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tollyboy5:
Yeah ijebu respect ife till date I accept. But the Europeans won't tell lies of the challenge they faced from the awujale as far back as 1800s .
The awujale was not friendly with the ife origin folklore and only gave attention to his territory.
His father wouldn't have told him he's from ife just like the present awujale also insist.
I stand by that since I grew up to know my lineage and I'm not illiterate to believe folklores are fact.
Someone said an indigenous ijebu historian wrote the account of ijebu coming from ife .
I went to check other story written by the so-callled man and I started laughing! .
The person claimed they are four awujales who ruled when the folklore was written and prove it with the awujale of 1900s taking selfie with oni, during era of the one "YORUBA" agenda.
They proved ijebu fought owu on behalf of ife because ife was the ancestral home. just imagine! But didnt know why the 1800s awujale was forcing laws on Yoruba inter land crossing ijebu territory. Mind you ijebu also has access to the ocean.
I've not noticed any story linking ijebu to be under Oyo empire , maybe they're are still trying to prove that . ijebu was never under Benin empire, they're are just people who knows their onion before historians started shifting goals.
I've read about ijebu merchant coming in contact with the Europeans and selling slaves to them. I've never heard stories of how ijebu were also taking away as slaves.
Let everyone face the truth. The awujale has been an exceptional ruler in the past and present so he can never be under the oni of ife.
But the folklore people will not agree

You need to know that the Yorubas has passed through many historical stages.

There was the time of kingdom creation that was when the oduduwa and his grandchildren were creating kingdoms.

There was the time when Oyo became very powerful and try to subjugate other kingdoms to tributary states. That was when lisabi of egba, Sango, and the likes became relevant, Oyo territorial control extend to the Oya river, which the colonizer rename Niger river.

There was the time when slave trade and coastal trade became very relevant, that was when Ijebu became very powerful and rich, being the one in control of the coastal trade.

There was the time when Oyo was being threatened by internal politics, it is then that the Fulanis from Sokoto became relevant.

There was the time of the conquest of Oyo, followed by the conquest of Owu-ile, followed by the war that the conquests effect.

There was the time when Ibadan rose to power.

There was the time when there was war everywhere in Yoruba land all because of superiority, control of coastal trade, conquering other kingdoms all for slavery, etc

There was the time the British took control of the Lagos and Abeokuta

Ijebu stopping other people from accessing the ocean is simply because they want to keep their control over the coastal trade. During that period most business pass through the Ijebu, including slave trade

tollyboy5:
So who wrote the history. Because precolonial era. There was nothing like the Yoruba people. The people referred to as the yorubas where the inter land yorubas with no access to the ocean.
Later history start talking place. People started writing lies.
When did the word Yoruba became general name for southwest people? And where did oduduwa and ile ife people came from.
So you also believe ife are one of the oldest creation and there no link of west Africa migrating from east Africa bah!

Ijebu attacked the Yoruba trade with tax without giving respect to trade coming from dilitional ife but someone said the awujales were cool with the Ife myth.
I don't really have time to burst myth. I'll save for another time
I need people to be bold not hiding under folklore and trying to prove it by random archaeological figures. Just say it that biblical and Islamic account were false. West Africa never came from east Africa so we'll know your stand.
Apart from biblical account many other research point east Africa so they're all false bah!

Okay first the name Yoruba was of recent used to describe people from the south west, the original people called Yoruba are from Oyo kingdom, Ijebu respect Ile-ife till date, we have good history that shows we were not landlocked. We have a king call owa Obokun, meaning the person that fetch the sea water.
The Yoruba people were cultural farmers, fishermen, blacksmith, cloth weaver, and potters, the history you are quoting is after Lagos has been sold to the Europeans, that is when the Lagos colony came to existence. If they don't own the ocean how do they practice fishing?
During slave trade a lot of people actually ran away from open cities like Lagos, in Lagos it's easy for you to be captured and sold, reason why people settle more in the inter lands, that page you are showing, is not the history of the Yoruba, it's the account written by a colonizer. Lagos was in existence before the British or even the Portuguese came around

