call us ADO, which is a corruption of the word EDO. However, the Itsekiris, another sub group in the Edo clans call us UBINI. Tradition asserts that it is derived from ILE-IBINU, which is descriptive of the exasperation and frustration encountered in Benin City, by Prince Oranmiyan the grandson of ogiso Owodo taken back from Ile ife. A further research may prove that, it was the Itsekiris who gave that name, to the people living in and around Benin City. The Itsekiris told the white man of the powerful overlord living in Igodomigodo. It was the Itsekiris who told the Whiteman that the name of the tribe of this powerful king was UBINI- a term which Whiteman corruptly wrote down as Benin. For example, the name of the eldest daughter of Oba Osewende, the mother of the OSULAS and the AIWERIOGHENES is today known as AGHAYUBINI. A closer examination of that name would reveal that the name is an Itsekhiri phrase-" The Ubini Lady or woman " i.e. the woman from Benin. Aghayubini was a very wealthy trader among the Itsekiris, from whence she got the money she used, is getting the throne for her brother, who became Oba ADOLO. An Itsekhiri descriptive phrase has simply over powered her original Edo name, to the extent that nobody knows anything about it now.

The ancient Edo/Benin Empire covered the whole of Bendel, parts of Bayelsa State and I repeat Balyesa State. The second son of the Enogie of Brass, popularly known as IYASE NE OHENMWEN became the Iyase of Benin under Oba Osewende. Iyase Ohenmwen is the ancestor of the OTOKITIS, THE OKEAYA-INNEH AND THE AIWERIOGHENES of Benin today. It also covers the IGBO-speaking areas of Delta State stretching to Onitsha. People hardly know that the actual title of the Obi of Onitsha is AIGBOGHIDI. The historical Chief Agho Obaseki of Oba Ovoranmwen era and later the Iyase of Benin under Oba Eweka II, was a descendant of the second son of Enogie of NSUKWA now in Delta State. It extended to the whole of Ondo State, parts of Ekiti and Ogun State and the whole of Lagos State including BADAGRY. It stretched to southern Dahomey (Republic of Benin) and on to the coast of Togo and Ghana.

THE OWANS /ORAS:

Oba Ozolua is traditionally regarded as the ancestor of the Owans/Ora. He was known as Prince Okpame before he became known as Oba Ozolua. He had sought refuge in Uwokha in Ivbiosakon areas in c1473. From Uwokha, Oba Ozolua founded Ora and other villages. Oba Ozolua was a warlord. He beat the people of Uzea near Uromi to a pulp when there was a revolt. He extended his carnage to Uromi when the Enogie was reported to have been rude to his messengers. He went up through Akoko land, wandering into Nupe lands where he acquired a lot of sophisticated weaponry then. He attacked the Igallas and Igbirras in the present Kogi and Kwarra states. After spending the greater part of his life in ORA, he left behind his son UGUAN and returned to Benin City.

But before he left, he proclaimed everybody free men and free women, entitled to enjoy the privileges of Edo princes and Princesses, for all the services they had rendered in his military campaigns. That is why the Oras call themselves today, the CHILDREN OF OZOLUA. Besides being in charge of propitiating the physical earth, they are responsible for ritually exorcising any harm that might come upon the EDO NATION-the land due to

violation of sexual or other taboos. Their GUILD, quartered at EVBORHAN quarter in OGBELAKA in Benin City by Oba Esigie, demands steep fines from the culprits for their services.

A few years ago, the Oba of Benin created an Ogie-Duke-traditional rulership for the Oras because of popular demand.

This is funny. Anyway let akoko, login and ekiti speak for themselves. I am from Lagos and an indigene and we are not in anyway Edo but yoruba. If you like nak your head for ground we are yorubas. The few of us that have proto Edo names like obanikoro are now yorubas because we never considered Edo different from yoruba but if you choose differently then we stick to yorubas.

step1:
This is funny. Anyway let akoko, login and ekiti speak for themselves. I am from Lagos and an indigene and we are not in anyway Edo but yoruba. If you like nak your head for ground we are yorubas. The few of us that have proto Edo names like obanikoro are now yorubas because we never considered Edo different from yoruba but if you choose differently then we stick to yorubas.

