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Ezigbonmadu:
And by deduction Èkó means war camp? How logical! See how you reason and tell me what fallacy that is:

Èkó is a word used by Bini people therefore Èkó means war camp. How more idiotic can one ever get?

YourNemesis:
You keep typing rubbish.

Superior in what na?

I asked the other guy or was it you to give three examples and I am yet to see anything.

Ife art predates Edo art.

Let’s start from that.

Leez:
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TheKingIsHere:
Oh, so Eko is no longer a Yoruba word.

You are not only a liar, you are also dense.

laudate:
Yes, your articles are contradictory. Your pseudo-intellectual antics have been noticed, but sorry, they have failed as usual.

You just cut and pasted this piece of fairytale:

Akiolu, Oyekan, Tinubu, Opebi, Okouromun, Esan, Akiode, Ojuelegba, Onigbongbo, Igbobi, Ikeja, Ogba, Ipodo etc., are pure Yoruba words with Yoruba meanings. Ask any of the Yoruba people on this thread, to translate each word for you. There is nothing Edo about them! Yet, you just cut and pasted it, as if it was the gospel truth! It is like the word 'Ike' in Igbo. Ike can mean either bottom or strength, depending on the intonation that you give to it. Meanwhile, Ike in Yoruba means 'plastic.' Now, did the Igbo borrow this word from the Yoruba, or does it mean that Igbo is an offshoot of Yoruba language? Or did the Yoruba colonise the Igbo, and adulterate the Igbo language?

Guy, you are only good for comic relief, I swear!

Leez:
says d headslammer

TheKingIsHere:
Look at the image again and see where it stated that Eko is a word used by the bini people.

No amount of twisting can change this fact.

Chia, e pain am.

Ezigbonmadu:
You don't even understand analogy. How old are you? Please give the phone to your daddy instead.

baby124:
Again, there is nothing like Lisa of Ikorodu. That is a family name and title. Just like Odofin means Chief Justice. Those names eventually became family names. There is a Lisa who is an Oba in Ogun state. You don't even know what you are saying and it clearly shows. That your article is heavily false and desperate. How do you jump from Olisa to Lisa when such titles existed before anyone even knew the Binis existed. Stop posting crazy articles here and do your research. There is no Lisa of Ikorodu Obaship. You wrongly stated that the Lisa was an Oba which is very false. You are asking me if I am a Lagosian. Yet you post articles by mad men who don't have the balls to come out and claim lagos but write articles which are largely untrue just to wrongly inflate the true stories of the land. Do you think we are fools? We know our history very very well. You will have to try harder to make your wishes come true.

Soon after, some large contingent of Benin migrants came by land through Iki in Ogun state (where almost the whole land belongs to the Olisa family of Ikorodu) to the area now known as Ikorodu.

This group of Benin people was led by a wealthy and powerful man called Eregbouwa (now called Rebugbawa in Ikorodu) from the ancient royal family of Oliha of Benin City. In Benin language, Ere means king and Uwa means peace and prosperity, hence Eregbuwa mean king of peace and prosperity. The Benin people settled down amicably with the children of Akarigbo and the farm started to grow into a large settlement. This was about 1630.
The institution of Obaship was conceded to the line of Akarigbo while the institution of Olisaship was conceded to the Benin settlers.
In effect the Oba became the reigning monarch while the Olisa became the Kingmaker and the prima minister of the city-state.

This high position of the Olisa as the next in rank to the Oba in the city state was borne out in his attribute or cogno men in the Yoruba metaphor: AJUWE Akoye Orulu egbin o ru’lamuren a worun meaning – a noble gentlemen who administers the town. This of course, is done subject to the authority of the Oba and it presupposes that the cordiality between the Oba and the Olisa should be impenetrable. This was the tradition arrangement. The institutions and deities such as the Osugbo, the Awo Opa, the Inomu and the Eluku were designed for the good administration and peace of the town.
Prior to the advent of the Benin people, Oga was the head of the establishment. He and Lasunwon lived in a hamlec called Agbele at the presence site of NITEL. Agbele was also called Egure and so Oga became the Elegure of Egure. Lasunwon was Odofin of Shagamu. But when the Binis came and Oga died.
Lasunwon was installed the first Oloja of Ikorodu by Olisa Rebugbawe, the first Olisa of Ikorodu.

macof:
Yes by lineage but Ologun kutere's claim to the throne was through his mother's lineage, since she was the daughter of Ado and Akinsemoyin's children were young.