Most of the misunderstanding in the Yoruba history stem from the effect of slavery

Lagos was annex by the British in 1861 and became a British colony bin 1862, since then the British has been planting puppet Kings to act as the face of their rule

tollyboy5:
Many Yoruba speaking tribe don't claim ife origin.
Example the Yoruba-ilaje don't really see their dialect as Yoruba. My ilaje room mate in sch even use some words I thought belong to ijebus.
Words like "Dede" the problem is once your tongue is similar or already mixed with some Yoruba words then you must! Be an ife migrant.
They've manage to pass history to our ancestors because they never read or write. They past fake history for political reason to bring people under the "YORUBA" umbrella. Not knowing it would backfire in future when natives get education.
Trust me every man will rewrite their true history and the oduduwa will be seriously debunked.

Its just funny I don't have the time now.

You are the one that doesn't know what you are saying, nobody said every human being came from Ife, Ife and Oduduwa is the origin of the original crowned Kings in Yoruba land, that is what the history said

Women are funny creatures, my mom too will carry her money to people, and after the person has squandered the money she will be looking for who to help her collect the money from them, funny thing is if we her children put mouth in the matter she will start fighting us.

She is currently not picking my calls because ofanother case like, she tried that I didn't hear about it, but I ended hearing about it.

To some extent it's better than men beating her, but it's scary too.

BaddieFreak:
I will see to this. The only problem is that hope they won't ask for my mom's consent because if they do, my mom will deny that my step dad beats her. She has done that couple of times when I called the police in

No they should understand better still try and look for an evidence

BaddieFreak:
She told me that she love him and he loves her too and that with time he will change and that all marriage has to be endured all those bullshit sha

Report him to the customary court in his town, that is what customary court is for

BaddieFreak:
I wish I could send thugs to him but the issue is that if I send thugs after him, that won't stop my mom from seeing him, she is obsessed with him. And my mom won't allow me to sue him.

If he receives beating from guys that stay around his place, he will be the one to stop your mum from coming to him

When police fails, settle guys for him, there are guys thay are always ready once you buy weed for them, let them threaten him small

But advise is to sue the man to court though.

Sorry I understand your pain

If you live in the south, except Lagos, there is customary court that handle issues like this, report him to the elders around

Uzohendris:
The Origin Of "ÌYÀWÓ" (The Yoruba Word For Wife)!!!

It is unknown to many speakers of the Yorùbá language that the original Yorùbá word for wife is ‘AYA’ and not the commonly used ‘Ìyàwó’.

Back in the early years of the Yorùbá people, the word “ Iyawo “did not have a place in the Yorùbá language not until an incident brought about its coinage and usage. Old Nigeria present you the origin of the Yorùbá word Ìyàwó .

Origin of the Yorùbá word Ìyàwó:
Long ago in Yorùbá land, a beautiful princess and daughter of the first king of Iwó town named Wúràọlá was in the quest of getting herself a patient, tolerant and well mannered husband.
Strong and good looking men, the likes of Sàngó, Ògún and others, had already traveled to Iwó town to seek the hand of Wúràọlá in marriage but left not with a wife but uncontrollable anger. Wúràọlá had been rude to everyone of them. In fact, she hurled insults and curses at her suitors which made them all leave on the same day they arrived the town of Iwo because they couldn’t tolerate her bad behaviors.

Ọ̀rúnmìlà, a good looking man, also journeyed to Iwó in the bid to win the hand of Wúràọlá in marriage. But before he set out, he had already consulted Olódùmarè , the supreme being, through Ifá . Olódùmarè revealed to Òrúnmìlà that he must be patient with Wúràọlá and endure her behaviors no matter how bad they are in order to succeed in the quest of marrying Wúràọlá .

