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gregyboy:
Stealing your pussy right... Madlady

Would you keep kwayeet

TAO11:
It’s the minority tribe syndrome, and inferiority complex, mixed with some delusions of grandeur that has led them to such mental disorders.

They also LITERALLY say that their king once ruled from Benin city to Congo to Europe, and all the way to Japan. I am not exaggerating.

Now you know it’s actually a mental illness.

Seriously, it's totally funny, I remember one argument they were making about Unume festival, and they had posited that may be Japanese are Bini subjects that the so-called acclaimed Archeologist should look on the matter. ...abeg this Bini people to go and rest, they have no matter, I don't know why they're disgracing themselves and mocking their Oba.

gregyboy:
Trying so hard to force the name Ekoname as Yoruba every other tribe would also be able to do what you're doing


But common sense is what they have and not mere obsession like you


Common sense benin ruled lagos and gave it a name, just the way British ruled Nigeria and gave it a name called Nigeria


We understand your motives led by obsession to distort anything praising benin on yorubas
But history has been made already before you were born

Your obsession would just make you look foolish

This is the truth biko. Bini's place or kingdom was just a few kilometres. Your Oba was satisfied with that, stop claiming he ruled expansive lands. If he did, there are no festivals or days honouring the Oba, or even a place that venerates him in some way like some parts of Yoruba land or Igbo land, like what they do to their dieties or kings.

TAO11:
Going forward always resist being deceived by cheap frauds.

A Benin person has no capability for truth even if s(he) tries hard. And the OP is a Benin boy.

Read the facts below as copied from my comment on another thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6409169/what-does-ukoruama-lagos-mean#100295968

I have discussed this at length in one of my comments on Lagos history while citing the relevant early accounts.

The earliest relevant available sources all point to the fact that the name Èkó is purely of Yoruba origin, from the word Eréko — also called Ìgbèríko.

Eréko is the Yoruba term for a settlement which is used mainly for agriculture, and under the ownership/control of another (neighboring) settlement.

The background to the name Èkó (contraction of Eréko) based on the earliest received traditions of Lagos history is that this has been the island’s name even before it was populated.

The island of Èkó and the adjacent islands (of Ìddó, et al.), as well as all the surrounding lands are — noted in the traditions — to be the aboriginal property of the Awori sub-group of the Yoruba ethnic group.

While they built town settlements on these lands all the way from Ìṣẹri to Ìddó island and elsewhere; the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó reserved the adjacent island (i.e. Èkó) for agricultural purposes — pepper farming and fishing to be precise.

As such, this adjacent island became an erèko of the Awori kingdom of Ọ̀ttọ̀/Ìddó. The name Èkó (viz. Erèko) therefore resulted from the initial purpose for which this adjacent island was originally set aside.

A certain Awori prince (from Ìddó) by the name Arómirẹ́ is said, in the accounts of Lagos history, to have been responsible for pioneering the usage of this island for agriculture purposes.

One of the several names by which this island is known till date comes from the personal name of this Awori prince (viz. Chief Arómirẹ́) due to his pioneering feat.

Besides the names Ereko and Eko by which this island is remembered till date, it is also still remembered by the name Èkó-Arómirẹ́ (from: Eréko-Arómirẹ́, i.e. Arómirẹ́’s agro-colony).

This island is also sometimes called Eko-Arómisá. The word Arómi-sá (lit: ‘the one who flees on sighting water’) is a wordplay (or pun) on the actual name Arómi-rẹ́ (lit: ‘the one who is in friendly tune with water on sighting it).

The seemingly strange name Korame or Kuramo which is often found in early European accounts of Lagos is not strange at all.

It is no more than the typical early Europeans’ sloppy rendering of the name Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́ — which is an early name of this island.

Lagos island is still alternatively known locally till date as Èkó-Arómi-rẹ́.

Also, the name Eréko also still survives till date on the island. It is well known and unhidden.

In the light of the foregoing accounts of Lagos history, it is only expected that one or more of all these Yoruba names of this island (i.e. “Ereko,” “Eko,” “Eko-Aromi-re,” etc.) would have naturally found its way into the lexicon of the Ijaws, the Binis, etc. — since each of these group had settled on this very island at some later point.

Don’t be bothered or persuaded by the propaganda of the ‘lesser tribes of Nigeria’. Yoruba is their dream and standard. Deep down, they actually want to be nothing but Yoruba.

Cheers!