This applies to all the "royal families", because as you know in Yorubaland(yes isale-eko is yoruba not bini land) obaship is not owned by one single family unlike in Bini
If Isale eko is Bini they would be practicing bini tradition not Yoruba.

PabloAfricanus:
It appears you need more history lessons than I do
Lemme paraphrase it for you so you can make sense of the new info.

http://www.ayayogong.com.ng/2017/01/what-you-dont-know-about-history-of.html



The bolded is where the info you need is, read up and respond intelligently next time.

Prior to the advent of the Benin people, Oga was the head of the establishment. He and Lasunwon lived in a hamlec called Agbele at the presence site of NITEL. Agbele was also called Egure and so Oga became the Elegure of Egure. Lasunwon was Odofin of Shagamu. But when the Binis came and Oga died.
Lasunwon was installed the first Oloja of Ikorodu by Olisa Rebugbawe, the first Olisa of Ikorodu. grin
Lasuwon and Eregbouwa (Rebugbawe) were therefore the first Oloja (Oba) and the first Olisa of Ikorodu respectively. There are two Ruling Houses for the Obaship namely Lasunwon and Rademo Ruling Houses.

baby124:
Lol!!! Something is wrong with that guy. Ojuelegba is Edo? Abeg no let me piss for pant. Ojuelegba is former shrine dedicated to Elegba/Esu... Igbobi (kolanut farm); Akiolu( we greet/welcome the overlord/king); Oyekan(title/greatness is his); Ogba(compound) and so on...

The seat and opa ase of Oba of Lagos is from Oba of Benin. From the Asipa, the first Oba of Lagos (1600) to Oba Dosunmu(1885) and the 11 obas in between, they were installed by Oba of Benin, and they went frequently to Benin to pay tribute. The original people of Lagos are the Aworis. Since the kings were not natives, they do not own any land; only the chiefs (Idejo) who were natives own lands. The Oba's household were maintained through taxing the people.

As the essay shows, this caused disagreement between Oba Gabaro and his brother Prince Akinsemoyin. The later believed that if they rule over a people and a place, they should own lands too. But Gabaro insisted they stuck to the original treaty between Benin and the Idejos. Benin people only came to Lagos to secure their access to the sea, not to colonise. The incidental settling of a local dispute turned these Benin soldiers into the go-to and eventually the rulers; but they do not have estate rights.

Akinsemoyin did not agree, and so Gabaro drove him into exile in Badagry. The new political dispensation entrenched by the British, and the phenomenal growth of Lagos made any allegiance to Oba of Benin unnecessary. Just as the seat and authority of Alaafin of Oyo is from Ooni of Ife too. But when Oyo rose to become the greatest empire in West Africa, Alaafin considered it belittling to pay allegiance to Ife, which they could invade and conquer even with toy soldiers. https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2016/04/14/victorian-lagos-the-slave-economy-and-inversion-of-oshodi-tapa-by-damola-awoyokun/

Gotze1:
You are bringing history, yet shooting yourself in the leg. You said oba send his solders with is son to the aworis and the aworis received him. In your akpu brain, those awori are igbo or angolan abi, or they are stone. The ado did not meet them their ba?

TheKingIsHere:
Are you not baffled about the superiority of the Fulani people over the yorubas in kwara state? To the extent that the emir of Ilorin has always been a Fulani instead of yoruba.

cc ritababe

ProWalker:
A Olympic mud swimmer

Gotze1:
Mr mumu, Fulani only has emir in ilorin, which is populated by Yoruba, all other town and cities are controlled by Yorubas up to the political aspect. But you as a bini spokesman, abeg, mention any part of the acclaimed bini land that the Yoruba chased them from to there confined bini that has any bini man controlling or can ever have. I repeat, even a mad man will laugh at people who are not up to 5million shouting as the owner of the land of the people thatt are more than 50nillion. Guy, stop your stupidity Jor. I just can't stop lauding.

Leez:
says d ewedudeen

BakireBulmaker:
Looonatic coneheads are still on this matter

Mastturbating on a non issue that doesn't change their slavish status in Lagos

these afonjas are mad

ProWalker:
Mumu, that is all form you.