When Òrúnmìlà got to the palace of the king of Iwó, he was greeted with a hiss and scornful look by Wúràọlá. The unperturbed Òrúnmìlà smiled and returned her greetings with kind and sweet words and also presented gifts to the king.

Òrúnmìlà stayed in Iwó for seven days which can be described as nothing but a hell on earth. Wúràọlá didn’t serve Òrúnmìlà water let alone food. She insulted the goodness out of Òrúnmìlà but he stayed calm and smiled at her. He even smiled when she used his opon ifa (divination board) as firewood and when she took his pouch (àpò ominijekun) from him. Though, Òrúnmìlà boiled with rage, still, he didn’t show it or leave Iwo according to the instructions of Olódùmarè .
On the sixth day of Òrúnmìlà's stay in Iwó town, the king of Iwó gave Wúràọlá in marriage to him after concluding that he is a patient, kind and tolerant man suitable to marry his daughter. Meanwhile, Wúràọlá's bad behaviors were planned to test her suitors so as to get her a husband with good manners and temper. She was a lovely, caring and well behaved lady. Òrúnmìlà was glad that he heeded to the instructions of Olódùmarè and on the seventh day, he and Wúràọlá journey back to his town.

Òrúnmìlà was welcomed and praised by his townspeople for his achievement. When they asked him about Wuraola, his wife, he responded, “Ìyà tí mo jẹ ní Iwó” (my sufferings in Iwó town ) That was how wives became known as Ìyà-Iwó (sufferings in Iwó ) and now Ìyàwó . So men don't be afraid or surprise by what you experience daily, it started ages ago....!

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This explain why many of those Yoruba babes can be very rude and they think it is sexy

BroOptimist:
Source(s) of this story, please.

It is from the Ifa, that is a typical Ifa story, most of Orunmila's life is in Ifa

twutin1:
100% of the girls doing olosho biz inside the swest are Yoruba girls. Continue lying to yourself. Yorubas are also running to other states to do olosho biz because their men are rejecting them.

You have probably never left the borders of Abuma village in your entire life, I have never seen a Yoruba girl selling their bodies openly, growing up here in the south west, I used to believe prostitution is exclusive to the Igbos. I am not saying Yoruba girls don't prostitute, even those few that does, your poor life can't afford them.

chinaka98295:
:Most prostitutes in the south west are from the East, it is an open secret. Shout "Amaka" in any brothel and see 3 to 4 prostitutes running towards your direction.

It is not even a secret, they are the cheapest prostitutes you can find around

twutin1:
Igbo outnumber any tribe by 10:1 are you crazed?

Una lying bu too much sha. I don’t know who you are trying to deceive though.

Anyways, have you actually asked them where they came from. Just because they bare Igbo name and surname does not mean they are Igbo.

As we all know, ph is an ikwerre city. Ikwerres are using Igbo names to commit all sorts of...

Go to eleme, search for the nearest brothel, enter, you will think that eleme is a Yoruba city. Yoruba olosho full everywhere. It’s much cheaper here because it’s Yoruba dominated.

N I can bet I know ph more than you. If you are a true ph son, you should know that Yoruba girls dominate ph in olosho biz.

You are a fool and a liar, PH olosho are mostly Akwa-Ibom, native Rivers and Imo girls, stop coming to the internet spewing trash, what is the population of Yoruba in PH? most Yoruba that moved to PH move there when taxi business was booming there, Yoruba has a better economy back home so they hardly move to any place that is not better.

Yoruba don't dominate olosho in Lagos, or anywhere in the SouthWest, it is far away PH they will go and dominate, you are a fool

Yenefer:
He causes it, so he knows it. wicked man

Aregbesola is a devil too

Yenefer:
Maybe he is not even aware, because we heard that he is always on tranquilizers. Or he is afraid, if he changes buntarai. The next person might try coup against him. Incompetent leader. We are even lucky, he have became the president and we saw who he is. Because if he didn't got it. They will say " if Buhari would have become president, Nigeria would have been better". Now no one will have the right to tell us about this con artist.