PS:
Korame/Kurame did not flow from Benin to Lagos as he is fraudulently pretending.

We know this because of the two following facts:

(1) The Portuguese documented this name w.r.t. the Lagos lagoon when they visited the Lagos region in the late 1400s.

(2) The Binis didn’t have any connection with Lagos until approximately one hundred years later — mid/late 1500s.

(3) The name ‘Korame’ was therefore known in Lagos as at the 1400s — and the Portuguese records of it is older than its Benin usage.

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My sister thank you, dear. The same these Bini do to Yoruba's claiming they own you guys or your land is the same way they do to other major tribes. I don't understand them at all? It's funny. Your statement and details are precise Jhor. EKO ONI BAJE OO.

ChizzyBuna:
Ok they fought for human rights and freedom. But is that an excuse for them to expect the white man to do everything for them??
The slaves were more productive and hard working than this their recent generation.
If the slaves where getting high on weed and drinking all day. And blaming white people Everytime They wouldn't have gotten far as they did and achieve human freedom.

Those slaves where shipped from Africa so they still that tough African hurstling mentality. That's why they were able to succeed despite the humongous challenges facing them.
But this recent generation of black Americans all they know is to play victim mentality for sympathy. It's disgraceful
I was shocked at the many opportunities to make money in the U.S
White man dosent care about skin color
If you have talent or skill
They will give you the platform to SHINE!!!

Go to U.S Navy and you will be shocked how many Igbo and Yoruba people you will see holding high positions and ranks. It's not about skin color.
ITS ABOUT YOUR SKILL, TALENT AND HARDWORK.
White people hate laziness
And many black Americans are lazy
They just want to receive welfare checks and get high everyday expecting the white man to lift them out of poverty.

Sweety, we are all right, but what they need is reorientation from their type of people. Why don't you go there and set an example, rather than bashing them.

Years of slavery had destroyed their mentality, but when they see people go the same colour make good examples that changes the mindset. Can't you see when you Insult them, you've gone to their level. Now, tell me darling, what's the difference between you and them in attitude?

justscorchone:
Thank you, if that's you on your profile, describe how soft it is, I imagine freshly wrapped amala

Your welcome. #softer.

Bayelsans looks more like Ghanaians, beautiful people.

OmoEpe:
Chest beater if dem born you well make you show there na your coconut head dem go use do base ball
Anuofia

Please, keep your bad energy. Easterners are born to be victorious.

Nnamdi Kanu is Free

lalasticlala:
The 2021 (season 6) edition of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show started this night and the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu introduced the first 11 housemates who are all males.

The female contestants will be introduced tomorrow.

Here is a list of housemates that made it into the house:

1 BOMA! Mixologist amongst other things!

2 SAGA! He agrees that y'all should throw him away if he doesn't bring vibeS!

3 YOUSEF! A teacher, model and soul-searcher with a touch of zeeworld.

4 PERE! He calls himself the dramaking!

5 Meet WHITEMONEY!

6 NIYI! He married!!!

7 YERINS! Medical Doctor and housefly specialist!

8 JAYPAUL!
He belongs to nobody and belongs to everybody.

9 EMMANUEL! Ex Mr Ideal Nigeria winner

10 SAMMIE! Cool, calm, collected and is in Biggie's house for premium enjoyment!

11 CROSS! He loves it when girls fight over him.

Credit: https://instagram.com/dstvnigeria?utm_medium=copy_link

Most of them look like they have Nairaland app

mario22:
My fianceé anger issue is worrisome to me. ones she has a bad day, I will get my own share at home. I have begged her all i need in this marriage is togetherness, peace (she jokingly calling me Mr. peace of mind).

She just graduated and we are staying together for 2months now. She can be very sweet and hardworking, caring, can clean, arrange the house. I don't expect her to be this all good cos NOBODY is perfect, but her anger issue a big turn off.

When her Project supervisor was purposely frustrating her, and told her he will not accept her work and she will not defend (it was sorted out later) . I tried to talk and advise her she angrily walked out of my car in the middle of the road.

That night she wasn't talking to me and i started a call n went to the parlor, she came and was asking whom i was talking to and i said my guy, she queried but why did i go to the parlor, she flung our engagement ring away without knowing whom i was talking to (not cheating or calling any girl) she makes rash decisions when angry. like She can scatter our 2weeks plans cos of a small provocation.

I Love her but the anger issues is killing.