Since your messiah has ran away like Ojukwu, you can start kissing my own feet as your new lord and savior

FisifunKododada:
It is your village headmaster called Oba of bini that is our child. And we will continue to remind him in case he tries to forget. Awon oniranu

laudate:
Thank you for the translation, o! Unfortunately, my grasp of Yoruba language is minimal, so I wasn't sure about how to proceed with the translations. See as he was just cutting and pasting everything gbururu.... without checking to see which one was fact, which was fiction and which had become a fable. See, a few of these Bini chiefs writing these articles, end up inserting some aspects of folklore into their works, and if you are not very observant, you would not be able to distinguish fact from fiction. Part of it has been influenced by impressions of grandeur of the old Benin royal court and its' empire.

Nobody is disputing the fact that kings were sent from Benin to rule Lagos island. But this was done for the sake of commerce. Those kings did not own lands or property in Lagos at the onset, and they were not there to colonise the people but to give the Bini access to the sea!

Here is one account that captures this aspect:



This view is also supported by a number of scholars. The Benin royal court did not set out to colonise the Yoruba-Awori people, or take over their lands, because they just wanted access to the sea in order to trade.

baby124:
Hahahaha. Aromire is now Esan? Uromi? Hahahahaha. What a comedian. You need help if you typed this nonsense. The day when you will meet your doom is when you actually believe this enough to come and act on it in real life. You better put an end to your delusion.

laudate:
Yes, your articles are contradictory. Your pseudo-intellectual antics have been noticed, but sorry, they have failed as usual.

You just cut and pasted this piece of fairytale:

Akiolu, Oyekan, Tinubu, Opebi, Okouromun, Esan, Akiode, Ojuelegba, Onigbongbo, Igbobi, Ikeja, Ogba, Ipodo etc., are pure Yoruba words with Yoruba meanings. Ask any of the Yoruba people on this thread, to translate each word for you. There is nothing Edo about them! Yet, you just cut and pasted it, as if it was the gospel truth! It is like the word 'Ike' in Igbo. Ike can mean either bottom or strength, depending on the intonation that you give to it. Meanwhile, Ike in Yoruba means 'plastic.' Now, did the Igbo borrow this word from the Yoruba, or does it mean that Igbo is an offshoot of Yoruba language? Or did the Yoruba colonise the Igbo, and adulterate the Igbo language?

Guy, you are only good for comic relief, I swear!

Thank you for the translation, o! shocked Unfortunately, my grasp of Yoruba language is minimal, so I wasn't sure about how to proceed with the translations.

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Early History of Ikorodu

Ikorodu: 'Ilu kekere oko ilu bantata' Master of a town, a small town that is a boss of big towns. Originally, the name "Ikorodu" was derived from the two word OKO-ODU Meaning the farm (OKO) of (ODU) a kind of plant. The word ODU means something that blackens, and since it was discovered that the plant had blacking power and it was in effect used in dyeing cloth- the name ODU was applied to it. It's significant to note that the trade of Ikorodu early women was cloth dyeing, which followed from the discovery of the dyeing power of ODU plant.

The area in question - initially a massive forest that lies on a few kilometers North of the Lagos Lagoon and less than 10 kilometers North of the Atlantic Ocean was once a walled City. By itself, Ikorodu was bounded in the East by both sides of Ota-Ona, Awolowo Road, including Ojoru and Agbele up to Itamaja. On the west side are Aiyeluja, both sides of Ayangbure road up till Oke-Oriya extending to Solomade, Etunrenren, Lowa and Olori and both sides of Lagos Road up to Owutu junction. Extension to the North covers both sides of Sagamu Road up to Sawmill and beyond to Odogunyan. Southwards covers Gbasemo in Aga linking up with Ipakorodo-Igbogbo road up to Owode, Oriwu road and Solafun (in Ijomu ward).

The area was first used by the sons of (King) Akarigbo Koyelu of Orile Offin, Orisa Gaomu (Sagamu). One of the son of Oduduwa from Ile Ife Olusoga (Oga), Lasunwon, Rademo, Anoko, Osonusi, Oladepo and Sekumade. These were the children of Akarigbo who used the extended area for hunting and farming. Because vegetation of the area was predominanlty ODU plant, hence they referred to the area as the farm of ODU meaning OKO-ODU which was by Remo accent called OKORODU. By long careless usage, it is now called IKORODU.