Edo is very different from Yoruba and who says we need you to claim Edo? Hahahahaha guy comot for here

KingOvoramwen1:


[b]Edo is very different from Yoruba [/b]and who says we need you to claim Edo? Hahahahaha guy comot for here

lol yes funny right? Already Akoko don't want Edo. We are waiting for Esan to deny Edo

step1:
lol yes funny right? Already Akoko don't want Edo. We are waiting for Esan to deny Edo

Hahahaha Akoko rejected Yoruba and they keep rejecting Yoruba till date

Even Yoruba girls now reject making Yoruba babies but rather be running after sure guys from other tribes

I nor fit laff oooo

EdoNation:


;DD

And the funny thing is that 50% of the people in ekiti trace their origin back to Benin ... That's why it was even named Ado(Edo)Ekiti, we haven't even gotten to Ondo yet... The guy is here mentioning Hamlets not even villages

Common sense is really not common

A very 'big lie' Ado or Ido means to settle or settlement! Yorubas even gave the name 'Ado' to Igodomigodo before Oranmiyan called it Bini.
Ekitis are proud central Yorubas just like Ifes, Ijesas and Igbominas. Migrations from Ile-Ife took many of their people to Edo area and many traced their way back to Ondo and Ekiti States.
If Nigeria should break today, one third of present Edo state will certainly join Yorubas while Bini and others can join Biafra or ND republic. We care not!

pazienza:
Claiming Ife origin means nothing. Oral history in this part of the world are usually tainted to reflect present political realities.

Many communities in Akoko SE claim Ife origin, yet they all speak Edoid languages, from Isua to Ipe, Epinmi, Ipesi, Ifira, Sosan, they all speak Edoid languages as first languages and Yoruba as a second language.

From my encounter with these people , I believe they are Edo people who are suffering from inferiority complex and are striving too hard to become Yorubas when it's obvious they are Edo. They all claim to have migrated from Ife and that the current Edoid languages they speak was as a result of their interactions with Edo people during their journey From Ife to their current location.
Their identity crisis is reminiscent of those of Ika and other Bini origin claiming, but Igboid speaking Igbo communities.

The entire Akoko SE is Edoid, and have no reason being part of Ondo.
But the people are currently Yorubaphilic and Edophobic, and are currently striving hard to kill off their indigenous Edoid languages and replace them with Yoruba languages.
They had already done this with their names, as most of them now bear Yoruba surnames and first names, Edoid names are becoming a rarity amongst these Edoid speaking people.
It's truly amazing.

Guy, why are you like this?? Pesin talk say his ancestors originate from Ile-Ife, and you are arguing with the person that you know better, abeg what is your own? The Ga-Adangbe tribe (aboriginal people of Accra, Ghana) and Ewe folks of Volta-Region of Ghana also claim to have originated from Ile-Ife, and yet do not speak Yoruba as first or second language today, so will you also call them liars or tell us that their claims are due to 'present political realities'? Abeg omo yigbo wetin consign you for this matter? Na wah for you o.

KingOvoramwen1:



Guy go and Sleep you are talking rubbish..... Yoruba's that don't even have a unique identity.... Yoruba a derogatory word given to you ppl by the Hausa's ..... Yoruba that don't want to acknowledge the truth about oduduwa but rather believe in fantasy of falling from sky with 2 fowl and 12 olosho..... It is even on record that Oyo speakers find it hard to understand Ekito and Ondo dialect which is purely Ediod ..... Even with Awolowo the monkey trying his best to take away from the Empire Binis and Edo's in general are still a force to reckon with and still celebrated worldwide.

You Yoruba's are known to fabricate half baked stories which are pure lies norbe today

See Finishing ooo

Lol, One idiot said people from ikarre are from Edo.

step1:
This is funny. Anyway let akoko, login and ekiti speak for themselves. I am from Lagos and an indigene and we are not in anyway Edo but yoruba. If you like nak your head for ground we are yorubas. The few of us that have proto Edo names like obanikoro are now yorubas because we never considered Edo different from yoruba but if you choose differently then we stick to yorubas.

You dey mind Bini man who believes Yorubas should use one dialect and could not differentiate between Edo and Edoid.

His fake belief is that small Igodomigodo or Bini produced and colonized everywhere - East, West, South and North. He forgot that all his culture and gods are from Yorubas and that Oromiyan's children Obas in Bini used the Yoruba Ilaje and Yoruboid Itshekiris to secure riverine areas up to Lagos in those days; worshipping Ilaje's Ayelala, Ekiti' Umole; Ogun, Olokun, etc.

Binis and Yorubas have always been close until inferiority complex of their ruler in Western Traditional council caused this revisionist theory of lies. Though Yorubas were not happy when Biafra soldiers invaded Bini but could do nothing because of their boastfulness. However, immediately they ventured into Ore, they met their Waterloo.

Let leave these Bini 'stories tellers', Biafra is coming for them again. I even doubt it if KingOvoramwen1 is from Edo?