She needs your understanding, dear. All women need that from our man. If you love her, you'll be attentive to her emotional needs.

Racoon:
https://www.farooqkperogi.com/2021/07/top-10-popular-nigerian-lies-with.html?m=1#.YPuQ1bQmLgs.twitter

Please, I do not take people's account anymore and justify my answer with it. How are you sure your history professors and scientists weren't wrong. Find your answers yourself. Haba, kuna diri, sho?


For example, once upon a time, historians said Africa had no civilization, but at a certian time evidence began to show up, and the things they kept in history books had to be changed....false intellect, isn't it?


We have nine planets, but it has been changed, Pluto is no longer a planet but a meteorite...false intellect, right?

But it's still being read in history and scientific books.

It's a lie ooo. Igbos that hated slavery, that even Americans when they enslaved them, they had to commit mass suicide, it would now be on small Oba, on their own soil that they would be subjected, funny!??

Try again Reno

Why does Benin wants to be attached with Igbo by all means. They are fighting for a presence when they have none. Chisus. Igbo slaves and he didn't go further east to conquer, was he that weak.

Igbo land had resources, but he still stayed in that small Bini kingdom. He has not finished with West at that time, it was East he was facing.

kings59:
Change your profile picture. It's not good for you.

Please, let me be. I don't like following the rules and laws, I'm a rebel, and I love it that way. #NudeFree

They won't vote but you people would be crying here for the bad government. It now shows that the bad government is the people of Nigeria and not Buhari or Tinubu

Clark had described IPOB as being “unrealistic”, adding that the agitators are dreaming if they think the south-south region will be joining the agitation for the republic of Biafra.

In a statement, Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesperson, said the Ijaw leader’s comment is one of the reasons ”Biafrans” are being treated as slaves.

He said Clark does not speak for the people of the south-south region because he is a general without foot soldiers.

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“It’s too appalling that Edwin Clerk doesn’t know that those who own Biafra are those he referred to as South-South or Niger Delta as the Case may be. How suddenly Edwin Clark has forgotten that it was an Izon man who brought the name ‘Biafra’ to the table for approval which Ojukwu and his Eastern Consultative Assembly approved without hesitation or debate!” the statement reads.

“Edwin Clark should know that IPOB led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not force any clan to join Biafra but if his community, clan and tribe refuse to join Biafra through referendum at the right time, should not blame anybody for their fate in Nigeria. By the time Biafra will exit Nigeria through a referendum, any clan in the so-called Niger Delta that refuses to be liberated from the Nigerian bondage should get ready to serve the Fulani as slaves for ever

“We, however, know that Edwin Clerk is not speaking for millions of Niger Delta youths, men and women earnestly yearning for their liberation from the Nigerian bondage. He is only speaking for his Fulani slave masters but very soon he will discover that he is a General without foot soldiers.”

Then no Igala in Anambra, and Enugu, we rest the case. Everyone to your tents.

Antoeni:
Honestly Yoruba will never be nice or truly love a non Yoruba as a wife
Please young lady you can have the baby but don’t keep the Yoruba man as husband
Even the husband people will never take as wife
To the family their son is Still single

No woman from the East or elsewhere would want them. Yoruba men love to force attraction on white women, so they appreciate them, even people in the east. But as soon as your in a house with them, you would curse the day you ever came to that house

Mental health is key. I've learnt in life that toxic people come because I'm toxic, so I go and change myself before I change my neighbor. But in the meantime, you give me space to heal my mind.

distributeinc:
Take this home, you guys know your masters, you guys are afraid of us...don't let us enslave you again...well thank your stars for civilization

Funny ..
He has nothing to say but blab. ...

distributeinc:
You slaves knew your masters

The entire South South emanated from Edo, the day you idiots dare cross the line, you will know.

You guys are clowns, the entire nation laughs at your ignorance.

Which South South...don't let Ibomites and Cross-Riverians catch you... We Igbos are nice, but those men don't agree


South-south, I'm sure a majority of them would disagree with you, dear. Bring it as a topic and let's see some southerners reaction to it. Bring it the way, you told me now. Chicken-livered slowpoke.

distributeinc:
So why did your dumbass bring up the assertion that you weaklings can attack Edo?