The children first settled at Agbele-Ikoro (Agbole), present site of NITEL which they traveled back and forth to OKO-ODU for farming and hunting. But, it was soon found to be a awkward to go hunting and return from the forest, to start another journey to the farm OKO-ODU.

The family took counsel together and decided that there was no special reason why they should confine themselves to Agbole and do farming at OKO-ODU. and so, to his farm OKO-ODU, Oga and family moved. They settled permanently.

The village continue to grow because it was a junction market place for Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu, Epe and other places. Oga, grew in statue and social relations, so much that the people of the village decided to make him the Oloja of OKO-ODU.

Both Oga and Lasunwon were warriors, who were always organizing any and every defense of the place and ensuring good administration of OKO-ODU. Thus, when Oga the elder son was made the Oloja, Lasunwon his brother was crowned the Odofin of OKO-ODU.

The title of Oloja is usually conferred on an elder who lives in a market-junction frequented by neighboring village traders. Equivalent of Market Superintendent or 'Market Master'.

Soon after, some large contingents of Benin migrants came by land through Iki in Ogun State (where almost the whole land belongs to the Olisa family of Ikorodu). This group of Benin people was led by a wealthy and powerful man called Eregbouwa (now called Rebugbawa in Ikorodu) from the ancient royal family of Oliha of Benin City. In Benin language Ere means King and Uwa means peace and prosperity.

The Benin people settled down amicably with the children of Akarigbo and the farm started to grow into a large establishment. This was about 1630. The institution of Obaships was conceded to the line of Akarigbo while the Olisaship was conceded to the Benin settlers.

In effect the Oba became the reigning monarch while Olisa became the King maker and the Prime Minister of the City State. Prior to the advent of the Benin people, Oga was the head of the settlement. When Oga died, Lasunwon was installed the first Oloja of Ikorodu by Olisa Rebugbawa (the first Olisa of Ikorodu).

Therefore, Lasunwon and Eregbouwa Rebugbawa were the first Oloja (OBA) and the first Olisa of Ikorodu respectively.

Today we have 2 Ruling houses of Obas 3 Ruling houses of Olisa

Lasunwon and Rademo ruling house

Rebugbawa (Eregbouwa)
Lapele (actually Lagele in Benin)
Kamoju Olowoto
Traditionally, Ikorudu is divided broadly into 3 for ease of representative democracy IJOMU, AGA & ISELE which are represented in OSUGBO - the highest administrative office in the town headed by Olisa as Chairman of IWAREFA while (OLUWO is the administrative head)

PAST TRADITIONAL RULERS (KINGS) OF IKORODU

1. Lasunwon 10. Idewu Alagbo
2. Rademo 11. Orelaja Odunbu
3. Olugbekan 12. Ogunlaru (of Igode)
4. Dotelu 13. Aina Odubote
5. Kaalu 14. Odujowon Araba
6. Ogutade I 15. Ajayi Owujebe (1895 - 1928)
7. Oduboku 16. Adenaike Alagbe (1929 - 1951)
8. Kuyina 17. Samuel Oderinde Ladega (1953 - 1970)
9. Ireshe 18. Salauden A. A. Oyefusi, Oguntade II (1971 - present)
THE PRESENT MONARCH (AYANGBURE) OF IKORODU IS
Oba Salaudeen Adekoya Afolabi Oyefusi,Oguntade II
(Rademo Ruling House)

Leez:
but why is there a fulani ruler in afonja land??

suffersticated slaves

Gotze1:
Mr mumu, Fulani only has emir in ilorin, which is populated by Yoruba, all other town and cities are controlled by Yorubas up to the political aspect. But you as a bini spokesman, abeg, mention any part of the acclaimed bini land that the Yoruba chased them from to there confined bini that has any bini man controlling or can ever have. I repeat, even a mad man will laugh at people who are not up to 5million shouting as the owner of the land of the people thatt are more than 50nillion. Guy, stop your stupidity Jor. I just can't stop lauding.

ib0221:
Go and finnd out about Ilorin, my man. I don't think the present emir will confortably call himself fulani.

baby124:
The so called Lisa he is shouting about are Oloja's, which is a title given to market heads. His article is totally false. I will post the true story here. He is a big time liar. What I know for sure is that no Benin ancestor is an Oba in Ikorodu.

ProWalker:
Come here, let me use you to wipe the floor since your messiah and personal lord and savior has ran away like a goat