I used to believe that northerners are not as corrupt, because of Islam, but now my eyes is clear

Yenefer:
if you think Northerners will vote for anything that has to do with Buhari u need to think again

They will vote for baba tinu they don't have a choice

OyigboUpdate:
Who came here to see the black Cat and was highly disappointed

Me oo, such a boring dude

parkervero:
It will be difficult for PDP to win in Lagos while tinubu is still alive

Be careful with your choice of words, are you suggesting they kill him? Or you wish him dead?

Evolutionlove:
Yes I experience such thing too and It's exclusive to Nigerian Ladies. But fortunately for me, I always give them that "I don't give a fvck look or I Ignore them outrightly" Very Archaic and highly Manipulative people......

Thank you

Davoneskay:
BTW, are u all aware that cyberbullying is quite toxic? Zzor let out her opinion and lots of guys started attacking her. The war on the feminine gender here on NL is quite appalling.

Those guys bullying her are a disappointment

Nwaotu10:
Potential simp.

There's no shame in being stingy as a man. That's the standard!

Okay redpill

SILENTandSMART2:
lol


bro jusss know dat you gat nothing in yaa brain aswear , i tell people truths,



so nobe my opinion be dis ?


I'm not and i will never bully her,

only god knows what's going through yaa mind when typing this ,

but all is well

Okay, just be calming down

SILENTandSMART2:
aswear 40 packs of weed for you,




so if my wife is sick or very busy sha, i should go and call her mama or one of dem family members to go market for me


i jusss don't know why naijaa girls are juss tiring me nowadays,


what her sperm-filled brain interpreted to her was dat anytime a man dey for market he's stingy , aswear dat girl never get sense,


using my family as example , nah my papa go get down from car to go market while my mama go seat down like chairman for car ,

nah him go do the shopping

jusss because my mom don't like stress and she doesn't know how to identify good things ,

but nah village my papa grew up from ,


so many reasons can cus this but the eleribuu bitch no get sense for once

Abeg let the girl be, why bullying her? It's her opinion

soulstalker:
sometimes i go with my fiancee on a saturday. But i see it as fun. But its weird when people start looking at me carrying sack bag filled with food stuff

Try go alone one day and come and give testimony

soulstalker:
she's doing her hnd, and besides she also has her own boutique she opened recently. Thanks 4 ur concern

Okay good luck

flokii:
What is bad in going to market to buy foodstuffs? If you like stare, na you go tire.

I am actually concern because the market is not far from my house, and if a visitor is coming to my house and they can't locate my house easily I usually go and pick them around that market, I don't want to be too accustomed to people around there, or let them give me a social identity that I won't like, I am an introvert for a reason

You sound lucky, but did she finish school or learn any trade? You made an 18 year old girl a mother. Just be sincere with her and make sure she can stand on her own financially.

soulstalker:
only God can abi? So u sabi mention God? But u insulted him d other day. Confused fellow. Smh

Okay, but what is your take on the topic? Do you go to the market? If you do how is your experience like?

Jodha:
I disagree biko...are yhu trying to say only women are suitable to go to the market?

Somebody like me will ignore yhu totally...how will yhu ask me to help yhu go to the market when yhur two legs are working fine...aah

Good you are here

Preshieben:
cos market was made mainly for women and ladies

How about men that sell stuffs in the market, men sell meat, hausa men sell pepper etc

Preshieben:
Men are not supposed to be seen in places like market nuhh

Why?

Ifybwoy7:
maybe because of the culture and how they were raised

It is not about any culture, why do they complain tirelessly of cultural norms that only favor men, they know what they are doing.

No matter what, if you think about it, they will be the one to benefit the most, think about it, as a guy if you budget 3k for soup but because you will be sending someone to the market you have to inflate your budget else she will inflate the price herself, if you are trying to prove stingy.

Also since she is already in your life in one way, she can easily come to you for help when she need it. She even have the right to eat from what she buy or cook for you, so you are becoming her brother somehow.