Ore is a transit town...your fathers no get the liver, Ojukwu was high on cheap weed, he never secure East finish, he wan take Lagos

He was quickly pushed back, within days, and bleeped up all the way to biafra heartland. You guys have never won any fight. Na bragging una sabi, empty barrels, loud but empty

No weirdo, you got it wrong, Edo is nothing to Biafra, we care less about that sun baked land, we wanted to free your nutheads from the North, but I guess your silly mind thought we wanted to be your rulers. We are not Oba Aturpooro , who loves to rule and conquer little villages beside him. Such a misfit.

distributeinc:
A lot of Ibos in Benin were lynched, they paid a price. Of course FG is in charge of the entire nation, and naturally the army will intervene. In history your people have always been conquered by Benin, this is fact. What you are saying is mere wishes, if Ibos ever had the power to attack Benin they could have done so, but history has shown you that, Ibos were once slaves to Benin. All states of the South south emanated from Benin, the tribes transcend present day Benin city. Idiot.

Which History? I hope it isn't in that museum in Bini, you call museum, or your parents brainwashed you.

Igbos, weren't even looking forward to Bini in the civil war, it was easy to bring it down. Their main place was Lagos, as soon as they had the capital they had Nigeria, and all the armed forces controlled by the government would have to lay low. That was the practice.

The civil war was like a chess game, but sentiments were brought in, and you say Igbo lost. My dear everyone lost, are you enjoying the Nigeria you brought in today? Tell me, are you? So, stop claiming royalty like the British monarchy, because in this century the aspect of Royalty and subjects doesn't work.

If it was even pre-colonial days, the Oba won't have the mind to near East, it was a no go area for him, and that's truth.

Walkee:
I knew you were a kid right from the beginning. So you'd give someone land to capture and sell your people to the Portuguese?

What are you saying, dear. Your the one making your confusion. You said Lagos and the west were for Bini, then later on reduced it to Lagos, then later on said it's market for Yoruba slaves.


Or wait, if you are talking on this side. Yoruba's had states to, haven't you heard of the Ekiti-parapo wars and the likes. There were wars in those lands, and they could have probably given the Oba land knowing he was good in slave trade and at good heads with the colonialist at that time.

So, the Oba would have been a diplomatic partner with the some parts of the westerners which gave him avenue to sell people brought out from wars, or kidnapped from forigen lands.

Walkee:
lekki was initially called Ẹki, the esan word for market. That was where Yoruba slaves were sold. Idumagbo was initially idumuigbon the esan word for slave quatets. It was later renamed idumuagbo meaning humans quarters. The name it was called back then was Eko, the esan word for settlement. Eko is surrounded by Yoruba villages reason they were able to easily sieve into the city and populated it and subsequently "claiming" it later.

okay, the Oba was just a marketer of slaves, he wasn't looking forward to conquer, so Yoruba gave him the swamp land for his trade...now I get the point, to me that wasn't conquering ohhh, Nnukwa!!! ...that's called diplomacy.

Yoruba's were friendly to give Oba Aturpooro land, now his subjects are fighting for him saying Lagos and west are their own. Seee chewing the finger that fed you...

Walkee:
you sound like a little girl. Around 16 years or so. Is there any human in Nigeria who doesn't know Edos created Lagos? Most places in Lagos have Edo names. Lekki Idumota etc are Esan names.

Okay, okay, okay.... but was the Oba so humble that he didn't conquer the whole of that land and its resources, that's the question now, and why he didn't?

Why would he conquer only Swamp Lagos at that time, there was no Lagos as we have it now.

Places like Abeokuta, Oyo, Ile-Ife and the rest where there, with resources, but Oba only had Swamp Lagos. Why?

nairavsdollars:
Eh yah...only three days ooo. What if Buhari now detained him till 2023. My thoughts are with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

Girl, grow up... You act like your nine. Mtcheww

Walkee:
you are incoherent. Are you 14 or something? Lagos was also our colony, do they speak our language there? What of Ondo and Ado-ekiti?

Let me guess, Lagos was your colony in history books, be logical yourself and see and make analysis with your eye, and find the truth for yourself.

Do not rely on another person's truth or discobery. If Lagos was so-called your colony, why don't they hold at least a festival in honour of your Oba or Ogiso.
Lagos was only a port of trade for the Bini, and Bini didn't influence any where, if it did the Oba would have taken the whole of the west as you claim.

Stop trying to fight for a presence, when you have none. The power your Oba holds is for the Ika, Urhobo, Itshekiri, etc, but none of the West or even the east, not even the South, like Akwa Ibom or Cross-River knew he ever existed until Nigeria came together.